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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
Canadian Cardinal denounces anti-Semitic violence
Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic, Archbishop of Toronto, recently sent a public letter to the Toronto Board of Rabbis, denouncing the anti-Semitic... Read more
“The Passion” soars back to the top, Cardinal expresses support
Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” rose back to the top of the box-office during Holy Week, while Cardinal... Read more
TV religious coverage up in 10 years
Television coverage of religious issues nearly tripled compared with a decade ago but it is still often hostile to orthodox... Read more
Religious priest suspended over stance on same-sex marriage
The Archdiocese of Toronto suspended Fr. Timothy Ryan from performing priestly ministry because of his public support of same-sex marriage,... Read more
Holy Shroud experts say “Passion” realistic portrayal
The Spanish Center for Sindonology, which is located in Valencia and is dedicated to the study of the Holy Shroud... Read more
Vatican slams communist China for imprisoning bishop
Joaquin Navarro-Valls, Director of the Vatican Press Office, harshly criticized Communist China on Wednesday for the arrest and imprisonment of... Read more
Pope calls Catholics to live intensively the Easter Triduum
During Wednesday’s general audience, Pope John Paul explained the importance of the Easter Triduum, which begins tomorrow on Holy Thursday,... Read more
Low population means less vocations, warns Congregation for the Clergy
During the presentation of the Pope’s Holy Thursday Letter to Priests, Archbishop Csaba Ternyak, Secretary of the Congregation for the... Read more
English Church backs abortion documentary
A controversial new documentary will be the first to break through one of Britain’s last television taboos and show footage... Read more
Human rights group petitions for release of Hmong Christian prisoners in Vietnam
Freedom House has petitioned the Government of Vietnam for the immediate release of 10 Hmong Christians as well as other... Read more
Senate postpones vote on hate propaganda bill, bishops fear bill could silence Church
A controversial bill, which Catholic bishops fear could be used to silence Church teaching, was not voted on by the... Read more
Judge’s decision to allow homosexual couple to adopt rejected in Chile
The Church and several family groups are reacting against the decision of an Appeals court in Temuco, Chile, to grant... Read more
In Letter to Priests Pope calls for promotion of vocations especially among altar servers
In his brief Letter to Priests for Holy Thursday 2004, presented today at the Vatican, Pope John Paul asked priests... Read more
Priests faithful to their vocation are magnet to new vocations
During the presentation on Tuesday morning of Pope John Paul’s Letter to the Priests, Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, Prefect of... Read more
