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“Missionary honeymoons” new alternative among Spanish newlyweds
An increasing number of newlyweds in Spain are deciding to turn their weddings and honeymoons into opportunities to reach out... Read more
Online registration needed for Seminarians who want to meet the Pope
Seminarians from around the world willing to register for a special meeting with Pope Benedict XVI during World Youth Day... Read more
Society will pay for homosexual “marriage,” bishop warns
Bishop Juan Jose Asenjo of Cordoba, Spain, warned this week that society “will end up sooner or later paying for... Read more
Archbishop warns of danger of totalitarianism of Spanish government
The Vice President of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Llovera of Toledo, denounced the educational policy of... Read more
Registration for meeting between seminarians and Pope extended to end of July
Seminarians from around the world have until the end of July to register for a special meeting with Pope during... Read more
Man loses his way without God, says Madrid cardinal
The Archbishop of Madrid, Caridnal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, said this week that in his search for happiness man loses... Read more
Anglican priests may defect to Catholic Church if women bishops approved, warned cleric
A senior cleric in the Church of England has warned that he and as many as 800 other priests may... Read more
WHO puts abortifacients on essential drug list
The World Health Organization has added two abortifacient drugs on its list of essential medicines for developing countries, says a... Read more
Fatima holds vigil for victims of London's terrorist attacks
The international shrine of Our Lady, located in Fatima, Portugal, will hold an evening prayer vigil today in remembrance of... Read more
Navarro-Valls reveals details about passing of John Paul II
In an interview with the Italian daily L’Espresso, the director of the Holy See Press Office, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, revealed a... Read more
Cardinal Schonborn clarifies Church’s stance on evolution: intelligent design is clear in nature
In a New York Times piece published yesterday, Archbishop of Vienna, Cardinal Christof Schonborn called “neo-Darwinian”, evolution, or the idea... Read more
Vatican observer describes growing tension between UN and Vatican over birth control
In his weekly column for the Italian online magazine L’Espresso, Vatican analyst Sandro Magister explains how the so-called “reproductive rights”... Read more
Canonization cause for 21 Spanish martyrs moves forward
On Saturday the first phase in the canonization cause of 21 new martyrs of the Spanish Civil War of 1936... Read more
Benedict XVI’s charism with youth will show forth at WYD, says bishop
Bishop Jose Saiz Meneses of Terassa, Spain, told reporters this week World Youth Day 2005 in Cologne will be an... Read more
Catholic leaders express sympathy, shock at London attacks
Hours after a series of rush hour attacks which rocked London's transit system leaving about 40 dead, Catholic leaders from around... Read more
Masses, prayer vigils scheduled across Britain for bombing victims
In light of his own shock at this morning’s events, the Bishop of Lichfield today announced that a number of... Read more
Homosexual “marriage” signifies triumph of European identity crisis, says Italian senator
The leader of the Italian Senate, Marcello Pera, said this week the approval of homosexual “marriage” and no-fault divorce in... Read more
Leftist party wants taxpayer money to fund “sex changes”
After throwing its full support behind the new law allowing homosexual “marriage” and no-fault divorce, the radical left-wing party in... Read more
Bush says he won’t choose judicial nominee based on abortion, other ‘hot-button issues’
On his way to this week’s G8 summit in Scotland yesterday, and facing a heated battle back in Washington over... Read more
British Catholic Action Group decries joint-religious schools
A Catholic group in the U.K. aiming to preserve authentic Catholic teaching is expressing outage at proposals throughout the U.K.... Read more
