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Catholic group warns British priests about pro-condom policy of Catholic charity
The British organization Catholic Action Group has launched a boycott of the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) Feb. 1. Read more
Cardinal Rivera says Holy Father will give himself to the very end
At the conclusion of Sunday Mass at the Archdiocesan Cathedral, Cardinal Norberto Rivera of Mexico City, said, “We know (the... Read more
Global Catholic network to air installation of Archbishop Gomez
The global Catholic television network, EWTN has announced that it will air Archbishop Jose Gomez’s installation as the new Archbishop... Read more
Archbishop denounces campaign to discredit Church in Argentina
In his weekly Sunday message, Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes, Argentina, expressed regret at the political and ideological spin that... Read more
Chilean archbishop says Pope is example of faithfulness in suffering
Archbishop Cristian Caro of Puerto Montt, Chile, expressed his admiration for the witness of strength of Pope John Paul II... Read more
Sects provoking division in Mexican dioceses, says bishop
Bishop Jose Luis Amezcua Melgoza of Campeche, Mexico, said this week the large presence of sects in his diocese is... Read more
Pope gives Angelus blessing from hospital room
Yesterday at noon, Pope John Paul II appeared at the window of his hospital room for the recitation of the... Read more
“We need to trust life!” says Pope in message from hospital
Yesterday, in his message delivered from his hospital room at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, John Paul II affirmed urged... Read more
Holy Father continues to improve, says Vatican
Today at noon, Rome time, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, director of the Holy See Press Office, read a bulletin to journalists giving... Read more
Vatican denies Pope's message pre-recorded
The Vatican has denied Pope John Paul II had help from a pre-recorded tape in reciting the Angelus from his... Read more
Centrist Catholics, Protestants won Bush the election, survey says
Moderate Catholics and Protestants were more influential than religious conservatives in President George Bush’s re-election, says a University of Akron... Read more
Same-sex marriage decision is ‘judicial imperialism’, says Catholic League
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced that he would appeal the New York State Supreme Court’s decision to allow... Read more
Diocese warns Catholics against man posing as priest
The Diocese of Peoria has issued an advisory to Catholics in western and central Illinois not to attend mass or... Read more
Pope tells seminarians to love and imitate Mary in order to be faithful priests
On Saturday at the Vatican, community members of the Pontifical Major Seminary of Rome participated in their traditional meeting for... Read more
Cardinal Stafford to preside on Pope’s behalf at Ash Wednesday Mass
With Wednesday being the start of Lent, the Vatican announced that Cardinal James Francis Stafford, major penitentiary of the Apostolic... Read more
Council for Justice and Peace calls for a “new humanism”
On Saturday, Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, presented the Compendium of the Social... Read more
Spanish bishops: Vote on EU Constitution with informed conscience
As the February 20 date for the referendum on the EU Constitution looms, the Bishops Conference of Spain called on... Read more
Progress in Pius XII’s cause for beatification
In an interview with the Italian news agency APCOM, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes... Read more
Nicaraguan lawmakers declare Archbishop of Managua “the Cardinal of peace”
The national assembly of Nicaragua decided this week to declare the Archbishop of Managua, Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo, the... Read more
Bishops across Mexico express closeness and prayers for Pope John Paul
Bishops across Mexico offered up prayers to Our Lady of Guadalupe this week for the speedy recovery of Pope John... Read more
