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Pope will not go to Mexico, but will close International Eucharistic Congress via satellite
The Vatican Press office announced on Saturday that Pope John II will not go to Mexico to participate at the... Read more
Jewish-Catholic Committee meets in Argentina
The 18th meeting of the International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee, organized by the Holy See Commission for Religious Relations with Jews... Read more
Group mobilizes Catholics, organizes petition to support marriage amendment
Catholics in the United States have organized a petition in support of the Federal Marriage Amendment, on which the Senate... Read more
Catholic League challenges U.S. senators to vote for Catholic judge
The Catholic League is calling on U.S. senators to demonstrate that they do not hold an anti-Catholic bias in rejecting... Read more
Church groups can include message on home version of Gibson film
This year’s most talked about movie, “The Passion of The Christ”, will make its highly anticipated debut on DVD and... Read more
Canada’s largest diocese to lose two auxiliary bishops
The Archdiocese of Montreal, Canada’s largest diocese, will be short two auxiliary bishops as of September. Read more
Knights urged to ‘make crucial difference’ in Federal Marriage Amendment
The 1.5 million U.S. members of the Knights of Columbus are urged to “make the crucial difference” in the debate... Read more
Common resolution signed by Pope and Orthodox Patriarch confirms "desire to reach full communion"
At the end of their meeting yesterday afternoon, Pope John Paul II and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I signed a Common... Read more
In farewell meeting Pope and Orthodox Patriarch vow to remain in "communion in prayer and fraternal charity."
The Holy Father and the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I together gave thanks to God for the fraternity and signified... Read more
General Assembly agrees to upgrade status of the Holy See at the UN
Yesterday, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the General Assembly adopted a Resolution, submitted as a presidential text,... Read more
Cleveland bishop will not deny Communion to pro-abortion Catholic politicians
In a long statement to the faithful of his diocese, Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland announced that he would... Read more
Archdiocese of Los Angeles to challenge California law on abuse victims
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles plans to petition a federal judge and request to join a constitutional challenge to a... Read more
Seminary in San Antonio to launch expansion campaign
A seminary in the American Southwest, which is in the midst of an expansion campaign, has welcomed a new leader. ... Read more
Government announces federal funding to teach and spread Islam in Spain
The Spanish Justice Minister, Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar, expressed this week the willingness of the government to provide federal funding... Read more
Italian reporter to release Cardinal Ratzinger’s full letter to US Bishops on denying communion
The dean of Italian Vatican journalists, Sandro Magister of the weekly L’Espresso, will release tomorrow a story on the debate... Read more
Expert explains disturbing logic of beheadings by Muslim extremists
The recent beheading of American Paul Johnson in Saudi Arabia by Muslim extremists is not simply an attack against Americans... Read more
Second largest church in the world dedicated to Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
The hundreds of pilgrims who each year visit the Italian village of San Giovanni Rotondo to pray to Padre Pio... Read more
Pope prays for "spiritual" vacation season, young churches
The Holy Father's general prayer intention for the month of July is: "That all those who are able to benefit... Read more
Catholic League says HBO special on celibacy “maligns Church”
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Catholic League criticized the HBO special “Celibacy,” a documentary in the “America Undercover”... Read more
Mary Ann Glendon says "poor can't wait," speaking on behalf of the Holy See
Speaking on behalf of the Holy See, Mary Ann Glendon, president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, has voiced... Read more
