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Bishop denounces violence, urges Mexicans to vote in upcoming election
Bishop Jose Luis Dibildox of Tampico has called on Mexicans to go to the polls on July 4 during the... Read more
Portuguese and Spanish bishops urge online evangelization
The bishops’ committees on communication in Spain and Portugal ended a meeting in Malaga this week agreeing that the internet... Read more
Pope to tour Barcelona during November visit
Officials in Barcelona said this week Pope Benedict XVI will take a tour of the Spanish city in his popemobile... Read more
Pope makes appointment of Swiss bishop to Christian Unity council official
Setting in concrete an appointment that was already well known, Bishop of Basel Kurt Koch has been named as president... Read more
Former Augsburg bishop admits mistakes, Pope hopes for open hearts
Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Walter Mixa spoke privately with Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday about the situation surrounding his removal... Read more
Pope approves canonization for Italian priest, 35 beatifications
Pope Benedict XVI authorized the Pontifical Council for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the decrees on a variety of... Read more
Holy Father praying for fair elections, spread of peace
Today the Vatican announced the Holy Father's intentions for the month of July, which include prayers that elections around the... Read more
Vatican lawyer stresses Supreme Court ruling was not on merit of case
Commenting on the Supreme Court ruling earlier this week that allowed a lawsuit against the Holy See to continue, U.S.... Read more
Fiftieth parish closes in Diocese of Cleveland’s consolidation program
St. Emeric’s Church in Cleveland has become the 50th parish to close in a massive downsizing program announced last year. Read more
Re-center marriages from contraception to Christ, author says
Patrick McCrystal, an Irish pharmacist and pro-life leader, has authored a book on the effect contraception has on marriages and... Read more
Bishop’s death in Turkey a call to Christian unity
Speaking about the June 3 murder of Bishop Luigi Padovese, the president of the Bishops’ Conference of Turkey, a missionary... Read more
Holy Father gives Spokane diocese new bishop
Pope Benedict XVI made headlines in Washington state today by appointing Bishop Blase Cupich to the Diocese of Spokane and... Read more
Pope, Belgian archbishop discuss police raid
Pope Benedict XVI received in a private audience this Wednesday Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard of Mechelen-Brussels, who is also the president... Read more
Vatican's permanent UN observer made Apostolic Nuncio to Poland
There was really only one surprise in the whirlwind of appointments and resignations at the Vatican on Wednesday. Few people,... Read more
Pope appoints priest-doctor as president of Pontifical Academy for Life
The Holy See announced the nomination of priest, medical doctor and philosopher Msgr. Ignacio Carrasco de Paula to the presidency... Read more
Vatican spokesman confirms Swiss bishop will fill Christian Unity post
Speaking with journalists at the Holy See's Press Office on Wednesday, Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi, said that more nominations... Read more
Pope appoints Archbishop Fisichella to lead Council for New Evangelization
Among a flurry of announcements from the Holy See on Wednesday, the Holy Father officially nominated the current head of... Read more
Cardinal Ouellet appointed as head of Congregation for Bishops
On Wednesday, the Vatican announced the nomination of Cardinal Marc Ouellet to take the place of the retiring Cardinal Giovanni... Read more
Spiritual directors help find God's will for us, Pope Benedict teaches
Pope Benedict XVI highlighted today a saint from Turin as a model for priests in light of the recently concluded... Read more
Police raid on Belgian archdiocese triggered by former abuse commissioner
Following unannounced police raids in the Archdiocese of Belgium last week, a former head of an internal Church commission on... Read more
