Archive for May 24, 2010

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Cardinal Poletto says Shroud exposition yielded enormous spiritual fruit

The first exposition of the Shroud of Turin in the new millennium has officially come to a close after a... Read more

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Catholic Church not identified with any political party, Vatican official states

In his address to Pope Benedict XVI during the 24th full assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Cardinal... Read more

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Cuban dissident on hunger strike accepts mediation by Catholic Church

Cuban prisoner of conscience, Guillermo Farinas, who is in the third month of his hunger strike, has accepted an offer... Read more

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Catholic historian examines civil jurisdiction over clerical sex abuse

The Catholic French historian Alain Besançon offered his perspective on whether or not sexually abusive priests should be subject to... Read more

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Holy Father meets with presidents of Congo, Moldova

On Monday morning, Pope Benedict XVI met with the presidents of Congo and Moldova, discussing with both heads of state... Read more

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Priests and laity both responsible for evangelization, asserts Spanish bishop

On the Feast of Pentecost yesterday, a Spanish bishop discussed the “complementarity” of the relationship between priests and the laity and... Read more

A monk in "Of Gods and Men" and the film's director Xavier Beauvois.?w=200&h=150

Martyred monks film nabs second prize at Cannes festival

At the end the prestigious 12-day Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, a film on a group of French monks who... Read more