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World Youth Day cross begins final push for Cologne, eyes of the world turn to Germany
On Friday, Catholics around the world will begin the final forty-day countdown before the 11th annual World Youth Day celebration,... Read more
Show the face of Christ to the world, cardinal tells young people attending WYD
During a press conference on World Youth Day 2005, which will take place in Germany in August, Cardinal Joachim Meisner... Read more
Opposition to same-sex “marriage” is not discrimination against homosexuals
Bishop Jose Sanchez Gonzalez of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain, said this week opposition to same-sex marriage is not tantamount to discrimination against... Read more
Chinese Government arrests Vatican faithful bishop for the 6th time
Bishop Julio Jia Zhiguo, 70, member of the China's underground Catholic church, has been arrested for the sixth time in... Read more
200,000 protest poverty ahead of G8 Summit, Vatican voices support
In light of the commencement of tomorrow’s G8 Summit, which will bring the leaders of the 8 most industrialized nations... Read more
French woman invalidly ordained as ‘priest’
A French woman who invalidly had herself ‘ordained’ as a Catholic priest on Saturday, is now facing automatic excommunication for... Read more
In Sudan, “Martyrdom is real”, says priest
Speaking in Liverpool to friends and supporters of the international Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) last... Read more
Huge mosaic of John Paul II being prepared for WYD 2005
Organizers of the next World Youth Day are preparing a gigantic mosaic containing a depiction of John Paul II. The... Read more
“We have witnessed the controlled demolition of marriage,” says Archbishop of Valencia
In his weekly letter, Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia, Spain, decried the “controlled demolition of marriage from within by the... Read more
First Catholic church in Qatar to open in 2006
In a move that marks the progress made regarding religious freedoms in some Islamic nations, the Gulf state of Qatar... Read more
Cardinal Martino laments approval of homosexual “marriage” in Spain
The president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Cardinal Renato Martino, expressed his regret at the disregard for... Read more
Religious freedom in danger in Spain, Cuba and Colombia, report says
A report on religious freedom in 2004 by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) lists Spain, Cuba and Colombia... Read more
Faith building up science: Vatican observatory commences summer program
Often mistakenly seen as conflicting entities, the Catholic Church is striving to build up the field of science as students... Read more
Gay marriage now legal in Spain
Spain’s parliament approved a measure legalizing gay unions today, setting aside a veto of the bill by the Senate. The new... Read more
Papacy key to understanding recent history, says Spanish cardinal
During the celebration of the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco, noted... Read more
Spanish bishops encourage use of Compendium in conjunction with full Catechism
The bishops of Spain have expressed their satisfaction at the publication of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic... Read more
Legislators discredit themselves by support for unjust laws, warns Navarro-Valls
The director of the Holy See’s Press Office, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, said in Madrid this week that when legislators approve norms... Read more
Expert says real focus in debate over homosexuals being lost
An expert in family issues from the University of Arkansas said last week Spaniards should be concerned about respecting the... Read more
Catholic woman’s ordination in Central Europe is ‘invalid’: Archbishop Foley
The secret ordination of a woman in an undisclosed location in Central Europe this week was "not just illicit but... Read more
New book by Pope explains Christian roots of European Union
During a press conference in which he introduced the new book by Pope Benedict XVI, “The Europe of Benedict: In... Read more
