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Faith leaders join in condemnation of UK assisted dying bill
Various religious leaders have joined their voices to denounce a bill seeking to legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill... Read more
Pope says economy must fight 'throwaway culture'
Pope Francis had lunch with participants in an international economics seminar on Saturday, saying their efforts to bring the human... Read more
Bishop calls for united prayer to stop UK euthanasia bill
Warning that a proposed euthanasia bill for parts of the U.K. would mark the “catastrophic collapse” of respect for life,... Read more
Berlin cardinal transferred to Germany's largest archdiocese
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki has been appointed Archbishop of Cologne, the Vatican announced July 11. Read more
Vatican appoints advisor for the Legion of Christ
The appointment of Father Gianfranco Ghirlanda, S.J., as pontifical advisor for the Legion of Christ aims to advance the renewal... Read more
Major Catholic global event sets sights on 'peripheries'
Italy's upcoming “Meeting of Friendship among People” organized by the ecclesiastical movement Communion and Liberation has set its sights on... Read more
Vatican official praises Sr Cristina for going to 'peripheries'
A priest at the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization has said Sister Cristina Scuccia, who recently won The Voice... Read more
All of us need rehabilitation, Pope Francis reminds prisoners
At a visit Saturday with the imprisoned in the Italian city of Isernia, Pope Francis stated the need of every... Read more
Official logo, prayer for WYD Krakow 2016 announced
In a press conference held earlier today in Krakow, Poland, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz presented the official logo and prayer for... Read more
Opus Dei to display remains of Bishop del Portillo after beatification
The Opus Dei press office announced that the remains of Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, the first successor to St. Josemaria... Read more
The story of Father McGivney, extraordinary priest
A new Italian edition of a book about the life of Father Michael McGivney tells the story of his extraordinary... Read more
Catholic site aims to engage through beauty, accessibility
The U.K.-based Faith movement has just launched a new interactive website aimed at giving Catholics the tools for evangelization in... Read more
Bishop: government corruption a factor in Boko Haram violence
The bishop of a northern Nigerian diocese said at a conference last week that among the factors which has led... Read more
AP issues massive correction on Ireland child burial story
The Associated Press has retracted key claims from its reports of an Irish Catholic home for unwed mothers supposedly burying... Read more
Church must reclaim its missionary identity, Italian priest says
As “Ad Gentes,” the only Italian magazine dedicated to the foreign missions, suspended publication last week due to a lack... Read more
Pope Francis stops car to bless young disabled woman
During his June 21 pastoral visit to the region of Calabria in southern Italy, Pope Francis stopped the car that... Read more
Euthanasia case heads to French high court
An official with France’s highest court has said that a minimally conscious, severely injured man should be denied food and... Read more
Salesians back humane solutions for asylum seekers in Italy
Two Salesian groups in Italy launched an initiative Friday to coordinate their activities for immigrants, many of whom are refugees,... Read more
Archbishop hopes Colombian president will work for peace
A Colombian bishop has said the country’s newly re-elected president, Juan Manuel Santos, has the difficult mission of confronting new... Read more
Eucharist the 'bread of love', Pope says on Corpus Christi
During Mass for the feast of Corpus Christi, Pope Francis exhorted the faithful to avoid the “false bread” of the... Read more
