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Pontiff hopeful for continued dialogue and collaboration between Christians, Jews
In a message to the chief Rabbi of Rome, Riccardo Di Segni, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his hope for continued... Read more
Cell phone users receive first message from Benedict XVI
Thousands of cell phone users in Italy received a brief message from a unique sender yesterday: Pope Benedict XVI. Read more
Cardinal Karl Lehmann confident media will correct unjust statements against Benedict XVI
The President of the German Bishops Conference, Cardinal Karl Lehmann, expressed his hope that the commentators in the media who... Read more
U.S. seminarians cheer election of Pope Benedict
Future American priests studying in Rome are cheering the choice of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger as Pope, reported Knight Ridder. Read more
Cardinal Kasper: “Benedict XVI will be Pope of reconciliation and peace”
Cardinal Walter Kasper said yesterday that Pope Benedict XVI was elected by a wide margin of votes and that he... Read more
Polish president invites Pope to visit land of John Paul II
Poland’s President, Alexander Kwasniewski, sent an official invitation on Wednesday to Pope Benedict XVI to visit Poland, the homeland of... Read more
Primate of Spain: Criticism of new Pontiff stems from dictatorship of relativism
Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Llovera of Toledo, Spain, said the criticism leveled against Pope Benedict XVI in Spain stem from ignorance... Read more
Rome mayor: People of Rome salute their bishop with excitement
“With excitement the city of Rome salutes its Bishop,” the mayor of the Italian capital, Walter Veltroni, said on Tuesday,... Read more
Family members and fellow countrymen celebrate papal election of Cardinal Ratzinger
Hundreds of people filled the main square of the small German town of Marktl am Inn, where Joseph Ratzinger, now... Read more
Interest in faith-based TV soars
Television executives are seeking to fuel viewers’ new appetite for religious-themed programming, reported Agence France-Presse. The trend was evident at... Read more
U.K. group releases Catholic voter guide
Today, the Catholic Action Group (C.A.G.) released its Voters Guide for Catholics in preparation for the U.K.’s upcoming general elections. Read more
Socialist government scorns dialogue with family associations
In response to the approval of a bill making homosexual unions equivalent to marriage by the Justice Committee of the... Read more
Roman tailor puts final touches on vestments for new Pope
Filippo Gammarelli is praying the new Pope doesn’t have his own tailor. Read more
Cardinal Errazuriz: the city is a place to evangelize
During the celebration of Holy Mass at his titular church in Rome, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, Archbishop of Santiago, Chile,... Read more
Central station, square to be named after Pope John Paul
Rome’s renowned central train station, Termini, will be renamed in honor of Pope John Paul II, who died April 2... Read more
Schiavo’s death surfaces euthanasia debate in Austria, Germany
Since the death of 41-year-old Florida woman Terri Schiavo March 31, debates on the ethics of euthanasia have come to... Read more
Anglican Church losing credibility, says Anglican archbishop
It is increasingly difficult for the world to take the Anglican Church seriously due to the continuous disputes taking place... Read more
Poland “moves” to Rome, one million mourn Pope in Krakow
Four million pilgrims, more than double the number expected, descended on Rome Friday for the Funeral Mass of Pope John... Read more
Polish intellectual highlights Pope’s profound respect for women, maternity and celibacy
In an interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Wanda Poltawska, one of Poland’s brightest scholars on the philosophy... Read more
John Paul taught that dignity comes from God, says cardinal
Pope John Paul II, especially in his dying hours, taught the world what it means to be human, said Cardinal... Read more
