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Catholics warn Anglicans of ‘irreparable damage’ if allow women bishops
The Catholic bishops have warned the Church of England against its continued plans to allow women bishops, saying it would... Read more
World Council of Churches, Catholic Church celebrate 40 years of ecumenism
Four decades of cooperation, between the World Council of Churches and the Catholic Church, for the advancement of ecumenism was... Read more
Bishops act in faithfulness to gospel, not in response to government, says head of Spanish Bishops’ Conference
The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Bishop Ricardo Blazquez, said this week the bishops carry out their pastoral... Read more
Liberal agendas, rather than common sense, driving world policies on sexuality
During the 7th Congress on Catholics and Public Life, which took place last weekend in Madrid, psychologist Patricia Martinez Peroni... Read more
Vatican document on homosexuals in the priesthood published by Italian news agency
The Italian news agency Adista has leaked the complete text of the long-awaited Instruction from the Congregation for Catholic Education... Read more
New child protection policy give Church in Ireland hope, says bishop
The adoption and implementation of a new child protection policy by the Church in Ireland is a sign of hope... Read more
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
