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Cardinal calls on Chileans to have courage to face painful history
The Archbishop of Santiago, Cardinal Francisco Errazuriz, encouraged Chileans this week to calmly accept and face the painful conclusions of... Read more
Madrid Cardinal renews call for respect for human life
Celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Almudena in Spain, the Archbishop of Madrid and President of the Bishops Conference... Read more
Bishop in Venezuela says government support needed for Church schools
Bishop Mario Moronta of Los Teques, Venezuela, said this week the Church in that country is able to continue operating... Read more
Choose to trust in God, not in false values, says Pope
In today’s general audience held in St. Peter’s Square and in the Paul VI Hall, Pope John Paul II speaking... Read more
Moral values decided the Bush win, says archbishop
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver said the 2004 elections demonstrated the importance of religion for most Americans, even though pollsters... Read more
War is sometimes necessary, says archbishop at annual military Mass
Hundreds of Catholics in the U.S. military and their families gathered for the 13th annual Red, White and Blue Mass... Read more
Pope thanks God for Poland’s freedom, urges dedication to the common good
In words after today’s general audience at the Vatican, Pope John Paul II, speaking to fellow Poles in the audience... Read more
Man sentenced to 20 years for cathedral arson
A Superior Court judge sentenced Stuart Vincent Smith Nov. 8 to 20 yeas in prison for attempting to burn down... Read more
UN criticizes Poland’s abortion laws
The United Nations criticized Poland's abortion laws in a recent report, stating that they are too strict and that they... Read more
Religious freedom is not an excuse for slumbering faith
The Archbishop of Durango, Mexico, Hector Gonzalez Martinez, reminded the faithful this week that the religious freedom that has been... Read more
Opposition to euthanasia "unavoidable duty", Archbishop says
Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Llovera of Toledo, Spain, said this week his pubic statements against euthanasia constitute an “unavoidable duty” to... Read more
Bishops call for day of prayer for peace
The Bishops Conference of the Dominican Republic has called for a day of prayer to be held November 21 for... Read more
Ave Maria Singles launches Spanish version of website
Ave Maria Singles, (www.avemariasingles.com), the first website for Catholic singles on the internet, has launched a Spanish version of its... Read more
Family is place of spiritual and moral formation of young people, says Pope
Pope John Paul II, receiving bishops this morning from the Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean (CEDOI), invited "Christian people... Read more
Make Christ present in the world through personal witness, says Pope to consecrated
Pope John Paul II, in a meeting with Teresian Carmelite Missionaries this morning, re-affirmed that the challenge of consecrated life... Read more
“Beauty of Christ” is inspiration for artistic patrimony over last 2000 years, says Pope
During a meeting today of the Coordinating Council Between Pontifical Academies, founded by Pope John Paul II in 1995, Archbishop... Read more
Bush Administration confirms support for marriage amendment
Senior White House Advisor Karl Rove confirmed in an interview yesterday on FOX News Sunday that President George W. Bush... Read more
Democrats out of touch with traditional values, says former NCR editor
The former editor of the National Catholic Register, Francis X. Maier, says millions of Democrats across the country voted Republican... Read more
New book tells of married Catholics who met their spouses on the Internet
Twenty-five Catholic couples share about their relationships and how they met on a Catholic Web site called AveMariaSingles.com in a... Read more
Italians oppose same-sex marriage, adoption of children by gay couples
A poll conducted by Italy’s La Repubblica newspaper reveals that Italians are overwhelmingly opposed to the notion of “same-sex marriage”... Read more
