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Health minister insists on distributing abortion pill, says FDA data not current
Peru’s Minister of Health, Pilar Mazzetti, said this week she will not reverse her decision to distribute the morning after... Read more
Mass celebrated in honor of first Archbishop of Mexico, canonization likely
Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, Archbishop of Mexico, celebrated Mass yesterday in honor of the opening of the cause of canonization... Read more
Peruvian bishops: Morning after pill ends a human life
The Secretary General of the Peruvian Bishops Conference, Bishop Juan Jose Larrañeta, dismissed comments by Minister of Health Pilar Mazzetti... Read more
Bush rejects calls on stem-cell research
President George W. Bush rejected calls yesterday from Ronald Reagan's family and others to relax restrictions on stem-cell research in... Read more
Vatican holds consultation on “New Age”
The “New Age” is the topic of a three day consultation at the Vatican that bagan yesterday as a follow-up... Read more
Facts of the Inquistion must be known in order to correct “false images,” says Pope
A volume entitled “The Inquisition,” based on the Symposium on the subject that took place in the Vatican in 1998... Read more
Pope makes massive changes in Barcelona, appoints new bishops
Today the Holy Father erected two new dioceses in Cataluña, Spain, from the territory taken from the archdiocese of Barcelona,... Read more
Irish singing raises funds for Catholic charity in Fiji
The ING National Capital Marathon had a unique participant this year. Patrick McLaughlin, a resident of the Greater Montreal area,... Read more
To disregard God is suicide for man, says Spanish Archbishop
During the celebration of Corpus Christi, Archbishop Carlos Osoro of Oviedo said that to disregard God is suicide for mankind... Read more
Archbishops says Venezuelan Catholics should consider themselves “privileged” for having faith
Archbishop Jorge Urosa of Valencia, Venezuela, told Catholics this past weekend they should value their faith and consider themselves “privileged”... Read more
Mankind and society have a need for God, Archbishop tells Bolivians
During the celebration of Corpus Christi in Bolivia, Archbishop Edmundo Abastoflor of La Paz told President Carlos Mesa, local leaders... Read more
Communion at the center of Bishops’ meeting
While US Bishops were getting ready to discuss this afternoon at the Inverness hotel in Denver a common stand on... Read more
Pro-abortion Catholics and Communion on U.S. bishops’ agenda
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will meet in Denver today to begin its semi-annual retreat, during which a... Read more
Episcopal Diocese of Albany votes to join group opposing homosexual priests
The Episcopal Diocese of Albany has voted to join the Anglican Communion Network, which opposes the ordination of homosexual priests,... Read more
Archbishop O’Malley defends church closures at confirmation ceremony
Archbishop Sean P. O’Malley confirmed 22 teenagers at a two-hour mass at St. James church in Stoughton Saturday. The event... Read more
Pope pleased with marriage enrichment program in New Mexico
Pope John Paul II told 15 United States bishops at a recent meeting at the beginning of June that they... Read more
Buddhist monks push to outlaw conversions to Christianity in Sri Lanka
The Vatican news agency Fides is reporting the concern of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka for a new effort... Read more
Bishop denounces marginalization of Christian professionals in Spanish media
Bishop Ramon Echarren of the Canary Islands is denouncing the marginalization of Christian professionals in some communications media “for the... Read more
Christians cannot be absent from the new Europe, says Archbishop of Toledo
Addressing the thousands of faithful gathered for the Corpus Christi procession, Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Lovera of Toledo, Spain, called for... Read more
Media must advocate truth, justice, freedom, and a “superabundance of love”
The media must not be used to communicate narrow interests but rather serve truth and peace, said Archbishop John P.... Read more
