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Papal appointees begin apostolic visitation of Irish Church
The Vatican announced on Nov. 12 that the Apostolic Visitation of the Irish Church has begun, following the directives in... Read more
President of exorcist association dies after long illness
The president of the International Association of Exorcists, Father Giancarlo Gramolazzo, died at the age of 65 on Nov. 8,... Read more
Seminarian may owe his life to Cardinal Van Thuan's intercession
Doctors said Joseph Nguyen was dead. His heart rate was dropping beyond recovery, and all brain activity was gone. But... Read more
Argentinean pro-life leader criticizes attempts to legalize in vitro
The director of the pro-life organization Movimiento Fundar in Argentina has released a statement explaining why in vitro fertilization should... Read more
Kenyan bishop sees spiritual struggle in the fight against AIDS
AIDS in Africa is more than a public health pandemic, according to Kenyan Bishop Anthony Muheria. The disease is a... Read more
Spanish bishop recalls that life has origin in God
Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Pla of Alcala de Henares, Spain emphasized that God is necessary for life, reason and beauty... Read more
Pope calls for Church to rediscover the Word of God
Pope Benedict XVI has issued a lofty and impassioned plea for everyone in the Church to rediscover the Bible and... Read more
Bolivian bishop calls on government to inform public about education law
Archbishop Tito Solari of Cochabamba, Bolivia has called on the country's government to inform the public about the content of... Read more
Regnum Christi receives details of apostolic visitation
The Apostolic Visitation of the consecrated members of the Regnum Christi movement will be completed by the end of June... Read more
US Army chaplain says deployed troops take comfort from prayer
Confronting one's own mortality on a daily basis can be overwhelming, but deployed servicemen take comfort and strength from prayers... Read more
RI governor's transition team includes clandestine abortionist
It's no secret that Rhode Island Governor-elect Lincoln Chafee supports abortion. Still, even Chafee's supporters might wonder why his transition... Read more
Pope's message inspiring Czechs to engage secular society, says Cardinal Vlk
Pope Benedict XVI "opens new and unexpected channels of communication and makes believers more aware of their mission," according to... Read more
Mexican bishop defends religious freedom of Catholic Church
Bishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, president of the bishops' conference of Mexico, spoke of the necessity for the Church to be... Read more
In vitro part of the holocaust of abortion, says Argentinean archbishop
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata has criticized in vitro fertilization as a technique that plays with “the lives and... Read more
Pope says Spanish pilgrimage ‘inscribed in my heart’
In his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Nov. 10, Pope Benedict XVI described his recent pilgrimage to Spain... Read more
Martin Sheen stars in 'The Way,' a film about the Way of St. James
Director Emilio Estevez and his father, Martin Sheen, have debuted their new film, “The Way,” in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.... Read more
As bishops convert, Vatican moving on plan to welcome Anglicans
Just weeks after a papal pilgrimage to England, the announcement that five Anglican bishops plan to resign by year’s end... Read more
Cardinal Bergoglio exhorts bishops to serve with steadfast hearts
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina encouraged the country's bishops to pray for strength to serve “the people... Read more
New wave of attacks targets homes of Iraqi Christians
Coordinated anti-Christian attacks in Baghdad killed at least three and injured several dozen on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Mourning... Read more
Assisted suicide promoter preys on fearful and abandoned, opponent says
The prospect of a television ad promoting assisted suicide is causing a stir in New Zealand. One anti-euthanasia advocate is... Read more
