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Colombian government offers to negotiate with rebels at Apostolic Nunciature
The Vice President of the Bishops Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Augusto Castro, called on the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia... Read more
Archbishop calls on Uruguayans to fulfill their civic duty
Archbishop Nicolas Cotugno of Montevideo, Uruguay, reminded citizens who went to the polls yesterday to elect a new president that... Read more
Compendium helps cause of justice, “opens people up to the horizons of charity,” says Pope
This morning Pope John Paul II, receiving participants in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace... Read more
Kerry defends abortion on Hispanic television network
In a brief interview with the Hispanic television network Univision, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry justified his support for abortion... Read more
Gibson goes public, opposes California’s embryonic stem-cell research ballot measure
Mel Gibson has come out strongly against a California ballot measure that would permit state funding for embryonic stem-cell research... Read more
Promote religious freedom, says Pope to Iran
Pope John Paul II received the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Javad Faridzade, as he presented his... Read more
U.S. bishops join delegation in pressing Annan to aid Sudan crisis
The international community should step up its pressure on Sudan to bring an end to the crisis in Darfur, a... Read more
Privatization of water ‘a sin’, says Catholic South African activist
While street protests in South Africa recall images of the fight against apartheid, the current struggle in the southern-most African... Read more
Parish reprimanded, pulls Gay Pride material from Web site
The pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish said he would comply with an order from the Vatican to remove... Read more
Catholic condemned to 10 months in prison and 300 lashings for mission work in Saudi Arabia
The Fides News Agency is reporting on a new call by Christians in India for the release of Brian Savio... Read more
Retreats give healing to post-abortive women
Catholic clergy of Peoria gathered for a seminar Tuesday to learn how to minister to women experiencing post-abortion trauma and... Read more
Gospels provide “necessary truth” but do not teach one how to be an expert in politics, says Archbishop
Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes, Argentina, reminded Argentineans this week that the Gospels “do not teach one how to be... Read more
Spanish pro-family group demands that government not discriminate against stay-at-home moms
The Spanish Federation of Large Families sent a letter this week to the country’s Minister of Work and Social Issues,... Read more
Mexican bishop calls on priests to bear witness to hope
Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon and President of the Mexican Bishops Conference encouraged priests this past weekend to... Read more
“No historian can forget” Europe’s Christian legacy, says Pope
This morning Pope John Paul II, receiving Romano Prodi, outgoing president of the European Commission, on the eve of the... Read more
John Paul II intends to travel to Cologne for WYD
A Vatican official has confirmed that despite his frail health, Pope John Paul II “is sure” he will visit Cologne... Read more
Bishop Loverde says people must vote to protect human life
The protection of human life is the first principle on which people must base their decision for the upcoming elections,... Read more
Cardinal Sodano: Announce Gospel of justice and peace in suffering world
Inaugurating the first world congress of ecclesiastical organizations committed to promoting justice and peace yesterday, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, secretary of... Read more
People are architects, builders and bridges of peace, says Migliore at UN
Addressing the Plenary Session of the U.N. General Assembly yesterday on ‘A Culture of Peace,’ Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Holy See... Read more
‘Catholic’ group asks IRS to revoke charity status of second archdiocese
An abortion-rights group has asked the IRS to revoke the public charity status of yet another archdiocese. Catholics for a... Read more
