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Macedonia's spiritual heritage can help secular Europe, Pope says
Meeting with the Ambassador of Macedonia to the Holy See on Thursday, the Holy Father expressed "great respect and consideration"... Read more
Under fire over letter, Cardinal Castrillón withdraws from celebrating D.C. Mass
Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos will not celebrate a Solemn High Mass in honor of Pope Benedict’s pontifical anniversary, following recent... Read more
Italian politician urges Catholics to strongly defend Pope Benedict
European parliamentarian Rocco Buttiglione recently called on Catholics to strongly defend Pope Benedict XVI from media criticism. He noted that... Read more
Cardinal of Turin introduces novena for Pope's visit to Shroud
Cardinal Severino Poletto has invited the faithful to complete a novena as the Pope’s visit to the Cathedral of Turin... Read more
Abuse victim in Malta: Pope Benedict XVI is a 'saint'
Vatican analyst Andrea Tornielli spoke with Joseph Magro, 38, one of eight victims of clerical abuse who met with Pope... Read more
English and Welsh bishops issue apology over sex abuse
In response to the media coverage of clerical sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, the bishops of England and Wales... Read more
Hackers sabotage Argentinian Catholic news site
Yesterday, the Argentinian Catholic News Agency (www.aica.org) reported that hackers sabotaged its website and left anti-Catholic messages posted on its main... Read more
Pope Benedict accepts resignation of third Irish bishop
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation of another Irish bishop implicated in the Irish government's Murphy Report. Bishop Jim... Read more
Pro-life Catholic widow seeks Florida Congressional seat to help support families
A pro-life, pro-family Catholic widow named Karen Diebel is seeking the Republican nomination for a Congressional seat in Orlando, Florida,... Read more
Supreme Court to hear case on publicizing names of marriage supporters
In an effort to prevent traditional marriage supporters from being targeted and harassed, lawyers in Washington state have filed a... Read more
Rosary booklets to be distributed to Zambia inmates on death row
Maximum security prisoners and death row inmates in Zambia will receive booklets about the Rosary through a joint initiative of... Read more
Pro-life group working to 'replace' congressmen who supported health care bill
The Family Research Council Action PAC announced plans to raise $500,000 in an effort to “replace” self-described pro-life congressmen and... Read more
Catholic bishop ordained in China
A 48-year-old priest was ordained Bishop of Hohot in the Chinese autonomous region of Inner Mongolia on Sunday. Read more
Child abandoned at birth reunites with mother via Facebook
In an amazing series of events, a young man who was abandoned at birth used a Facebook group to find... Read more
Pope's personal secretary pens book on traveling with Benedict XVI
"The Holy Father doesn't put himself at the center, he doesn't announce himself, but Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of the... Read more
Supreme Court of Mexico rules against investigating 1993 murder of cardinal
The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled Tuesday against investigating the case of the murder of Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo... Read more
'Bombed Maria' statue blessed by Pope headed to US
After the general audience on Wednesday morning at the Vatican, the Holy Father blessed what remains of a statue that... Read more
Cuban crisis must come to an end, says Catholic cardinal
The leader of the Catholic Church in Cuba, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, released an interview on Monday which not only affirmed... Read more
Thousands in Argentina defend child's right to a mother and father
Nearly 7,000 in Argentina gathered Tuesday to protest a congressional committee's approval of a bill that would give same-sex couples... Read more
Priests recognized by Benedict XVI for being servants of Christ
The Holy Father sent a special message to the priests of the world at Wednesday morning's general audience in St.... Read more
