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Cardinal Castrillon announces world conference on priesthood and holiness
At the end of the presentation of Pope John Paul’s Letter to Priests for Holy Thursday, Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos,... Read more
Number of parishes halved in canadian diocese, in hope of reviving Church
Fewer buildings, more life, more people. That’s the idea behind the new parish reorganization and renewal plan for the Archdiocese... Read more
Major league baseball players use ‘Passion’ as outreach
Spring training has been more a little more than just playing ball for some major league baseball teams. Convinced that... Read more
Church in Colombia repeats call for truce during Holy Week
Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, President of the Colombian Bishops Conference, is repeating the Colombian bishops’ call for a truce that... Read more
Spokesman for Spanish Bishops Conference rejects accusations of anti-Semitism in “The Passion”
The spokesman and secretary general of the Spanish Bishops Conference, Fr. Juan Antonio Martinez, said this week “The Passion of... Read more
Church in Venezuela responds to new attacks by President Chavez
Bishop Roberto Luckert Leon of Coro, Venezuela, responded to new attacks by the country’s president Hugo Chavez, emphasizing that the... Read more
Pope appeals to youth on Palm Sunday to proclaim the cross to the world
In an intense ceremony marked by the presence of thousands of young people waving palms, Pope John Paul II called... Read more
Vatican: excluding believers from public issues is subtle form of religious intolerance
During the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Commission, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the... Read more
Use a language capable of transmitting values, Pope tells University students
During his encounter with 3,000 young people participating in the UNIV International Congress 2004, Pope John Paul called on students... Read more
Pope greets Costa Rican President, a strong Vatican ally
On Monday morning, Pope John Paul II received in audience the president of the Republic of Costa Rica, Abel Pacheco... Read more
New bishop brings hope to diocese shaken by scandal
The faithful of the Diocese of Springfield looked with great hope to the installation of Bishop Timothy McDonnell yesterday, who... Read more
One thousand march against same-sex marriage
The federal government should ban same-sex unions, said almost 1,000 Catholics, who gathered at a rally Saturday in support of... Read more
Gay activists target Palm Sunday procession in England
Gay rights advocates blocked the entrance to Westminster Cathedral yesterday, preventing people from entering to celebrate Palm Sunday mass, reported... Read more
Canadian law bans cloning, allows embryonic research
A controversial bill, which bans some assisted human reproduction measures and regulates human embryos, was passed by the Canadian Senate... Read more
My son died in peace thanks to ‘The Passion of the Christ’
Ivan Jose Baez was 24 years old. He lived the last two decades full of anguish and resentment at the... Read more
Peruvian Bishops demand “truth about morning after bill” not be distorted
The leadership of the Peruvian Bishops Conference issued a statement protesting “the distortion of the truth about the morning after... Read more
Bishops applaud President for Unborn Victims of Violence Act
The U.S. bishops applaud President George Bush for signing the Unborn Victims of Violence Act into law yesterday. Also known... Read more
Cardinal Keeler calls for full ban on cloning, embryonic research
The ban, suggested by President's Council on Bioethics, of certain reproductive technologies are laudable but not enough, and should be... Read more
Renewing Church after sex scandal requires renewal of bishop’s office, Pope tells US Bishops
Addressing the first group of US Bishops on their Ad Limina visit, Pope John Paul said that the process of... Read more
Pope celebrates 20th anniversary of World Youth Day saying: “Jesus has not changed!”
More than 50,000 young people gathered together with Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square yesterday, singing songs and... Read more
