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Cardinal calls for easier registration of religious weddings in Chile
While participating in the General Assembly of the Bishops Conference of Chile, the Conference’s president, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, insisted... Read more
New bill to speed up divorce will hinder efforts at marital reconciliation in Spain
The Institute on Family Policy in Spain denounced a new version of a Spain’s divorce law being proposed by the... Read more
Turn off your TV to protest poor programming, says Argentinean school for parents
In response to the lack of interest on the part of television producers to improve the quality of TV programs... Read more
Cardinal Rubiano calls on Colombians to support paramilitary groups choosing to disarm
The Archbishop of Bogota, Colombia, Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Saenz, called on Colombians this week not to reject the gestures by... Read more
Bishop in Southern Mexico concerned about spread of gangs
Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristobal de las Casas said this week the spread of juvenile gangs is an... Read more
Pope calls for a National Day of Prayer for Vocations in the US
Pope John Paul II called on the Church in the United States to establish a National Day of Prayer for... Read more
Nations must guarantee human dignity of prisoners, Pope says
Pope John Paul II called on all nations this morning to ensure that prisoners are guaranteed their basic human rights... Read more
US bishops celebrate Thanksgiving and connection to Church Fathers in Rome
It was an Italian Thanksgiving yesterday for about a dozen United States bishops, who are in Rome this week for... Read more
Australian priests stop ‘New Age’ baptism, retake Trinitarian formula
Parishioners baptized at St. Mary’s Parish in the Archdiocese of Brisbane in the last decade should contact the church and... Read more
Malta to hold a conference on psychology of the unborn child
The Malta Union of Professional Psychologists will offer a unique perspective to the abortion debate with a conference focused on... Read more
Irish missionary in Kenya dies in home robbery
An African missionary was killed yesterday during a robbery at his home in Kenya, reported RTE Irish News. Read more
Archbishop meets with parishioners to answer questions on conscience, homosexuality
Archbishop John Vlazny of Portland, Oregon, met with about 125 parishioners from St. Clare Parish earlier this week for a... Read more
Parish is key place to announce Christ and educate Christians, says Pope
Receiving participants this morning in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Laity who are reflecting on the theme... Read more
1 in 4 centers dedicated to treating HIV/AIDS in the world are Catholic, says Cardinal
In a message for World AIDS Day, the President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health workers... Read more
Holy See calls for banishing of “social stigma” against AIDS victims
The President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health workers and the Sick said the stigma associated... Read more
Teacher banned from using historic documents due to God reference
A California school threw “aside all common sense” in its decision to ban a teacher from providing students with handouts... Read more
Movement proposing adoption to abortion picks up speed in Illinois
The adoption movement doesn’t get much play in the public policy arena and in the press, but Daniel K. Proft,... Read more
Religious freedom under threat in Ukraine, Catholic leader warns
In an interview this morning with the international Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Fr. Borys Gudziak,... Read more
Catholics rebuild churches in Iraq despite ongoing violence
Father Nizar Semaan, a Catholic priest from the city of Mosul, told the Fides News Agency this week that Christians... Read more
Company stands for British Catholic pharmacist who denied morning-after pill
The Daily Mirror Newspaper reported that a 24-year old mother of two was denied the morning-after pill by a Catholic... Read more
