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The Word of God can transform you, Benedict XVI tells clergy
At 7.15 p.m. on Friday, at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Pope Benedict presided at the celebration of Vespers with... Read more
Visit of Pope shows the world the strength of the Gospel, says archbishop of Paris
The Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, said this week the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to France to mark... Read more
Europe is founded on a search for God and a willingness to listen to him, Pope says
With an audience of Christian, Muslim and secular thinkers gathered at the College des Bernadines on Friday evening, Pope Benedict... Read more
Nothing can ever justify anti-Semitism, Pope affirms
This evening as Pope Benedict headed to the Collège des Bernardins to speak with cultural leaders, he met with a... Read more
Bishop of Lourdes encourages faithful of the world to join in anniversary of apparitions
Bishop Jacques Perrier of Tarbes-Lourdes encouraged the faithful of the world to join in the jubilee for the 150th anniversary... Read more
Pope Benedict calls on France to make religion part of a new Europe
Upon arriving in France on Friday afternoon, Pope Benedict XVI called on the French people to engage in a new... Read more
Archbishop of Paris says papal visit will show France the Pope ‘knows how to listen’
Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, the Archbishop of Paris, has spoken about Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming visit to France, saying the visit... Read more
Pro-life groups warn new abortion law in Spain will not bring solutions
The Spanish Federation of Pro-Life Associations said this week that a new law widening access to abortion would do nothing... Read more
Pope sends message to France as he prepares to visit
This coming Friday, Pope Benedict XVI will fly from Rome to Paris, thereby commencing his first visit as Pope to... Read more
Cardinal Glemp proposes making Mary patroness of European Parliament
The Archbishop Emeritus of Warsaw, Cardinal Jozef Glemp, said last week he hopes Our Lady of Trybunalski, the patroness of... Read more
Cardinal Levada laments announcement of new abortion law in Spain
Spanish media reported this week on the comments made by the prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the... Read more
Catholic Mobile offering Pope’s thoughts from Lourdes via text message
To accommodate those who will not be participating in the Holy Father’s trip to Lourdes, France next week, Catholic Mobile... Read more
Italian priest fined $80,000 for church bells’ ‘noise pollution’
An Italian priest has been ordered to pay more than eighty thousand dollars to a woman living near his church... Read more
Congress in Lourdes to focus on doctrinal pillars of Marian apparitions
Vicenzo Battaglia, president of the International Pontifical Marian Academy, explained this week that the 23rd Congress the academy will host... Read more
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
