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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
Religion, science should have mutual relationship, says cardinal
Christians have the obligation to consider the insights of science, and science has the obligation to consider religion’s expert insight... Read more
Holy See will ask Israel that ‘Upper Room’ passes under Catholic supervision
The President of the Pontifical Council for the Unity of Christians will ask Israel, it hands over to Catholics, overseeing... Read more
Vatican Document on homosexuals in seminaries will be published tomorrow.
The document from the Congregation for Catholic Education on the admittance of homosexuals in seminaries will be published this Friday. Read more
Officials in Spain remove school guide that promotes lesbianism
After intense protests in the central Spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha, government officials decided to “provisionally suspend” four controversial guides... Read more
Archbishop Lajolo celebrates Mass in Moscow Cathedral
During the celebration of a Pontifical Mass on Sunday at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Russia, the Vatican’s... Read more
Austrians trade jack-o-lanterns for “light of holiness” on Halloween
Several parishes in the Austrian cities of Vienna and Linz organized special activities on the vigil of All Saints’ Day... Read more
Pro-life group slams study calling for legalization of abortion in Spain
The Association of Victims of Abortion (AVA) in Spain has issued a response to a study by criminal law professor... Read more
