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Pope says Christians must bear witness even to the cost of suffering
During the Angelus yesterday, Pope John Paul II called on all Christians to be ready to bear witness to the... Read more
Pope prays for persecuted Christians around the world
Pope John Paul II paid tribute to the martyrs of the faith and to the thousands of Christians around the... Read more
Olympian dedicates gold medal to Jesus
Taekwondo champion Moon Dae Sung dedicated his Olympic gold medal to Jesus after knocking out his opponent in the first... Read more
Bishop in Venezuela says diocese will work for post-referendum national reconciliation
Speaking with local reporters, Bishop Mario Moronta of San Cristobal, Venezuela, said "the ministry of reconciliation falls to the Church"... Read more
Brazilian bishops remind judges that anacephaly babies are persons too
The Bishops Conference of Brazil has sent a message to the Brazilian Supreme Court reminding the justices that babies suffering... Read more
Cardinal Bergoglio calls on Argentineans to "never get used to" poverty
In a recent letter to catechists in Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of the Argentinean capital, said the... Read more
Ad campaign to serve as guide to Catholic voters
A Catholic apologetics organization is taking out a full-page ad in the country's largest national newspaper tomorrow to tell Catholics... Read more
College faculty defend attack on Christian belief as free speech
The faculty at Black Hawk College in Illinois have come to the defense of a sociology professor's right to free... Read more
USCCB regrets NY judge saying partial-birth abortion is 'brutal'… but constitutional
The USCCB encourages the appeal of a court decision made last week, which found the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional. Read more
EWTN to release interview: Mel Gibson explains life after “The Passion”
EWTN announced this Friday that Actor and Academy Award-winning director and producer Mel Gibson sat down with Raymond Arroyo this... Read more
Vatican Cardinal says promoters of abortion have no place in the Church
The President of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, said this week in Mexico that... Read more
Our Lady of Kazan icon arrives in Russia
The much venerated icon of Our Lady of Kazan has arrived in Moscow on the eve of the Eastern Orthodox... Read more
Killing of Italian hostage condemned by Pope and prime minister
Pope John Paul II issued a ''firm condemnation'' of the execution of an Italian hostage, saying he hoped that all... Read more
Unborn with disabilities protected in UN document
In a victory for advocates of the unborn, the latest draft of a UN document to protect the rights of... Read more
The devil uses euphemisms to deceive people about life and the family, warns Chilean Cardinal
Cardinal Jorge Medina, ex-Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, warned Chileans that the... Read more
Church providing assistance to thousands of victims of Hurricane Charley in Cuba
In the wake of Hurricane Charley’s devastating path over Cuba, Jose Felix Perez, spokesman for the Bishops Conference of Cuba,... Read more
Crowds celebrate anniversary of beloved Mother Teresa
Hundreds of people streamed by the marble tomb of the beloved Blessed Teresa of Kolkata yesterday to lay gifts of... Read more
Pope releases message for WYD 2005, calls young people to be courageous witnesses
The Holy See Press Office released today Pope John Paul II’s message to youth for World Youth Day 2005, which... Read more
Pastoral zeal and spiritual health of Pope as strong as ever
The ex-Prefect of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Cardinal Eduardo Martinez Somalo,... Read more
Pope expresses sorrow at deaths in Russia’s double-air disaster
Pope John Paul II expressed his grief over the double-air disaster, which took place in Russia Aug. 24 and left... Read more
