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Rumors Cardinal Levada to be replaced by Cardinal Schönborn unfounded
In response to a report in the Italian daily “La Repubblica” that Cardinal Christoph Schönborn could become the new Prefect... Read more
Spanish evangelicals support de-Christianization of public square
The Spanish Evangelical Alliance issued a statement this week supporting a proposal by the United Left Party in Congress to... Read more
Hundreds of objections to Education for Citizenship presented in Madrid
The organization Padres en Accion has sent more than 862 new objections to the controversial school course Education for Citizenship... Read more
Islam’s growth result of western relativism, warns Muslim convert
Italian journalist and Muslim convert to Catholicism, Magdi Allam, warned this week that Islam is growing as a result of... Read more
Socialists in Spain reject law outlawing religious symbols as too hasty
The majority Socialist party in Spain’s Congress joined the opposition Popular Party in rejecting a law proposed by the United... Read more
Iraqi Christian protesters demand end to 'ethnic cleansing' in Iraq
Chaldean Christians exiled from Iraq on Sunday demonstrated outside Sweden’s parliament to draw attention to the plight of their fellow... Read more
Church of England should try to evangelize Muslims, lay Anglican says
A lay Anglican pressing the Church of England to work to convert Muslims to Christianity has reportedly secured enough support... Read more
Cardinal Rouco: Homosexual “marriage” is rebellion against man’s biological limits
Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela of Madrid said this week that gender ideology and the laws inspired by it, such... Read more
Catalan institute seeks to change definition of marriage to include homosexuals
The Spanish association E-Cristians is urging the Catalan Institute of Language not to move ahead with its plan to modify... Read more
Cardinal Kasper to meet with Russian Orthodox Patriarch
The president of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, Cardinal Walter Kasper, is in Russia to meet... Read more
“Overwhelming” food crisis requires coherent response, archishop tells UN
A “coherent response” is necessary to address the “overwhelming challenge” of the food crisis caused by a surge in global... Read more
Men who assaulted UK priest sentenced to four years in prison
Three men who attacked a priest in his own home have been sentenced to a total of 12 years in... Read more
Sts. Cyril and Methodius should inspire evangelization, Christian identity
The feast of Sts. Cyril and Methodius brought delegations from Bulgaria and Macedonia to the Vatican on Saturday as they... Read more
Cardinal Danneels appointed papal envoy for Virgin of the Poor anniversary
The 75th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to an eleven year-old girl named Mariette will take place... Read more
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German radio documentary says exorcisms are being outsourced
A radio documentary reporting that hundreds of Germans believe themselves to be possessed by demons has drawn attention to the... Read more
Truth is not a threat to tolerance, Spanish archbishop says
As the Spanish government escalates its efforts to impose secularism on the country, Cardinal Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia, responded this... Read more
Our freedom is greater when we open our hearts to God, says Pope Benedict
The Holy Father sent a message on May 22 for the 97th "Deutscher Katholikentag," a celebration organized by the Catholic... Read more
Oxford lab to revisit carbon dating of Shroud of Turin
A physics professor has persuaded an Oxford laboratory to revisit the question of the age of the Shroud of Turin,... Read more
Chimpanzee should be a legal person, animal rights activists say
Animal rights advocates are appealing to the European Court of Human Rights to declare a 26-year-old chimpanzee named Matthew to... Read more
Vatican daily derides package of anti-life measures passed in Great Britain
The L’Osservatore Romano published an article this week slamming an anti-life package passed this week by Britain’s House of Commons... Read more
