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Hindus and Christians must work together to support children, says Holy See
In the annual message of the Holy See to Hindus on the festival of Diwali which represents the victory of... Read more
Polish Cardinal says analogy between marriage and homosexual unions not possible
During a visit to the University of Navarre in Spain, Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education,... Read more
'Passion of the Christ' receives award
Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" and the CBS television show "Joan of Arcadia" were honored at a mass... Read more
Mexican bishops establish new Bioethics Committee to enlighten scientific reflection
The Mexican Bishops Conference established a new Bioethics Committee last week that will help the bishops in their task of... Read more
More than 100,000 Portuguese to copy Bible by hand
More than 100,000 Portuguese, among them the country’s President, Jorge Sampaio, and Cardinal Jose Policarpo, Patriarch of Lisbon, will collaborate... Read more
Pro-life Democrats urge DNC to change its abortion position
Democrats For Life of America urged the Democratic National Committee to concede its pro-abortion position today on the heels of... Read more
Deep spiritual life, based in sacraments, is the soul of apostolate, says Pope
Pope John Paul II, on receiving participants in the General Chapter of Augustinian Recollects this morning, spoke on the necessity... Read more
Cardinal Rigali urges Pres. Bush to continue defense of unborn and of marriage
Cardinal Justin Rigali issued a statement following President Bush’s re-election expressing “prayerful good wishes” for the president and his family,... Read more
Ideological attacks on marriage and family, sects, poverty, among challenges for Church in Americas, says Pope
Pope John Paul II, during a meeting this morning of the ninth post-synodal council of the general secretariat of the... Read more
JPII Cultural Center promotes dialogue between faith and culture, says Pope
Pope John Paul II welcomed Cardinal Adam Maida of Detroit and the trustees of the John Paul II Cultural Center... Read more
Pope to preside at Mass for deceased cardinals and bishops
Pope John Paul II will preside at a Mass on November 11 at 11.30 a.m. in St. Peter’s Basilica for... Read more
British debate "designer babies," government authorizes more experiments
The debate on “designer babies” has intensified in the UK after the government authorized a local university to screen embryos... Read more
Catholic Charities network ranked third-largest nonprofit in the U.S.
The Catholic Charities network has been ranked third among the nation's largest nonprofits by The NonProfit Times. Read more
Australia’s Health Minister speaks out on abortion
Australia’s Health Minister Tony Abbott is worried about the number of abortions in the country, and he has called for... Read more
Pro-life group says federal funding for Planned Parenthood should be cut
Tuesday’s election results show that Planned Parenthood is "simply out of touch with American values" and should stop receiving federal... Read more
Archbishop says Christians suffer political and intellectual persecution in Europe
In a pastoral letter issued this week, Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia, Spain, said today in Europe there is a... Read more
John Paul II celebrates feast day with large group of Polish
Pope John Paul II celebrated his patron saint’s feast day, St. Charles Borromeo, by interrupting his routine work schedule to... Read more
Spanish Health Minister seeks to have abortion pill distributed nationwide free of charge
Spain’s Health Minister, Elena Salgado, is set to propose to all of Spain’s autonomous communities that the morning after pill... Read more
Pope encourages Iraqi efforts to build democracy
Pope John Paul II met with Prime Minister Iyad Allawi this morning and encouraged him and the Iraqi people in... Read more
Pro-life group urges Bush to take immediate action against abortion
Pro-life groups are not wasting any time. Just hours after President George W. Bush was re-elected to the White House,... Read more
