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Pope Benedict focuses on renewal of society at audience
In today's Wednesday audience, Pope Benedict XVI spoke on the mendicant orders of the Middle Ages and explained how they... Read more
Vandalism at Fatima Shrine denounced by officials
The Church of the Most Holy Trinity at the Shrine of Fatima in Portugal was attacked last weekend by vandals... Read more
Pope's representative to Haiti gives first-hand account of destruction
Speaking with the Vatican's Fides news agency, the Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, described the devastation in the... Read more
Hundreds of students trapped under rubble in Haiti
The Salesian Information Agency (SIA) is reporting that an 85-year-old Salesian member of the Order, Brother Hubert Sanon, was among the... Read more
Haitian archbishop killed by devastating earthquake
The earthquake that struck Haiti just before 5 p.m. local time has claimed thousands of lives, according to news reports... Read more
Pope makes appeal for earthquake victims in Haiti
During the general audience on Wednesday, Pope Benedict XVI made an appeal to the world on behalf of Haitians. Referring... Read more
Holy Father meets privately with Christmas assailant
Pope Benedict XVI had a “brief meeting” with Susanna Maiolo in a room adjacent to the Paul VI Hall following... Read more
Malaysian bishops praise moderates and urge peace in ‘Allah’ conflict
Saying they had not expected a violent reaction to the Malaysian High Court’s ruling that a Christian newspaper may use... Read more
Religious freedom does not exist in Egypt, says Coptic lawyer
In the wake of the Christmas Eve shootings of Egyptian Coptic Christians by a group of Muslims, Coptic attorney Caroline... Read more
Letter asks Congressmen to correct ‘major’ abortion-related problems in Senate bill
The National Right to Life Committee has sent letters to numerous members of the U.S. House, urging them to oppose... Read more
Woman cured of cancer by Bl. Mary MacKillop’s intervention breaks silence
A 66-year-old grandmother whose inexplicable recovery from advanced cancer became the second miracle attributed to Bl. Mary MacKillop has broken... Read more
St. Anthony chapel in India being rebuilt after extremist attacks
A chapel to St. Anthony in India which was severely damaged in several 2008 attacks by religious extremists is now... Read more
A society that masks 'totalitarianism' with 'hope' will destroy itself, warns Archbishop Burke
Using the example of St. Thomas More, Archbishop Raymond Burke exhorted legal professionals present at Tuesday's Red Mass in St.... Read more
Daughters of St. Paul unfazed by threats from Church of Scientology
In Italy, the pre-Christmas release of the book "The Courage to Speak Out - Stories of ex-Scientologists" was met with... Read more
Pope to visit to synagogue Sunday, Patriarch of Jerusalem to join him
As the day of the papal visit to the Synagogue of Rome approaches, another religious leader has decided to join... Read more
Knights of Columbus rally members to oppose federal funding of abortion
Following the U.S. Bishops' announcement of their grassroots campaign to encourage the faithful to speak out against federal funding of... Read more
Church neutral on re-election of Colombian president
The secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba, explained this week that the country’s bishops are... Read more
USCCB media director lists bishops' health care concerns
In a Washington Post column on Jan. 8, Sister Mary Ann Walsh, director of media relations for the U.S. Conference... Read more
Judge recuses herself from trial of Notre Dame pro-life protesters
The trial judge assigned to the legal case involving 88 pro-life activists arrested for demonstrating at the University of Notre... Read more
Mexican cardinal says Church cannot be silent in face of attacks on marriage
Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera reiterated this week that leaders of the Church cannot be silent in... Read more
