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Church proposes more effective approach to AIDS, Spanish bishop says
In his recent pastoral letter entitled, “The fight against AIDS and the Catholic Church,” Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona in... Read more
Sick person who suffered accident recounts conversion after traveling to Lourdes
A Spanish man said this week that the pilgrimage he took in 2003 to the Shrine of Our Lady of... Read more
The human person is only renewed through a relationship with God, says Pope
Reflecting on the joy of the young people at last month’s World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, Pope Benedict encouraged... Read more
Vacations should include time for cultivating the spirit, says Spanish bishop
Bishop Vicente Jimenez of Santander said summer vacations should be dedicated to cultivating and enriching the spirit and not only... Read more
All in Spain must make a commitment to WYD 2011, says cardinal
The president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE), Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela explained that the next World Youth Day,... Read more
Oslo researchers confirm link between abortion and depression
A study conducted by researchers from the University of Oslo, Blinderen in Norway confirmed that women who have abortions in... Read more
Italian clergy to use inflatable church to minister to beachgoers
Catholic nuns and priests in Italy have established a 98-foot-long inflatable church and a beach-convent to minister to vacationing beachgoers.... Read more
Five U.S. soldiers join pilgrimage march to Polish shrine in goodwill gesture
Five U.S. soldiers embarked on a 10-day, 180 mile-long march to Poland’s Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa with hundreds... Read more
Pope Benedict working on draft encyclical during Bressanone vacation
Pope Benedict XVI is continuing to vacation with his brother in the northern Italian town of Bressanone, where he is... Read more
Anglican bishops critical of Archbishop of Canterbury’s plan for church unity
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has said the Anglican Communion can help solve its present conflicts by observing moratoria upon... Read more
Spanish girl killed resisting sexual assault could be raised to the altars
The Archdiocese of Burgos has spent the last year gathering information to promote the cause of beatification of Marta Obregon,... Read more
Bosnian bishop said truth and conversion needed in wake of capture of Karadzic
Bishop Franjo Komarica of Banja Luka said Bosnia needs truth and conversion in order for there to be a real... Read more
Catholic cardinal denounces 'social revolution' against Christianity
During the inauguration of a summer course on modernization in Spain, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares of Toledo denounced the existence in... Read more
Presence of Pope awakens Catholic fervor in northern Italian region
The Italian region of Alto Adige, where Pope Benedict XVI is spending his vacations and where a small but active... Read more
Youth to have rally with Pope Benedict in France
The Bishops’ Conference of France announced that during Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming visit to the country September 12-15, a “Youth... Read more
Spain aborts 9 out 10 babies with Down’s syndrome
The National Association for the Defense of the Right to Conscientious Objection is deploring new data this week that indicates... Read more
Catholic Church has ‘a lot of investment’ in Anglican unity, Anglican clergyman says
The Anglican Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Holy See, the Very Reverend David Richardson, has commented on... Read more
Vatican cardinal: Catholic-Anglican dialogue has ‘taken a step backwards’
Catholic Cardinal Walter Kasper on Wednesday afternoon touched on two of the hot button issues rankling the Anglican Communion of... Read more
Anglican Communion suggests Pastoral Forum to prevent break up
In hopes of preventing a total schism in the Anglican Communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has proposed a new... Read more
Replica of famous statue of Sacred Heart destroyed in Madrid
Last week a group of unknown delinquents chopped the head off of a statue of the Sacred Heart located in... Read more
