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Benedict XVI asks Christians not to leave the Middle East
During today's general audience in St. Peter's Square in Rome, the Holy Father warmly recalled several aspects of his “historic”... Read more
Effort to have Empire State Building honor Mother Teresa mobilizes 40,000
The Catholic League’s efforts to have Blessed Mother Teresa honored on her 100th birthday in the lighting scheme for the... Read more
Archbishop warns WTO about ethical problems with biotechnology patents
The patenting of genetically modified life forms can be ethically “problematic” and could hurt poorer countries if poorly implemented, a... Read more
'No to abortion, Yes to marriage,' Peruvian cardinal tells congress attendees
During the closing Mass of the First Eucharistic and Marian Congress in Lima, Peru on Sunday, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani... Read more
U.S. Catholic-Orthodox consultation studies prospects for church reunion
Catholic and Orthodox Christian leaders in the United States have continued work on a new joint statement on the future... Read more
Bishop Padovese canceled Cyprus trip to avoid assassination of Pope
An Italian Vatican expert is saying that Bishop Luigi Padovese, Apostolic Vicar of Anatolia and President of the Turkish Bishops’... Read more
Cardinal warns that pagan culture could replace Argentinean traditions
The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, warned this week that pagan culture is invading society in order... Read more
Mexican cardinal sees 2010 World Cup as chance to discover sports as gift from God
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, expressed his best wishes this week for the Mexican soccer team... Read more
Lesbian couple become first homosexuals to 'marry' in Portugal
Teresa Pires and Helena Paixao have become the first homosexual couple to “marry” in Portugal since the passage of controversial... Read more
Vatican announces dates for beatifications of eight Europeans, one Lebanese
The Holy See has announced the official dates for the upcoming beatifications of nine candidates for sainthood. Three Spaniards, two... Read more
Holy Father appoints new auxiliary bishop for Philadelphia
The Holy Father appointed Msgr. John McIntyre as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on Tuesday. At the same... Read more
Weigel discards Time Magazine's spread against Catholic Church as 'nonsense'
Noted Catholic scholar and commentator George Weigel has reacted to strongly to Time Magazine's recent 10-page spread criticizing the Catholic... Read more
Almost 600 couples renew marriage vows in D.C., give advice for long unions
More than 580 couples renewed their marriage vows at a Sunday Mass celebrated by Archbishop of Washington Donald W. Wuerl... Read more
Catholics denounce slated 'documentary' on Pope by homosexual activist
A homosexual activist and Vatican protestor in the U.K. is slated to make what he calls a “factual” documentary on... Read more
Over 100,000 attend beatification of Polish priest and martyr
Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko, a Polish priest and martyr who died in 1984, was beatified in Warsaw on June 6 in... Read more
Contrary to Argentinean journalist's claims, Church opposes same-sex 'marriage'
Bishop Jorge Luis Lona of San Luis, Argentina said last week that both “same-sex marriage and civil unions would constitute... Read more
Cardinal Rivera says world is held together by prayer
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, expressed hope this week that not everything in the world is... Read more
Turkish media reports question insanity of Bishop Padovese’s killer
While a funeral for Bishop Luigi Padovese, Apostolic Vicar of Anatolia was being held in Iskenderun, Turkey today, new reports... Read more
Eradication of poverty should be priority during bicentennial, says Argentinean bishop
In an interview last week the president of the Bishops’ Committee for Social Ministry, Bishop Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaetto, called... Read more
Cardinal Bertone to represent Pope at Slovenian Eucharistic Congress
The Holy See made public a letter today showing that the Holy Father appointed Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican Secretary of... Read more
