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From Her Majesty to His Holiness: two birthday presents
The United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth sent two presents to Pope Benedict XVI on April 15. Her first gift was a... Read more
Jews vs. Catholics basketball game seeks to bring back lapsed believers
Although the idea began as a joke, and still elicits laughter from students, an April 17 “Jews versus Catholics” basketball... Read more
Good Friday march in Mumbai to oppose anti-Christian violence
More than 20,000 Indian Christians will take part in a Good Friday silent march in Mumbai to remember the victims of increasing... Read more
Planned Parenthood funding ban fails in Senate
A ban on federal funding for Planned Parenthood passed the U.S. House but failed in the Senate on April 14. Read more
Virtual pilgrimage opened at St. Francis of Assisi's tomb
Officials at the shrine of St. Francis of Assisi have installed two video cameras in the crypt of the basilica... Read more
Vatican’s China commission says bishop's ordination was illegitimate
The Vatican is describing the recent ordination of a Chinese bishop without the approval of Rome as “gravely illegitimate” but... Read more
Video of Muslims burning Christians is a fraud, Salesians confirm
A video allegedly showing Christians being burned alive by Muslims in Ivory Coast is a fraud, the Salesians recently confirmed. Read more
Brussels archbishop hit with foam pies, refuses legal action
The head of the Catholic Church in Belgium told CNA that he won’t be taking legal action against the pro-gay activists who... Read more
Japanese ambassador 'very grateful' to Pope for his generosity
The Japanese Ambassador to the Holy See says he’s “very grateful” to Pope Benedict XVI, after the Vatican announced that... Read more
Top choral director calls modern Church music 'ecclesiastical karaoke'
A Grammy winning music director has delivered a stinging attack upon modern Church music. Joseph Cullen, choral director at the... Read more
US bishops launch John Paul II memorial website
In honor of the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II, the U.S. bishops' conference launched a new website featuring... Read more
Poverty not reduced by population control, states Vatican’s UN observer
The chief Vatican representative to the United Nations said that pushing population control methods on underdeveloped countries offends human dignity... Read more
Vatican confirms ordination of bishop in China
The Vatican has confirmed that Paul Liang Jiansen has been ordained as bishop of the Chinese city of Jiangmen. That’s... Read more
Special working group created to revise 'YouCat'
The Vatican is to create a special working group to review the content of the youth catechism “YouCat.” The book,... Read more
Victims of violence must not be forgotten, stress Colombian bishops
The Colombian bishops are calling on society to remember the country's victims of violence. Read more
Youth catechism's Italian version pulled over contraception error
The publisher of the Italian-language edition of a youth catechism has pulled it from production because of a translation error... Read more
Pope praises non-canonized saints of the Church
Pope Benedict XVI offered those gathered in St. Peter's Square a reflection on the “simple,” less well-known saints, as he... Read more
Middle East expert warns against illusion of 'moderate' Islamists
Habib Malik, a Lebanese Roman Catholic scholar and human rights advocate, recently warned Western countries to be on their guard against... Read more
Natural fertility training session draws record numbers
A record number of women’s health practitioners from around the world have completed a training regimen in how to apply... Read more
Scottish bishops welcome new English translation of the Mass
Scotland’s bishops have become the latest to give their backing to the new English translation of the Roman Missal. The... Read more
