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Nuncio in Spain warns freedom and power are weakened by exclusion of God
The Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro, said last week freedom and power are weakened when God... Read more
Minister assures changes will not threaten Catholic education
The Council for Catholic Maintained Schools could soon be dismantled as part of a sweeping review of Northern Ireland administration.... Read more
European conference promotes new evangelization
More than 2,000 international delegates, among them five cardinals, took part in the third International Congress for the New Evangelization... Read more
Holy See Press Office Director receives freedom of expression award
The Director of the Holy See’s Press Office, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, received this week the Luka Brajnovic Award for freedom of... Read more
French officials condemn burning of Catholic church
French president Jacques Chirac has condemned the burning of a church in the Parisian suburb of Romans, calling it an... Read more
Austrian cardinal says tendency towards secularization is not inevitable
During a interview on Austrian television last Sunday, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn said the "tendency towards secularization should be considered an... Read more
Italian woman’s healing at Lourdes officially recognized
The Catholic Church has officially recognized the miraculous healing of an Italian woman who visited the Shrine of Our Lady... Read more
Pope shares concerns of Italian Bishops for Priest shortage and calls for better formation of priests
Pope Benedict said he shared the Italian Bishops concern over the current shortage of priests in a message he sent... Read more
Spanish couple combats violence in Caracas with “City of Hope”
According to a report published by the AVAN news agency, a home for troubled young people in Caracas, called “City... Read more
Italian daily publishes excerpts from long-awaited Vatican document on homosexuals in the seminary
The Italian daily Il Giornale has published what it claims are excerpts from the upcoming Vatican document that will bar... Read more
Devotion to Mary growing among Protestants in England
Devotion to Mary is growing among Anglicans, Fr. Noel Wynn told the New York Times. Fr. Wynn is the director... Read more
Look to Mary for guidance, Madrid cardinal tells families
During a Mass honoring Our Lady of Almudena, the patroness of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela emphasized the importance... Read more
Analysts up prediction of attendees at November 12 march in Spain to 2 million
Organizers of a November 12 march in protest of a new government policy on education are now saying they expect... Read more
Cardinal Tomko: only a committed laity will renew Spanish society
During a visit to Spain this week, Cardinal Jozef Tomko, president of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses, said... Read more
More than half a million expected to protest new law on education in Spain
The president of the Catholic Confederation of Parents in Spain, Luis Carbonel, announced this week more than half a million... Read more
Archbishop calls on believers to bear witness in the midst of a politically correct society
Archbishop Javier Martinez of Granada, Spain, called on Christians to “bear witness without timidity” to their communion with the Church... Read more
French bishops express concern in front of urban violence and foster presence of religious communities in neighborhoods
Archbishop Jean-Pierre Ricard, President of the French bishops conference, along with the French episcopate, published Saturday, a formal declaration regarding... Read more
Number of Russian Muslims converting to Christianity in the millions
According to the director of the Inter-religious Council in Russia, Roman Silantyev, in the last fifteen years two million Russian-born... Read more
Brazilian bishop denounces spike violence among young people
During a visit to the international headquarters of Aid to the Church in Need, Bishop Pedro Jose Conti of Macapa,... Read more
