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False remains of Joan of Arc were never considered relics, French diocese says
The Diocese of Tours said this week the supposed remains of St. Joan of Arc, preserved in Chinon (France) are... Read more
Italian bishops react to graffiti threats against Pope, Genoa prelate
The Italian bishops' daily newspaper, Avvenire, sharply criticized the recent wave of anti-Church graffiti in Genoa, including death threats against... Read more
Spanish cardinal warns of danger of denying or forgetting Resurrection
During Easter Sunday Mass, the Archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal Antonio Canizares, warned that to deny or forget the Resurrection would... Read more
Spanish bishop chides clergy: dress like priests and stop communal confessions
In a letter sent to all the priests of his diocese, Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona exhorted the clergy to... Read more
Scottish Cardinal urges Christians to ‘live simply’, be good stewards of creation
The symbols and Scripture readings of the Easter season remind Christians of their responsibility to be good stewards of the... Read more
“The Christian God has a Heart of flesh,” Pope says during the Stations of the Cross
On Friday evening Pope Benedict XVI led a group of pilgrims in praying the Stations of the Cross at the... Read more
Catholic bishops, bio-ethicists welcome stem cell breakthrough
The Catholic Bishops Joint Bio-ethics Committee — the group of experts form the Catholic Church in Britain and Ireland charged... Read more
Bishops worried about living wills, sees dangerous 'drift towards euthanasia'
Italian bishops are worried that living wills could open the way for general acceptance of subtle forms of euthanasia. Read more
Police provide protection for Italian archbishop who spoke out against homosexual unions
Local police have begun offer protection to the president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco of Genoa, because... Read more
Bishops of Catalonia: Terrorism just as violent as euthanasia and abortion
The bishops of the Spanish region of Catalonia issued a statement this week in which they equated the “large terrorist... Read more
Newly appointed Archbishop installed for Warsaw Archdiocese
In an emotion filled ceremony this weekend Archbishop Kazimierz Nycz was formally installed as the new Roman Catholic Archbishop of... Read more
Pope Benedict may address parliament of European Union
A source close to the governing body of the European Union has confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI was extended an... Read more
Italians to protest in defense of family against proposed pro-homosexual law
“What is good for the family is good for the country.” With these words, Giovanni Giacobbe, presented plans for a... Read more
Czech State and Church to jointly administer Cathedral of St. Vito
The Czech government and the Catholic Church have reached an agreement on joint administration of the Cathedral of St. Vito... Read more
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Sister Marie Simon-Pierre speaks of miraculous cure at press conference
“All I can tell you is that I was sick and now I am cured. It is for the church... Read more
London Cardinal responds to U.K.’s new “intolerant” gay-rights laws
In his first major response to the passage of a new “anti-discrimination” law in the United Kingdom, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor... Read more
Archbishop warns radical secularism could turn Spain into atheistic society
In his latest pastoral letter, Archbishop Agustin Garcia Gasco of Valencia warns that “the radical secularism that we find the... Read more
European Parliament investigates Poland over law limiting homosexual propaganda
The Committee on Civil Liberties of the European Parliament has ordered an investigation into a future law against homosexual propaganda... Read more
Martyred Spanish priest who died protecting seal of confession to be named “Blessed”
The Holy See is moving ahead with the cause of beatification of Father Felipe Ciscar Puig, a Spanish priest who... Read more
Work is path to holiness, recalls president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
The President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Archbishop Stanislaw Rylko, said this week that “in the life of... Read more
