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Joan of Arc's fearless witness invites greater love for Christ, Church, Pope says
St. Joan of Arc was united in prayer to Christ even at the end of her short life, when she... Read more
Vatican to launch dialogue with non-believers in March
Dialogue between the Vatican, agnostics and atheists will take place in a new arena as of this spring. Read more
University of Barcelona suspends Mass due to 'progressive' student group
Administrators from the University of Barcelona, Spain have announced that its weekly Wednesday Mass will be suspended due to protests ... Read more
Period of 'moral distress' in Italy must change, says cardinal
The head of Italy's bishops, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco of Genoa, painted a dire picture of the current state of Italian... Read more
Sargent Shriver laid to rest amid praise for faithful public life
Friends and family of political candidate and public servant R. Sargent Shriver remembered his life in a Jan. 22. Mass... Read more
Presence of youth prominent at DC March for Life
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C. for the annual March for Life on Jan. 24. People of... Read more
Texting poll aims to highlight media influence in abortion debate
The pro-life group Heroic Media launched a massive texting poll to hundreds of thousands of participants at the West Coast... Read more
Personal secretary of John XXIII recounts Vatican II announcement
Bishop Loris Capovilla, former personal secretary of Pope John XXIII, recently recalled the late Pope's announcement of the Second Vatican... Read more
Gospel must not be an elite message, Pope says
Pope Benedict said in a message on missionary efforts that the Gospel is not an “exclusive” message to an elite few but rather... Read more
Cardinal denounces agenda against marriage in Peru
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima, Peru recently spoke out against the push to legalize same-sex “marriage” in the country. Read more
Pope firmly condemns Moscow airport attack
Pope Benedict XVI strongly condemned the Jan. 24 terrorist attack at a Moscow airport, which took the lives of 35... Read more
Pro-life vigil Mass in DC draws thousands of nation's youth
Around 10,000 Catholics, many of them young people from schools around the nation, met to pray for an end to... Read more
Catholic Families for America joins forces with CatholicVote.org
CatholicVote.org president Brian Burch announced on Jan. 24 that grassroots political group Catholic Families for America will now join their... Read more
Vote counts predict new 'Republic of South Sudan' in July 2011
Preliminary results of a recent referendum indicate that Sudan's southern region is on track to become Africa's newest country. It... Read more
Pope urges better marriage preparation to break 'vicious cycle'
Pope Benedict XVI has called for effective pastoral action to break the “vicious circle” begun when Christian couples are allowed... Read more
Bishop Robert Vasa appointed coadjutor of California diocese
Bishop Robert Vasa has been appointed coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Santa Rosa in California to succeed Bishop Daniel... Read more
Hundreds of thousands assemble against abortion in DC
Hundreds of thousands of people packed the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 24 to show their support for... Read more
Iraqi bishop calls for international aid in response to massacre of Christians
Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni of Baghdad, Iraq is calling for the international community to continue offering assistance to Christians in... Read more
Japanese bishop upholds suspension for the Way in his diocese
Bishop Osamu Mizobe of Takamatsu, Japan has told Catholics in his diocese that since the "problem" of the Neocatechumenal Way... Read more
Italian cardinal calls for 'humanization of globalization'
Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe of Naples, Italy recently made a five day pastoral visit to the Italian community in Brooklyn, N.Y.... Read more
