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Vatican official answers Foxman: The Passion of the Christ is not anti-Semitic
In a meeting at the Vatican Feb. 16, U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley told Anti-Defamation League president Abraham Foxman the... Read more
Christ brings fulfillment to all creation, Pope says
Pope John Paul II called on the world this morning to summarize all things in Christ in order to fulfill... Read more
Holiness guarantees efficiency in evangelization, Pope tells Focolare
In a message to a group of bishops and collaborators of the Focolare movement, who are meeting in Rome, Pope... Read more
Speakers with pro-abortion stance should not be invited to Catholic institutions: Bishop Keleher
Catholic institutions should no longer invite speakers, who support abortion rights, to "address, give workshops, or otherwise make any presentation"... Read more
House approves measure requiring parents be told of teens’ abortions
Parents in Florida may soon have the legal right to be informed if their teenage daughters seek an abortion, reported... Read more
Cardinal backs down from HIV testing for seminary candidates
The Archdiocese of Montreal has backed down from implementing a policy that would screen seminary candidates for HIV, after consulting... Read more
Bishops ask “necessary decisions” be made to combat violence in Haiti
The Bishops Conference of Haiti is calling on the country’s leaders and politicians to “urgently make the necessary decisions” to... Read more
Bishop denounces spread of gangs in southern Mexico
The new Archbishop of Antequera-Oaxaca, José Luis Chávez Botello, has denounced the rapid spread of Central American gangs in southern... Read more
Spanish bishops respond to adoption of twins by lesbians in Navarre
The Spanish Bishops Conference has responded to a recently revealed unpublished decision by a judge in the Navarre province which... Read more
Italian journalist says “The Passion of the Christ” is the best film about Jesus ever made
In an article written for the Spanish newspaper “La Razón,” the renowned Italian journalist Vittorio Messori recounts his experience seeing... Read more
John Paul II: Universities must speak out loud of Europe’s Christian roots
Pope John Paul II said today that Universities “can speak out loud” of the Christian roots of Europe that “the... Read more
Draft survey reveals 4,450 U.S. priests accused of sex abuse between 1950 and 2002
A draft survey on sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy found that more than 11,000 allegations were made against... Read more
Reports on sexual abuse will be ‘very sobering’: Bishop Gregory
The release of two reports on sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy Feb. 27, “will be a very sobering... Read more
Manhattan priest urges parishioners to see ‘The Passion’
Mel Gibson’s movie “will prove to be a life-changing experience for many people,” said well known Manhattan pastor Fr. Gerald... Read more
Pope will preside over Ash Wednesday celebration
The Holy See announced today that Pope John Paul II will preside over the Ash Wednesday liturgy at the Vatican... Read more
Cardinal López Trujillo says family needs to be strengthened against false “rights”
Cardinal López Trujillo, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, is warning that the family needs to be strengthened... Read more
Vatican dicastery explains why human cloning is immoral
Bishop Elio Sgrecia, Vice President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, established 10 years ago by Pope John Paul II,... Read more
“Punishing the customer” has lead to decrease in prostitution in Sweden
Sweden’s Minister of Equality, Mona Sahlin, says “punishing the customer” has lead to a decrease in prostitution in that country,... Read more
Pope insists on Europe’s Christian roots during weekend
On two different occasions on Saturday and Sunday, Pope John Paul insisted in the need for preserving Europe’s Christian roots... Read more
Critics have a problem with the Gospels, not with me: Gibson
In an exclusive interview to be aired today at 10:00 p.m. ET. On ABCNEWS’ Primetime, Mel Gibson told Diane Sawyer... Read more
