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New government laws attack the essence of the family, says association
The president of the Spanish Forum on the Family, Benigno Blanco, said this week, “In the last four years the... Read more
Pope's visit to France confirmed by bishops
The Bishops’ Conference of France has officially announced that Pope Benedict XVI will travel to France for the 150th anniversary... Read more
Spanish bishops call for media ethics courses
The Spanish bishops’ Committee on Social Communications Media said last week that due to the influence of the media on... Read more
Ask Christ ‘what do you want me to do with my life?’ Pope tells youth
Every year young people from the Archdiocese of Paris make a pilgrimage and this year’s journey took them to Lourdes.... Read more
Devotees flock by the thousands to view Padre Pio's body
Thousands of devotees of the Italian mystic St. Padre Pio gathered at his shrine to see his exhumed body, which... Read more
Pope’s message to Russian people warmly received
Many Russians warmly received Pope Benedict XVI’s message to the Russian people, which was delivered in an April 16 broadcast... Read more
Trio of singing N. Ireland priests signs million-dollar record deal
Three Catholic priests from Northern Ireland have signed a recording contract worth nearly $2 million for the music giant Sony... Read more
Orthodox and Catholic Churches are allies, Bishop Hilarion says
Bishop Hilarion, the Russian Orthodox Bishop of Vienna and Austria, has said in an interview that the Orthodox and Catholic... Read more
Growing number of Italian doctors refusing to perform abortions
Nearly 70 percent of Italian gynecologists are now refusing to perform abortions on moral grounds, Agence France Presse reports. Read more
Faithful to be able to venerate exhumed remains of Padre Pio
The prefect for the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Jaime Saraiva Martins, will celebrate a Mass on... Read more
Update: SSPX rejects “signing an agreement with Rome”
Bernard Fellay, the leader of the Society of St. Pius X, has rejected the idea of reaching an agreement with... Read more
Church custodian on trial in Italy for weeping statue hoax
A former church custodian accused of faking an incident where a Virgin Mary statue wept blood was put on trial... Read more
Young British Catholics trained for World Youth Day communications
Nearly thirty young people from dioceses across England and Wales are being trained as World Youth Day Communications Officers for... Read more
Attacks on the family undermine peace, warns Spanish bishop
Bishop Juan Jose Asenjo of Cordoba in Spain said last week that the rights of the family “are based on... Read more
“We need the children who are aborted,” Austrian bishop says in response to anti-life resolution
The head of the Committee on Marriage, the Family, Bioethics and the Defense of Life of the Austrian Bishops’ Conference,... Read more
Parents in Basque province denounce pressure
The Bagara Family Association in northern Spain said this week, “70% of Basque public schools refuse to offer religion classes,”... Read more
Dutch Christian family who saved Jewish refugees from Nazism honored
The Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands Harry Kney-Tal on Wednesday presented to family members a certificate posthumously honoring two Dutch... Read more
Prayer Vigil to be held for Spain
Various lay and religious organizations have organized a Vigil of Prayer for Spain on April 18, to pray for the... Read more
Pope’s brother sends birthday greetings from Germany
On Wednesday, April 16, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger sent birthday greetings from his hometown to his brother Pope Benedict XVI, who... Read more
European Council demands abortion be legalized in all member countries
The Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council has approved a resolution demanding that the 47 member states “legalize abortion if... Read more
