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European politician calls new generation to defend Christianity
One of Europe’s foremost Catholic political thinkers has called for a new generation of politicians to defend and promote orthodox... Read more
Holiness is possible when we walk with the Church, Spanish bishop says
Bishop Jose Ignacio Munilla of San Sebastian, Spain recently explained that man can only achieve holiness in communion with the... Read more
Official responds to World Youth Day critics
The executive director of World Youth Day Madrid 2011, Yago de la Cierva, recently stated that “nobody should be bothered”... Read more
Nearly 4,000 youth with disabilities to participate in World Youth Day
Some 4,000 young people with disabilities are expected to participate in World Youth Day Madrid. Read more
‘Young Swiss Guards’ to greet Pope for World Youth Day
Sixty children dressed in the uniform of the Swiss Guards will welcome Pope Benedict XVI during World Youth Day this... Read more
Abuse report will not delay Irish Eucharistic Congress
Ireland's 2012 International Eucharistic Congress will continue as planned, from June 10-17, despite calls to postpone the event following the... Read more
Madrid residents encouraged to welcome Pope with papal flags
Aid to the Church in Need is encouraging residents of Madrid to hang papal flags on their balconies as a... Read more
Spanish cardinal recommends that Catholics receive Communion on the tongue
Spanish Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera recently recommended that Catholics receive Communion on the tongue, while kneeling. Read more
Norway terrorist suspect denounces Benedict XVI in online manifesto
An extensive online book written by Anders Behring Breivik criticizes Pope Benedict XVI for defending the rights of immigrants, especially... Read more
World Youth Day will not cost Spanish tax payers $75 million, confirms official
The executive director of World Youth Day Madrid 2011, Yago de la Cierva, has explained that the event will not... Read more
Spanish archbishop calls for conversion to overcome crisis
Archbishop Julian Barrio of Santiago de Compostela, Spain recently explained that an “attitude of conversion” is needed to “find the... Read more
World Youth Day organizers say Michael Voris catechesis not approved
World Youth Day organizers said July 25 that the independent catechesis sessions offered by U.S.-based media producer Michael Voris during... Read more
Cardinal: Europe suffering from 'crisis of young people'
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, said July 22 that Spain and Europe... Read more
World Youth Day sponsors sacred art exhibit, 'The Word Made Image'
An exhibition in honor of World Youth Day, featuring 13 masterpieces of sacred art, opened at Madrid's Prado Museum on... Read more
Catholics in Norway 'shocked' by Oslo attacks
Catholics in Norway are shocked by what appears to be a terrorist attack on government headquarters in Oslo that killed... Read more
Conference in Spain brings together representatives from 90 universities
The World Congress of Catholic Universities will be held August 12-14 in the Spanish city of Avila. The event will... Read more
Belarus’ Cardinal Swiatek, gulag survivor, dies
Cardinal Kazimierz Swiatek, the former Archbishop of Minsk who survived nearly a decade in the Soviet Gulag, died on July... Read more
World Youth Day Madrid to counter secularized culture
In August Pope Benedict XVI will visit a Spain that faces aggressive secularism and controversies concerning abortion, sexual ethics and... Read more
Vatican bank president: Bigger families are solution to economic crisis
President of the Vatican bank Ettore Gotti Tedeschi said July 21 that the best solution to the current economic crisis... Read more
World Youth Day cross arrives at Madrid cathedral
The World Youth Day cross and icon are now on display in the Cathedral of Madrid. Read more
