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Pope to work on new document during vacation in Bressanone
Pope Benedict XVI may be working on the conclusion of the expected social encyclical or on a new document during... Read more
Spanish expert says awareness of need to protect family does exist
The president of the Spanish Forum for the Family, Benigno Blanco, said last week families in Spain are aware of... Read more
Only a totalitarian states gives cover for death, warns Spanish bishop
The president of the Subcommittee on Family and the Defense of Life of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Bishop Juan... Read more
'Little Sydney” in Balkans brings together hundreds of young people
Bishop Kiro Stojanov of Skopje in Macedonia invited hundreds of young people to his diocese who could not travel to... Read more
Catholic adoption agency’s new policy will allow homosexuals to adopt
The largest Catholic adoption agency in England and Wales has decided to implement an adoption policy that does not rule... Read more
Priest close to Tony Blair celebrates 60 years of priesthood
A priest who is a close family friend and former tennis partner of former prime minister Tony Blair has been... Read more
Anglican tensions not welcomed by Catholics, Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor says at Lambeth
The Catholic Church takes no pleasure in the tensions within the Anglican Church, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor said in a Friday... Read more
Humanae Vitae was and is sign of contradiction, says director of L’Osservatore Romano
The director of the L’Osservatore Romano, Giovanni Maria Vian, devoted his latest editorial to the importance of Paul VI’s encyclical... Read more
Vatican official warns Lambeth Conference to beware of 'spiritual Alzheimers'
The Anglican bishops assembled for the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England heard a speech from the Catholic Cardinal Ivan Dias... Read more
Cardinal Rode warns Europe is going backwards in religious matters
During an international meeting with the heads of various religious communities, Cardinal Franc Rode, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes... Read more
WYD 2011 to be held August 15-21 in Madrid
The governor of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, has announced that the dates for World Youth Day 2011 will be August 15-21.... Read more
Civil rights group denounces 'gay pride' parade in Spain for inciting religious hatred
The civil rights watchdog organization Hazteoir.org filed a complaint with Spain’s Attorney General this week against the organizers of a... Read more
Courts in Spain continue to support conscientious objection to school course
The organization Professionals for Ethics reported this week that courts in Spain have now issued 18 rulings supporting the right... Read more
Church in Kaliningrad enjoys ‘more and more’ growth in post-communist recovery
The Catholic Church in Kaliningrad is enjoying “more and more” growth as the area continues to recover from decades of... Read more
‘Ideological paradises’ always lead to social destruction, Spanish cardinal warns
The archbishop of Valencia in Spain, Cardinal Agustin Garcia-Gasco, said this week that man has an innate desire to live... Read more
Bishop says Anglican Communion is ‘wounded’
After a three day retreat, which concluded on Sunday afternoon, 650 Anglican bishops officially opened the 14th Lambeth Conference at... Read more
Cardinal Rouco to be first bishop to host WYD twice
With the announcement that Madrid has been chosen as the host city for the next World Youth Day in 2011,... Read more
Bishop of Avila laments the promotion of 'reign of secularism' in Spain
Bishop Jesus Garcia Burillo of Avila lamented the desire of some in Spain to impose “a secular gospel where the... Read more
Vatican requests exhumation of Cardinal Newman’s remains
The exhumation of Venerable John Henry Cardinal Newman has been requested by the Vatican to make veneration easier for his... Read more
Cardinal Kasper wishes unity for Anglicans as Lambeth Conference begins
On the occasion of the opening of the Lambeth Conference in England this evening, Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the... Read more
