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Cardinal Sodano to represent Pope at funeral of Polish president
Concelebrating with the bishops of Poland, Cardinal Angelo Sodano will preside over a public funeral Mass for the victims of... Read more
Spanish bishops send condolences to Poland following tragic plane crash
Archbishop of Madrid Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, sent a letter of condolence to the President of the Bishops’ Conference... Read more
‘Three-parent’ embryo experiments abuse humanity, pro-life group says
Newcastle University experiments that create human embryos from three genetic parents kill and abuse human beings, a British pro-life group... Read more
Expert affirms that happiness is possible while living in celibacy
Speaking at the 31st Symposium on Theology held at the University of Navarra in Spain, the Symposium President Jutta Burggraf... Read more
Pope to visit Malta, might meet with sex abuse victims
At a press briefing this morning, the Holy See’s press office director, Fr. Federico Lombardi, responded to questions about the... Read more
Vatican analyst denounces anti-Catholic media bias
Vatican analyst Andrea Tornielli published a column this week discussing the Associated Press' manipulation of a letter from then-Cardinal Joseph... Read more
Legion reacts to ‘slanderous publication’ in Spanish newspaper
Responding to allegations made in an interview published yesterday by the Spanish newspaper, El Mundo, the regional director of the... Read more
European statisticians cast doubt on C-14 dating of Shroud of Turin
Results of radiocarbon dating carried out by three laboratories in 1988 which placed the origins of the Shroud in the... Read more
Woman rejects pressure from employer to have abortion
A criminal court in the Spanish city of Gerona has sentenced a restaurant owner to 19 months in prison and... Read more
Italian academic criticizes Archbishop Chaput’s take on JFK speech
Reflecting upon Archbishop Charles Chaput’s speech about John F. Kennedy and U.S. church-state relations, an Italian academic has questioned whether... Read more
Ideology trumping information in media coverage of abuse, Italian editor charges
The Catholic Church is "not a modern republic" pointed out Giuliano Ferrara, director of the political Italian daily Il Foglio,... Read more
WCC: New nuclear weapons treaty cuts bring hope
The signing of the nuclear reduction treaty between the U.S. and Russia is "news that the World Council of Churches... Read more
Woman returns autographed photo of Spanish King after he signed law on abortion
A flight attendant recently sent back a signed photo of the King of Spain after he signed the country's new... Read more
Group denounces efforts to introduce same-sex ideology into Catholic education
The Spanish organization, Professionals for Ethics (PFE), warned this week that the State Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals... Read more
Holy Shroud was hidden from Hitler's grasp in Benedictine Abbey
The Holy Shroud was transferred from Turin during World War II to keep it out of reach of Adolph Hitler,... Read more
Britain drops controversial sex-ed legislation from bill
The British parliament dropped clauses in an education bill that would have made it mandatory for Catholic schools to provide,... Read more
Decision to transfer Padre Pio's body causes a stir
The Capuchin friars of San Giovanni Rotondo have announced that St. Pio of Pietrelcina's body will be moved into the... Read more
Jewish columnist: Campaign against Pope is a mere sales gimmick
Jewish poet, novelist and essayist Jon Juaristi published an article on Easter Sunday in the Spanish daily ABC asserting that... Read more
Nurse barred from wearing crucifix loses discrimination claim
A Christian nurse in Britain lost a discrimination claim on Tuesday after fighting a policy that barred her from wearing... Read more
Celibacy is a priceless gift from God, affirms Spanish cardinal
The Archbishop of Barcelona, Cardinal Lluis Martinez Sistach, reminded priests last week that celibacy “should be embraced and lived out... Read more
