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Italian bishops set aside day to fast and pray for Christians in India
The Italian Bishops’ Conference is inviting all Italian dioceses to join in a day of prayer and fasting on Friday,... Read more
Biographer of Cardinal Newman answers calumnies of homosexual lobby
Ian Ker, an expert biographer of English convert Cardinal John Henry Newman, answered the calumnies leveled against the Servant of... Read more
Franciscan monks savagely beaten at Italian monastery
On Wednesday hooded attackers assaulted Franciscan monks at a monastery in the Alps foothills near Turin, leaving one priest severely... Read more
By 2015, deaths will surpass births in the EU, study reveals
Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical service, has released a report indicating that by the year 2015, deaths in the region... Read more
Holy Father speaks of profound respect for older brother
Today Pope Benedict XVI thanked his brother Georg Ratzinger for having always been his companion, for being “a benchmark of... Read more
Caritas Italy collecting aid for victims of conflict in Georgia
The Bishops’ Conference of Italy has tasked Caritas with organizing two days of prayer and solidarity for the victims of... Read more
Spanish bishops express regret over tragic plane crash in Madrid
The Archbishop of Madrid and president of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, expressed the profound condolences... Read more
Bishop of Lancaster calls for ‘passionate and courageous’ witness in face of secularism
The Catholic Bishop of Lancaster Patrick O'Donohue has criticized his fellow bishops of England and Wales for their weak responses... Read more
L'Osservatore Romano: Death of Bishop Egger is loss for Synod on the Bible
The L'Osservatore Romano (LOR) published an article this week noting that the unexpected passing of Bishop Wilhelm Emil Egger of... Read more
Catholics who support abortion should not receive Communion, says Archbishop Burke
The prefect of the Apostolic Signature, Archbishop Raymond Burke, said this week that Catholics, especially politicians, who publically defend abortion... Read more
Spanish bishop calls for total end of terrorism
Bishop Ricardo Blazquez of Bilbao, Spain has called for the “total and immediate” end of terrorist violence, which he said... Read more
Spanish cardinal says Church remains capable of looking toward the future
The archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera, said last week that despite being “of old age,” the Church is... Read more
Eighty-four percent of Norway Down’s syndrome diagnoses result in abortion, study claims
A newly published Norwegian study of prenatal detection of Down's syndrome, trisomy 21, claims that 84 percent of babies diagnosed... Read more
Dutch authorities now recognizing polygamous marriages contracted abroad
Dutch authorities have recognized the marriages of Muslims who have several wives even though polygamy is banned in the Netherlands. Read more
Church cannot betray Gospel or adapt it to society, says Spanish priest
Spanish priest Father Francisco Javier Ruiz said this week that the role the Church has in today’s world is to... Read more
Anglican bishops say ‘irreconcilable differences’ driving out some of the ‘faithful'
Fourteen traditionalist bishops in the Church of England have written a letter to 1,400 clergy explaining that some faithful Anglicans... Read more
‘The Pill’ affects women’s attraction to some men, study suggests
A British study of the contraceptive pill suggests the drug can change the kind of men to whom a woman... Read more
Spanish Minister of Justice promises to meet the demands of pro-euthanasia group
The Minister of Justice in Spain, Mario Fernandez Bermejo, received the members of the organization, Right to Die with Dignity,... Read more
Caritas Internationalis joins Pope Benedict in calls for peace in Georgia
Pope Benedict XVI has urged Russia and Georgia to end hostilities immediately and begin negotiations, appealing to their “common Christian... Read more
Son of Pius X’s personal butler won gold medal in 1904 Olympic Games
Luigi de Breda, a U.S. citizen of Italian origin, was the son of the personal butler of Popes Leo XIII... Read more
