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Quebec students stage mock crucifixion on Good Friday
Some Quebec university students staged a mock crucifixion on Good Friday to protest the government's decision to cut $103 million... Read more
Archbishop calls on Costa Ricans to abandon “cafeteria Christianity” and defend life
Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Urena of San Jose, Costa Rica, told Costa Ricans in his Easter message to embrace the faith... Read more
Spanish bishops to launch new pro-life campaign
Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s encyclical Evangelium Vitae on April 4, the Bishops Conference of... Read more
Pope skips Easter Monday blessing
Thousand of Pilgrims at St. Peter Square were disappointed this morning when Pope John Paul failed to appear at his... Read more
Terri finally receives last rites and Communion, supporters to bring fight to DC
Terri Schiavo was given last rites and Easter communion after an initial opposition from her stranded husband Michael, while supporters... Read more
New South Dakota law acknowledges that abortion ends a ‘whole, unique human life’
Last week, South Dakota lawmakers created a roadblock for the abortion industry. A new state law now requires women seeking... Read more
Parents fight to keep Catholic instruction in Quebec public schools
A committee of Christian parents submitted a petition to the Quebec government, with more than 56,000 signatures, in favor of... Read more
Jean Vanier to receive prestigious Knights award
Jean Vanier will receive the Gaudium et Spes Award from the Knights of Columbus April 2. Read more
Christians question new translation of Bible
A new version of one of the world’s most widely read English-language Bibles has caused a stir among some Christians... Read more
Picture of Pope made with outlines of Brazlian soldiers
The work of art is by Polish artist Piot Uklansk, of New York, who traveled to Brazil to photograph thousands... Read more
Colombian bishops call for peace and reconciliation
The Bishops Conference of Colombia and the National Reconciliation Committee issued a joint statement calling for “transparent dialogue and political... Read more
Thousands receive emotional Easter blessing from Pope unable to speak
Tens of thousands from around the world gathered for the solemn Easter mass in St. Peter's Square this morning to... Read more
Pope sends Easter plea for conversion, peace, freedom and justice
In his Easter message read this morning by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Secretary of State, at the Vatican, Pope John Paul offered an... Read more
Terri denied communion, Family ends battle in courts
In the most dramatic turn in the fight for Terri Schiavo's life, her parents asked supporters to return home to... Read more
Schiavo plea again rejected by judge; but family not giving up
Florida Judge George Greer has once again rejected a plea by the parents of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo, to keep the... Read more
In Easter message, Pope calls faithful to bear witness of love of Christ to the world
In an emotional Easter message, read at the beginning of the Easter Vigil celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica by Cardinal... Read more
During Easter Vigil Cardinal Ratzinger calls on Christians to have the courage to defend the faith
During the celebration of the Easter Vigil, which included the reading of a message from Pope John Paul II, Cardinal... Read more
Terri supporters to leave roses at Michael Schiavo's home
On Easter Sunday, March 27, supporters of Terri Schiavo will leave roses in front of Michael Schiavo's home. Read more
Cardinal Ratzinger's 'Way of the Cross' to probe Eucharistic mystery in today's life
Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the Popes’s Vicar to the City of rome, will replace the Holy Father at leading throngs of... Read more
Over 150,000 Americans to become Catholic this Easter
One year before, she would have kept walking. But last fall, when 22-year old Dixie Ross saw the table advertising... Read more
