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First statue in Brazil of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta is blessed
Cardinal Eusebio Sheid, Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, blessed this Wednesday in the Church of the Resurrection in Copacabana the... Read more
Venezuelan parish attacked for second time
According to law enforcement officials, the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Los Teques, Venezuela, was attacked again... Read more
Material well-being can’t satisfy the human soul, Pope says
Pope John Paul II skipped his regular comments on the psalms and canticles of Vespers to focus the last general... Read more
Catholic apologist regrets Cardinal Martino’s comments on Saddam
(By Deal Hudson) .- Deal Hudson, Catholic apologist and editor of Crisis Magazine issued today an electronic newsletter criticizing Cardinal... Read more
Pope gives thanks to Northern Italians for Christmas tree
At the end of today’s weekly general audience, during his multi-language greetings to the faithful, Pope John Paul expressed special... Read more
Florida town sued for not allowing display of Christian Nativity
A lawsuit was filed against the Town of Palm Beach Dec. 15, after town officials refused to display the Christian... Read more
Scientific experts agree embryonic stem cells are unnecessary for medical progress
A new resource, compiled by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Prolife Committee, shows that international scientific experts agree that... Read more
Record numbers of people attend audiences of John Paul II
The Apostolic Prefecture of the Vatican announced Pope John Paul II has broken the record for the number of people... Read more
Bishop decries senselessness of children dying of hunger in Argentina
Auxiliary Bishop José Antonio Gentico of Buenos Aires says “it is absurd that in a country like Argentina where bread... Read more
Iraqi priest calls for the building of a new nation after capture of Saddam
Speaking with the Catholic news agency Fides, Fr. Nizar Semaan, a renowned priest of the diocese of Nineveh (Iraq), said... Read more
In document also addressed to terrorists, Pope calls for reform of the UN
In his Message for World Day of Peace, celebrated each year on January 1st, Pope John Paul II called for... Read more
Pope appoints well known pro-lifer to key Archdiocese in Italy
Pope John Paul II designated Archbishop Carlo Caffara, a well-known pro-life theologian, to replace Cardinal Giacomo Biffi as Archbishop of... Read more
Millions of Canadians unable to recognize same-sex marriage, says interfaith coalition
An interfaith coalition, which includes the Catholic Civil Rights League, has requested intervenor status in the upcoming deliberations of the... Read more
Legislation on same-sex marriage threatens freedom of religion: Ontario bishops
The Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops (OCCB) is moving full-steam ahead with its campaign in defense of heterosexual marriage. The... Read more
University students in Chile take part in Christmas outreach to the poor
The campus ministry office of the Archdiocese of Santiago launched a Christmas campaign this week in order to encourage young... Read more
Cause for Beatification opened for 124 Korean martyrs
This week the Holy See approved the opening of the cause for beatification of Paul Yun Ji-Chung and 123 companions,... Read more
Pope asks Sudanese bishops to keep speaking on behalf of persecuted
During an audience on the occasion of their Ad Limina visit to Rome, Pope John Paul II encouraged Sudanese Catholic... Read more
Pope to Dominican Republic: keep spiritual and moral values alive
During the presentation of the diplomatic credentials of the new ambassador of the Dominican Republic, Carlos Rafael Conrado Marion Landais-Castillo,... Read more
Iraqi bishop on Saddam’s capture: “Head of the serpent has been crushed”
In an interview given to the Catholic missionary Agency “Asia News,” Iraqi Bishop Rabban al Qas expressed his hope for... Read more
Country music world impressed by "The Passion of the Christ"
According to Chonda Pierce, a best-selling Southern comedienne with an audience of 1.5 million nationwide, a private screening of Mel... Read more
