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Cause for beatification of 21 year-old Spanish soldier opened
The Bishop of Ciudad Real in Spain has opened the diocesan phase of the cause of beatification of Ismael Molinero... Read more
Pope’s main message is to encounter God, Spanish cardinal indicates
The Archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal Antonio Canizares, said this week the main message Pope Benedict XVI has conveyed during his... Read more
MP worries Britain will become Europe’s ‘abortion capital’
A British Minister of Parliament has proposed decreasing the time period for legalized abortion, saying Britain’s permissive abortion laws put... Read more
Ever seen the message in a movie? – New Catholic website launches
A new Catholic website (www.soulfoodcinema.com) launches today with the aim of educating and evangelizing through the medium of the movies. Read more
Catholic education should go hand-in-hand with renewal of faith, says Spanish cardinal
The Archbishop of Valencia, Cardinal Agustin Garcia-Gasco, recalled that during his recent visit to the United States, Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Mothers in Spain underappreciated, not supported by the government, says family institute
As Mother’s Day was marked in Spain on Sunday, the president of the Institute for Family Policy, Eduardo Hertfelder, commented,... Read more
Gift from John Paul II to second oldest bishop in the world stolen
Italian police are seeking two young people accused of having stolen objects of value from Bishop Antonio Rosario Mennonna, the... Read more
Pope John Paul II’s would-be assassin requests Polish citizenship
Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish gunman who shot and wounded Pope John Paul II, is applying for Polish citizenship because,... Read more
Educational role of the family 'irreplaceable', institute director says
The president of the Institute for Family Policy, Eduardo Hertfelder, defended the “irreplaceable” educational role of the family amidst the... Read more
Catholics have moral obligation to support the Church, says Cardinal Amigo
The archbishop of Seville, Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, said last week that “from a moral point of view,” Catholics cannot... Read more
Vatican recognizes Marian apparitions in France
On Sunday during a Mass celebrated in the town of Laus in the French Alps, Bishop Jean-Michel de Falco of... Read more
School education should be founded upon the truth about man, cardinal says
Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera of Toledo spoke out on school education this week saying that, it should be founded upon... Read more
Secularist currents in Latin America coming from Spain, says lay Catholic leader
A prominent lay Catholic in Spain who was recently named to the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Lola Velarde, said... Read more
Fiancée of British royal abandons Catholicism to preserve succession
A woman engaged to a member of the British royal family has renounced her Catholic faith to maintain her fiancée’s... Read more
Survey: U.S. has highest interest in the Bible
In preparation for the next gathering of the Catholic bishops around the world, the Catholic Biblical Federation has conducted an... Read more
Scottish soccer team could face reprimand for “Holy Goalie’s” Pope shirt
A Scottish soccer team could be censured after a player displayed a shirt that said “God Bless the Pope” in... Read more
Some missionaries are suffering from a lack of resources, says Spanish cardinal
Cardinal Antonio Rouco Varela of Madrid has expressed to missionaries his joy over their “generous commitment” and called attention to... Read more
Switzerland grants unprecedented “rights” to plants and animals
Switzerland has now become a country in which the unborn are less important than plants and animals. The country’s Federal... Read more
British Catholic schools on guard against opportunistic baptisms
Catholic schools in Britain are now rebuffing parents who, desperate to enroll their children in high-quality Catholic schools, baptize their... Read more
Socialists want to eliminate God from hospitals, says Spanish bishop
Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona in Spain has defended the right of Catholic chaplains to work in hospitals, saying that... Read more
