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Spanish priest retracts opposition to Church teaching
In response to questions by the Vatican's doctrinal office, Spanish priest Father Manuel Pousa I Engronat has retracted positions in... Read more
Scottish cardinal calls for referendum on same-sex 'marriage'
Cardinal Keith P. O’Brien of St. Andrews and Edinburgh has challenged the Scottish government to hold a nationwide referendum on... Read more
Legion, Regnum Christi to engage in 'joint reflection' toward new rules
Pope Benedict XVI's representative has asked the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi to consider their needs and realities jointly,... Read more
Family planning summit neglects women's real needs
A critic of the London Family Planning Summit says that the international gathering does not address the true needs of... Read more
Court rules against magazine's vulgar portrayal of Pope
A German magazine must stop publishing its latest issue, which depicts Pope Benedict XVI in a urine- and feces-stained cassock,... Read more
Pope's new English bishop appointee sounds evangelization note
The future Bishop of Portsmouth says he “looks forward with joy” to working with the priests and people of his... Read more
Cardinal Burke cautions against over-use of concelebration
Cardinal Raymond L. Burke believes that the “excessive” use of concelebration – the practice of priests saying Mass collectively –... Read more
Year of Faith could see beatification of John Paul I, Paul VI
A former head of the Vatican's congregation on saints' causes says Pope Benedict XVI could beatify his predecessors Pope John... Read more
Spanish bishop says a community's vitality seen in vocations
Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Cordoba in Spain called on Catholics to pray for more vocations to the priesthood and religious... Read more
Thousands visit St. John Vianney's heart in England
An estimated 6,000 pilgrims have braved heavy rain to venerate the relic of St. John Vianney’s heart since its arrival... Read more
Vatican astronomer says 'God particle' is misnamed, but exciting
While it has no direct bearing on theology or revelation, the scientific discovery hailed by some as the “God particle”... Read more
Family advocates criticize Spain's failure to rule on abortion law
The leaders of Spain's Forum on the Family harshly criticized the failure of the Constitutional Court to rule on a... Read more
Indian martyr an example for Christians suffering persecution
The head of the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Angelo Amato, called an 18th century Indian... Read more
Italian religious liberty expert worries US on path to anti-Christian violence
The head of Italy's new religious liberty watchdog group warned that present threats of “discriminatory legislation” in the U.S. could... Read more
Archbishop Lori: Religious liberty bid unaffected by Supreme Court ruling
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore believes that the fight for religious liberty has not been damaged the Supreme Court’s... Read more
Catholic media production network re-launches website
The Catholic Radio and Television Network has re-launched its website to help present Catholic programming and highlight special liturgical or... Read more
New US archbishops grateful to receive palliums
Archbishop-elect Samuel J. Aquila of Denver said he was deeply thankful to be among the dozens of new archbishops to... Read more
Cardinal Schönborn asks dissenting priests to renounce manifesto
Cardinal Cristoph Schönborn of Vienna has asked a group of priests to renounce a manifesto called “Call to Disobedience” or... Read more
Pallium ceremony a boost for Australian evangelization
Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane believes that the June 29 pallium ceremony in Rome will provide a significant boost to... Read more
Cardinal celebrates Spanish shrine's elevation to minor basilica
A Vatican official celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving on June 25 after the Shrine of St. John of Avila in... Read more
