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Carmelite who died at 26 to be beatified Saturday
The Vatican’s Office of Liturgical Celebrations announced this week that on Saturday, March 18th, the Servant of God, Elia di... Read more
Spain's new Cardinal-designate says Church defends man from secularism
In an exclusive interview with the Catholic News Agency, Archbishop Antonio Cañizares of Toledo, who was recently named cardinal by... Read more
Catholic Charities and World Cup 2006; buying sex is a not a sport!
Catholic Charities and Caritas of Germany have expressed a heartfelt “no” to female prostitution during the World cup soccer tournament... Read more
Vocations up despite growing secularism, says Spanish cardinal
In a letter to mark “Seminary Day” in Spain on March 19th, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, Archbishop of Madrid,... Read more
Cardinal Pompedda demands ‘reciprocity’ towards Christians in Islamic countries
Cardinal Mario Francesco Pompedda, prefect emeritus of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatory, is demanding a greater reciprocity in... Read more
Church officials deny reports that Pope Benedict has accepted invitation to Britain
The office of the Archbishop of Westminster has denied a report, broken earlier today by Glasgow’s Daily Mirror newspaper, that... Read more
Notre Dame Cathedral begins centuries-old Lenten Conference cycle
Last week, Archbishop Vingt-Trois of Paris, began the traditional cycle of Lenten teachings which are given each Sunday at the... Read more
Could reported miracle bring beatification a step closer for John Paul II?
The Vatican will begin an official inquiry this weekinto what could be the first miracle needed for the beatification ofPope... Read more
No religious freedom without public presence of the faith, says Spanish cardinal-designate
During a Mass celebrated Sunday at the archdiocesan cathedral, the Archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal-designate Antonio Cañizares, said that reducing religious... Read more
Civil rights, family leaders call for Spain’s Secretary for Education to resign
Eduardo Hertfelder, president of Spain’s Institute for Family Policy, has called for the resignation of Spain’s Secretary for Education, Alejandro... Read more
Relics of Spanish civil war martyrs sent to over thirty countries, including US
As it celebrates the fifth anniversary of the beatification of 233 martyrs from 1936’s Spanish civil war, the Archdiocese of... Read more
Catholics in China want to re-establish relations with Vatican, says Hong Kong Bishop Zen.
Increasingly, Catholics in China want to re-establish relations with the Holy See and that the latter is ready to move... Read more
Family coalition decries Spanish government’s manipulation of language referring to parents
The Platform for the Promotion of the Family in Spain announced this week it would not remain indifferent in the... Read more
Dialogue and religious freedom only way to avoid fundamentalism, says Vatican cardinal
The president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Cardinal Renato Martino, said this week both political and religious... Read more
Parishes around the world to receive catechetical material for World Meeting of Families
The Pontifical Council for the Family and the Archdiocese of Valencia have published the preparatory catechetical material for the World... Read more
Website launched for world congress on Catholic TV
Organizers of the World Congress of Catholic TV, which will take place October 10-12 in Madrid, have launched a website... Read more
British Church invites visit from Pope Benedict
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, head of the Catholic Conference of Bishops in England and Wales has invited Pope Benedict XVI to... Read more
In effort to ‘right past wrongs’, Archdiocese of Dublin publishes massive sexual-abuse report
In what Archbishop Diardmuid Martin calls an effort to actively “right past wrongs”, the Archdiocese of Dublin has published a... Read more
Conference promotes strategic management of Church communications
A three-day conference in Rome promises to address timely issues and effective approaches in Church communications. Read more
Center dedicated to Padre Pio inaugurated in Brazil
On Saturday a huge center dedicated to Padre Pio, including a church, a school and a clinic was inaugurated in... Read more
