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Support for Kerry drops among Catholic voters, says poll
Poll results released yesterday show Catholic presidential candidate John Kerry receiving only 20 percent support among the United States’ 51... Read more
Pope will preside Corpus Christi celebrations on June 10
At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 10, Solemnity of Corpus Christi, Pope John Paul will preside at Mass in the... Read more
Conference on Science and Faith inaugurated at the Vatican
This morning Cardinal Paul Poupard, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, inaugurated an interdisciplinary conference on science and faith.... Read more
Islam worse threat than Communism, says Sudanese bishop
In a revealing interview with the Italian daily, “Il Giornale,” Bishop of Cesare Mazzolari of Rumbek, Sudan, said the Islam... Read more
Catholic Charities of Haiti calling for assistance for flood victims
Catholic Charities of Haiti has sent a request for funds to the international network of Catholic Charities in order to... Read more
Nobel laureate says “improvement” of human species will not come through genetic manipulation
Sydney Brenner, biologist and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for Medicine, says many of the current attempts to... Read more
Suffering can be a path of inner freedom, Pope says
In this morning’s weekly general audience in the presence of 13,000 faithful at St. Peter’s Square, the Pope reflected on... Read more
Pope greets fellow Poles, recalls first visit to Poland
Today, on the 25th anniversary of his first visit to his native Poland as pope, John Paul II greeted the... Read more
International organizations are needed to oversee fair distribution, Vatican offical says
A speech given by Msgr. Ettore Balestrero, an official of the Vatican Secretariat of State, indicating the need for greater... Read more
Legal watchdog “disappointed” but “not surprised” with Court ruling against Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
The American Center for Law and Justice, which filed an amicus (“friendly”) brief in the New York case involving the... Read more
Californian diocese to appeal Catholic Charities lawsuit before U.S. Supreme Court
Bishop William K. Weigand of Sacramento, announced on Tuesday that Catholic Charities of Sacramento will appeal a decision by the... Read more
Judge rules in favor of keeping Ten Commandments monument in Utah Park
The Thomas More Law Center announced on Tuesday that the Society of Separationists failed in its efforts to remove a... Read more
Media picks up story of mother who saved her baby by performing caesarian section on self
The Associated Press arrived at the remote village of Rio Talea in the southern mountains of Mexico to confirm a... Read more
Argentinean bishop says “cafeteria Catholics” not in line with the Church
Bishop Juan Ruben Martinez of Posadas, Argentina, said this week that in an age marked by individualism it is common... Read more
Restoration of Nicaraguan cathedral damaged by earthquake set to begin
The President of Nicaragua, Enrique Bolanos, announced during a trip to Mexico that he has received the blueprints for the... Read more
New Bishop appointed in New Jersey diocese
This morning Pope John Paul II appointed Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Newark, as the new... Read more
“Be the light of Christ” Pope says at the end of the month of Mary
At 8:00 p.m. yesterday, the Feast of the Visitation of Mary, the traditional end-of-May procession took place from the church... Read more
Pope’s prayer intentions: personal witness and religious freedom in Asia
The Vatican Press office announced this Tuesday that Pope John Paul II’s prayer intentions for June are related to Christian... Read more
Qatar Conference on Muslim-Christian Dialogue ends with “great hope,” Vatican says
The Qatar Conference on Muslim-Christian Dialogue concluded on May 29 with three closed door meetings between members of the Pontifical... Read more
Italian future saint turns up in U.S. Catholic’s family tree
A woman in Biloxi was surprised and delighted to discover that her Italian ancestor, who was unknown to her until... Read more
