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Condemnation of offensive portrayal of Virgin Mary on Argentinean television
The Foundation Argentina for Tomorrow denounced an offense committed against the Virgin Mary on a television program in which the... Read more
Bishop Gregory apologizes for errors, urges unity as steps down as USCCB president
Bishop Wilton Gregory gave his final address as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops yesterday. The bishop... Read more
FDA adds warnings to abortion pill
An abortion pill that pro-life groups have raised the red flag about for years, especially since the death of a... Read more
October 2005 Synod on Eucharist a sign of reciprocity, says Pope
Pope John Paul II said this morning, in a meeting with the general secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, that... Read more
Cardinal Rouco calls on laity not to fear marginalization and persecution
Presiding at the closing of the Congress of Lay Apostolates, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varlea, Archbishop of Madrid and President... Read more
L.A. group demands cross back on county seal
A citizens’ group is gathering signatures to restore a tiny cross to the county seal after the board of supervisors... Read more
Pope John Paul II blesses actor who plays role of Karol Wojtyla in new movie
Expressing his surprise upon learning of the making of a movie about his life, Pope John Paul II left the... Read more
Nobody dares to become Christian, says Indian bishop
There are practically no conversions to Christianity in the South West Indian state of Kerala, according to Bishop Peter Thuruthikonam... Read more
Mexican Cardinal says faith and reason together lead to encounter with God
Amidst the confusion and disorder of certain scientific and technological “advances,” man must understand that reason alone cannot address his... Read more
Solution to moral crisis only found in conversion, Argentinean bishops say
The Bishops Conference of Argentina published a letter this week in which they said only “a long process of conversion”... Read more
Lack of jobs an attack on human dignity, says Peruvian Cardinal
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, Archbishop of Lima, said this week “the lack of work is not an economic or political... Read more
Bishop Skylstad new President of US Bishops conference; Cardinal George is VP
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has elected the Most Reverend William S. Skylstad, Bishop of Spokane, in Washington,... Read more
Inscribe fundamental rights, defense of all human dignity into law, says Pope to Iraq
Meeting with the Iraqi ambassador to the Holy See, Albert Edward Ismail Yelda, this morning, Pope John Paul II affirmed... Read more
Family groups applaud Peterson conviction
Family and pro-life groups are pleased with the Scott Peterson’s conviction for the murder of his wife, Laci, and his... Read more
Boston archbishop calls for solidarity from parishioners in church closings
Archbishop Sean P. O’Malley of Boston issued a letter Nov. 13 to all Catholics in the archdiocese, explaining once again... Read more
African and European bishops seek solutions, co-operation strategies
More than 100 bishops from the Europe and Africa met outside Rome last week to tackle the problems facing Christianity... Read more
Fidelity to charismatic roots ensures more effective apostolate, says Pope
Pope John Paul II, receiving participants in the general chapter of the Congregation of St. Elizabeth, told them that the... Read more
Walesa says Europe must rediscover the concept of freedom
Participating in the opening of the new academic year at the Lateran Pontifical University in Rome, former president of Poland,... Read more
Majority approval does not guarantee justness and morality of laws
The secretary general and spokesman of the Bishops Conference of Spain, Fr. Juan Antonio Martinez Camino, criticized the government’s proposal... Read more
Doctors support Church’s call for removal of abortion pill from Ecuador
The Medical Federation of Ecuador has joined the Catholic Church in denouncing the abortifacient nature of the morning after pill... Read more
