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Task of Catholic schools is to show how Christ is present today and in history
The prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, said in a homily this week that the task... Read more
Magdi Allam creates political party 'Protagonists for a Christian Europe'
Muslim convert to Catholicism and journalist Magdi Allam has launched a new political party in Rome called the “Protagonists for... Read more
German Churches criticize Jesus chocolates as bad form
German churches have criticized a businessman for selling thousands of chocolates shaped like Jesus. Read more
Human embryo-using invention refused EU patent on moral grounds
Citing a patent convention which forbids patenting inventions which would be contrary to public order or morality, the European Union’s... Read more
Founder of Italian Communist Party converted before death
During the presentation of the first international catalogue of stamps, Archbishop Luigi De Magistris, prefect emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary,... Read more
Russian Catholic Church working toward financial independence
The Catholic bishops of Russia met yesterday in Germany with various Church aid agencies to discuss the areas of need... Read more
Bishop's work to prevent illegal arms trade gains importance as conflicts flare up
The work of an English bishop in helping to regulate the trade in small arms and light weapons took on a... Read more
Socialist Party out of arguments for justifying new abortion law in Spain
The Spanish newspaper ABC reported this week that a congressional subcommittee charged with analyzing Spain’s law on abortion grew hostile... Read more
Archbishop Rodriguez: The Cross doesn’t hurt anyone, it is only a sign of love and peace
In response to a court ruling this week that crucifixes must be removed from a local school in his city,... Read more
Former Socialist senator who converted to Catholicism calls for end to abortion
During the “Catholics and Public Life” congress in Spain this week, former senator Mercedes Aroz, who a year ago announced... Read more
Russian city observes ‘week without abortion’ as country battles population crisis
Authorities in the southern Russian city of Novorossiysk have scheduled a “week without abortion” in an effort to combat the... Read more
Spanish cardinal: Society is sick because the family is being destroyed
During his homily on Sunday, Cardinal Antonio Canizares of Toledo said, “We are suffering a true illness in our society... Read more
Economic crisis demands reconciliation and solidarity, archbishop of Madrid tells Spaniards
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, said this week that it is necessary... Read more
Removing crucifixes from school does not create peace, Spanish cardinal says
Cardinal Carlos Amigo of Sevilla said this week the removal of crucifixes, which are a symbol engrained in Spanish society,... Read more
Spanish cardinal criticizes ‘Christophobic’ ruling removing crucifixes from schools
Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera, the Archbishop of Toledo, on Sunday decried a Spanish judge’s ruling that removed crucifixes from classroom... Read more
Spanish woman shows homosexuality can be overcome
Marta Lozano is the courageous author of, “A Story About Abuse and Homosexuality,” a book in which she recounts her... Read more
Europe suffering from chronic lack of hope, bishop warns
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Bishop Juan Antonio Martinez Camino, warned this week that European society... Read more
Placido Domingo records musical album based on poetry of John Paul II
The Spanish tenor Placido Domingo has made an album of songs based on poems written by Pope John Paul II.... Read more
Young Trappist monk one step away from canonization
The Congregation for the Causes of the Saints has approved the miracle of the inexplicable cure of Begona Leon Alonso,... Read more
Jesuit Superior General says give more time to Liberation Theology
The Superior General of the Jesuits, Father Adolfo Nicolas, said this week he was disappointed that Liberation Theology has not... Read more
