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Madrid profits over $200 million from WYD
The Spanish capital city of Madrid came away with over $215 million in profits after World Youth Day 2011 held... Read more
Vatican rebuffs reports of planned papal resignation
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi has dismissed reports published by an Italian newspaper that Pope Benedict XVI plans to resign... Read more
Observers see gay agenda threatening religious freedom
Legalizing “gay marriage” is having major repercussions for religious freedom, according to observers of the latest developments. Read more
Ensure Catholic schools’ mission can continue, Archbishop Gomez urges
Catholic schools make a “major contribution” to the Los Angeles region’s social fabric and to the common good of the... Read more
Catholics fight contraception mandate as deadline looms
Catholics across the U.S. are mobilizing against a proposed Health and Human Services mandate that requires health insurance to cover... Read more
New alliance supports those threatened for defending marriage
The National Organization for Marriage announced Sept. 23 that it is launching the Marriage Anti-Defamation Alliance, a new project to... Read more
Researcher sees threat of ‘global aging’ in latest data
The phenomenon of “global aging” poses serious problems for the world if nothing is done to promote and protect strong... Read more
Panama archbishop speaks out against death penalty
Archbishop Jose Domingo Ulloa of Panama City recently denounced a proposal to legalize the death penalty in the country. Read more
Martyred nuns beatified in Bosnia
The prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Angelo Amato, presided at the beatification of five... Read more
As he departs, Pope is hopeful for Germany's Christian future
Pope Benedict XVI used his departure from German soil to reflect upon his four-day state visit to his homeland and... Read more
Researchers appeal embryonic stem cell ruling
Adult stem cell researchers have filed an appeal in a lawsuit seeking to end federal funding for embryo-destroying stem cell... Read more
Church troubles can help purify and reform, Pope says
Troubled times in the Catholic Church and increasing secularization can be an opportunity for renewal, Pope Benedict XVI said in... Read more
Utah pastoral congress focuses on stewardship
More than 600 Catholics from throughout the Diocese of Salt Lake City gathered at the Skaggs Catholic Center in Draper,... Read more
Pope exhorts Germans to fidelity, criticizes ‘routine’ faith
Pope Benedict XVI has encouraged German Catholics to remain faithful to the unity of the Church. He warned that those... Read more
Church celebrates Czech patron St. Wenceslaus on Sept. 28
On Sept. 28, the Catholic Church honors Saint Wenceslaus, a Central European ruler who died at the hands of his... Read more
Pope Benedict dares young people to be saints
Pope Benedict XVI has challenged young people to “dare to be glowing saints, in whose eyes and hearts the love... Read more
Church in West suffering crisis of faith, says Pope
“The real crisis facing the Church in the western world is a crisis of faith,” Pope Benedict XVI told gathering... Read more
US ban on human embryo patents draws praise
Pro-life leaders welcomed the recent passage of the “Weldon Patent Ban,” which makes permanent a prohibition on patenting human embryos.... Read more
Pope promotes Catholic-Orthodox defense of traditional values
Pope Benedict XVI has urged Catholic and Orthodox Christians to work together to defend human life and promote the traditional... Read more
Pope greets people of Freiburg
Pope Benedict XVI told the people of Freiburg that he had come “in order to pray together” and “to proclaim... Read more
