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Record number confirmed in Baltimore, despite recent media attacks on Church
Despite the recent media attacks on the Church and Holy Father regarding clergy sex abuse scandals, one U.S. archdiocese set... Read more
Archbishop Gomez appointed to Archdiocese of LA
This morning the Holy Father appointed current San Antonio Archbishop Jose H. Gomez as Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles, California,... Read more
Bishops around the world speak out in support of Pope Benedict XVI
Catholic leaders from around the world have expressed solidarity with the Pope in a united response to attempts by some... Read more
Vatican must demonstrate same determination as Holy Father to overcome scandal, observes British newspaper
British newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, published an article in which it defended the actions of Pope Benedict XVI in his... Read more
Husband of St. Gianna dies
The husband of St. Gianna Beretta Molla passed away at the age of 97 last weekend on Holy Saturday, a... Read more
Catholic actor Neal McDonough booted from ABC show for refusing sex scenes
Neal McDonough, a devout Catholic family man known to the American public as one of the characters from “Band of... Read more
Computer mistranslation of key Vatican memo undercuts media criticism of Pope
A “very rough” computer translation of a memo recounting a key Vatican meeting about a Milwaukee priest who abused deaf... Read more
Journalist explains 'Why I am a Catholic' in NY paper
Carolyn E. Davis, a staff writer for Us Weekly magazine, wrote a moving column published Easter Sunday in the New... Read more
Cardinal O'Malley: Pope is seriously committed to eradicating sex abuse
In a statement released on his blog, the Archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Sean O'Malley gave personal testimony to Pope Benedict... Read more
Ten thousand young people in Ecuador embrace chastity
Ten thousand young people met in the Archdiocese of Quito in Ecuador last month and promised to remain chaste until... Read more
Italian condemns abuse, is proud to be a priest
"I'm not ashamed to say that I haven't been ashamed of being a priest," writes Italian Father Pier Giordano Cabra,... Read more
Archbishop Vlazny cancels newspaper subscription after anti-catholic rant
Responding to an anti-Catholic column penned by Eugene Joseph Dionne and an editorial cartoon portraying the Holy Father as deaf... Read more
We must seek to be messengers of God's love, declares Pope on Easter Monday
Pope Benedict prayed the Regina Caeli on Easter Monday from the Pontifical residence at Castel Gandolfo, where he traveled following... Read more
Prayer best weapon against attacks on Pope and Church, says Peruvian cardinal
During the Chrism Mass last week in the Lima Cathedral, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani said the best response to the... Read more
Risen Christ opens for a us a completely new future says the Pope at Easter Mass
Presiding the Easter Sunday on a cloudy morning in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI shared the joy of the resurrection with... Read more
Pope at Easter vigil: Jesus shows that cure for death does exist
Pope Benedict XVI presided this Saturday evening the Easter Vigil at the Vatican Basilica, and during the homily he highlighted... Read more
Nebraska chaplain serves Catholics in uniform
Father Robert Barnhill from the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska recently returned from two months of active duty as chaplain during... Read more
New story trying to implicate Pope Benedict is 'misleading,' says the Vatican
Vatican Press Office Director, Fr. Federico Lombardi, has issued a statement regarding a story released on Holy Saturday by the... Read more
Pope Benedict at the Way of the Cross: May Jesus help us overcome evil with good
During an emotional Way of the Cross celebrated on Good Friday evening at the Coliseum in Rome, Pope Benedict prayed... Read more
Good Friday Service at the Vatican: Jesus redeems us from senseless violence
During the Good Friday service at the Vatican Basilica, the preacher of the Pontifical Household, Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa OFM Cap.,... Read more
