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Spanish course violates international rights, warns UN consultant
The director of the European Center for Law and Justice, Gregor Puppinck, told the U.N. Human Rights Commission this week... Read more
Scottish bishops express gratitude to participants and organizers of papal visit
Speaking for the Bishops' Conference of Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien and Archbishop of Glasgow Mario Conti expressed their “heartfelt gratitude... Read more
Archdiocese requesting volunteers to assist with papal visit to Barcelona
The Archdiocese of Barcelona has issued an appeal for additional volunteers to help out with Pope Benedict XVI's Nov. 6... Read more
Italian official claims link between homosexual adoption and human trafficking
The Secretary of State for Family Policy in Italy, Carlo Giovanardi, stated in an interview this week that he believes... Read more
American pilgrims attend first Mass at Bl. John Henry Newman Shrine
One day after Cardinal Newman’s beatification, a group of American pilgrims attended the first-ever Mass at the Bl. John Henry... Read more
Ambassador Kmiec reflects on car crash which killed priest and religious sister
U.S. Ambassador to Malta Doug Kmiec has said his life will be haunted “forever” by the car crash in which... Read more
Holy Father recalls spiritual gifts of recently beatified mother superior
Before Sunday's Angelus, the Pope spoke of two Marys, recalling the beatification of a Spanish religious sister and noting the... Read more
Pope Benedict gives farewell address to UK
Before embarking on the papal plane for his return flight to Rome, the Holy Father marked the end of his... Read more
People of UK have 'deep thirst' for the Gospel, Pope tells bishops
The Holy Father met with the bishops of Scotland, Wales and England at Oscott College in Birmingham on Sunday before... Read more
Holy Father encourages unity among Christians at Westminster Abbey
Presiding over an ecumenical celebration on Friday evening at Westminster Abbey, Pope Benedict XVI noted that faith and fidelity to... Read more
Pope discusses ecumenical relations with Archbishop of Canterbury
In his Friday visit to Lambeth Palace, Pope Benedict XVI met with Archbishop Rowan Williams to discuss the state of... Read more
Holy Father addresses 'question' of existence
Following the recent claim by U.K. physicist Dr. Stephen Hawking that the universe “created itself from nothing,” the Holy Father... Read more
Benedict XVI warns Western societies against keeping faith out of public debate
Addressing a group of political, cultural, business and religious leaders at Westminster Hall on the second day of his state... Read more
Fr. Lombardi: Vatican entourage calm despite possible terrorist plot
The Holy Father and those accompanying him on the U.K. trip are "totally calm" in spite of the news that... Read more
Pope: Science becomes 'dangerously narrow' when religion, ethics ignored
Benedict XVI stressed the need for open minds in science on Friday, adding that researchers must be ready to consider... Read more
Benedict XVI urges children to pursue sainthood
Today the Holy Father encouraged schoolchildren in the U.K. to aim high and “not to be content with second-best.” Seeking holiness... Read more
Architect understood urgency of bringing God to the people through art, recalls prelate
The Archbishop of Barcelona, Cardinal Lluis Martinez Sistach, reflected this week on the life of “genius architect and exemplary Christian”... Read more
Pope calls for vocal Catholic presence in Scottish public life
During Mass at Glasgow's Bellahouston Park on Thursday afternoon the Holy Father called on Scottish Catholics not to be afraid... Read more
Vatican spokesman pleased with crowd of 100,000 in Edinburgh
“We couldn't desire a better start” for the Pope's visit to the U.K., said Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi, referring... Read more
Theologian calls papal trip to UK a ‘courageous visit’
Theologian Pablo Blanco of the University of Navarre in Spain commented this week that Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to the... Read more
