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Bishop asks FARC to release priest kidnapped a month ago
Bishop Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia, is calling on the leaders of FARC (the Armed Revolutionary... Read more
Spanish bishop says Catholic parents should request religious education for their children
In a recent pastoral letter, Archbishop Luis Martinez Sistach, of Tarragona, Spain, said Catholic parents should request their kids be... Read more
Christians need personal encounter with the risen Christ, Pope says
During his first General Audience of this Easter Season, Pope John Paul II said before some 25,000 pilgrims that Christians... Read more
Doctors recommend Pope allow assistant to read catechesis
Pope John Paul did not read the catechesis during Wednesday’s general audience following a recommendation of his personal physician, Dr.... Read more
Catholic schools need to teach about Catholic heroes, says Archbishop O’Malley
Catholic schools must teach students about Catholic heroes, especially in the current social climate, characterized by sexual immorality and an... Read more
Italian scientists find puzzling image on back of Turin shroud
Italian scientists have found another image on the back of the Shroud of Turin, reported The Guardian yesterday. The scientists... Read more
National Shrine begins effort to complete ceiling mosaic
After more than 35 years, the National Shrine will embellish in colorful mosaic a third dome in the Great Upper... Read more
Uruguayan Senate to vote on abortion law Wednesday
The Uruguayan Senate is set to vote on Wednesday on a bill that would legalize abortion for any reason during... Read more
Health Ministry to provide abortion pill to victims of rape in Chile
Despite a Chilean Supreme Court ruling that “the morning after pill” is abortifacient, the country’s Health Ministry announced it will... Read more
Venezuelan bishops to bring Vatican up to speed on their country’s crisis
The Bishops Conference of Venezuela issued a statement yesterday announcing that the body’s president, Archbishop Baltasar Porras, has traveled to... Read more
Pro-abortion politicians should not receive Communion, says pro-life priest group
Priests for Life issued a statement yesterday on whether pro-abortion politicians should receive the Eucharist after Democratic presidential candidate John... Read more
Preach on reconciliation and faith and public life: Bishop Aquila
Priests must preach on the sacrament of reconciliation and the need to reconcile faith and public life in order to... Read more
Catholics, Evangelicals hold joint public celebrations for Holy Week
Hundreds of Catholics and Evangelicals joined together in song and prayer in a first-time public display of faith and devotion... Read more
Church leaders in Canada say no to US sponsored ballistic missile defence project
Canadian church leaders are trying to convince the Canadian government not to participate in a ballistic missile defence (BMD) system,... Read more
Cardinal Bergoglio says Catholic Charities not just another NGO
During the inauguration of a new Catholic Charities center in Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, Archbishop of the Argentinean capital,... Read more
Church in Colombia calls for release of hostages during Easter season
At the beginning of the Easter Season, Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Saenz, Archbishop of Bogota and President of the Colombian Bishops... Read more
Venezuelan Cardinal denounces “dictatorial tendencies” of Chavez
Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara, who worked with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican and is now retired and living... Read more
Mary, model of Christians during Easter, Pope says on “Angel’s Monday”
Mary is the model of the Christian community during Easter, “who rejoices in the Easter of her Lord, the source... Read more
Pope calls on Christians to be beacons of Christ’s hope, peace
In his Easter message delivered “Urbi et Orbi” (to the City and the World) on Easter Sunday, Pope called on... Read more
Cardinal McCarrick says Kerry taking communion is “an issue”
While Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry received Holy Communion to mark Easter at the Paulist Center in Boston, Cardinal Theodore... Read more
