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Catholic organization promotes justice “in every cup of coffee”
Catholic Relief Services has launched a national campaign to raise awareness of unfair coffee-trade practices and promote the consumption of... Read more
Conservative Anglicans in Australia are seeking for alternative leadership
The head of Australia's largest Anglican diocese has suggested that Anglicans, including himself, could seek alternative spiritual leadership, reported Catholic... Read more
Church and Civil organizations in Mexico protest law that mandates condom distribution
The Catholic Church and other civil groups are protesting against a new health law aimed at preventing AIDS and which... Read more
Clash between good and evil continues in history, Pope says
Commenting on Psalm 109, “The Messiah, king and priest,” during Wednesday’s general audience, Pope John Paul II reminded Christians that... Read more
Christians must help those who suffer to find meaning in pain
In a message sent the Religious Association of Social and Health Care Institutes (ARIS) on the occasion of its 40th... Read more
II American Mission Congress begins in Guatemala
More than 3,000 people are gathered together since Tuesday in Guatemala to open the II American Mission Congress (CAM 2),... Read more
Celibacy is precious gift that not everyone understands, says Mexican bishop
During the ordination ceremony last week for his diocese, Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristobal de las Casas in... Read more
Radical “multiculturalism” is suicide for the West, says Vatican Cardinal
During the opening of the Symposium on the Social Doctrine of the Church, organized by the Spanish Bishops Conference, Cardinal... Read more
Pope says America needs “holy missionaries and holy ecclesiastical communities”
In a message sent to Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, Archbishop of Guatemala and president of the second American Missionary Congress,... Read more
Pope appoints new bishop of Phoenix
Pope John Paul II appointed Thomas James Olmsted of Wichita, Kansas as the new bishop of Phoenix. Bishop Olmsted will... Read more
Pope announces new changes in the Roman Curia, appoints a North American
Pope John Paul II appointed Fr. Michael Miller, C.S.B., President of St. Thomas University in Houston, U.S.A., as the new... Read more
Same-sex ruling undermines democracy: Cardinal George
According to the Archbishop of Chicago, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's recent decision to allow same-sex marriage could cause people... Read more
Catholic college asks pro-pornography board member to step down
A commercial that features Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, surrounded by beautiful women, led to the resignation of a Thomas Aquinas... Read more
Watchdog organization accuses CBS's 60 Minutes of promoting hardcore pornography
CBS TV's 60 Minutes, like most of the U.S. secular media, seems to have placed “its money and hopes on... Read more
Prime Minister of St. Lucy cancels debate on abortion
The Prime Minister of the Caribbean island of St. Lucy, Kenny Anthony, has cancelled a debate in the country’s parliament... Read more
Important appointments, changes at the Vatican curia
Pope John Paul II announced this Monday some changes and appointments at the Vatican Curia. The Holy Father accepted the... Read more
All Christians can contribute actively in building the Kingdom of God, Pope says
During the Angelus prayer last Sunday, during the solemnity of Christ the King, Pope John Paul said all Christians, with... Read more
Catholic fund-raising keeps on track, research finds
In spite of some studies that predicted Roman Catholics would dramatically reduce donations to the Catholic Church, surveys show that... Read more
Philadelphia Catholics in awe before relic of Our Lady of Guadalupe
A half-inch piece of cactus cloth in a small glass case has been drawing crowds and creating a sense of... Read more
Catholic school program in Pittsburgh a model for special education nationwide
A nationally recognized school program, hailed as a model for inclusive, “Christ-centered” Catholic education, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this... Read more
