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Cardinal Bergolgio prays to Our Lady of Lujan, asks for hearts filled with hope
Before the thousands of faithful gathered in Belgrano Square on Sunday to celebrate Mass in honor of Our Lady of Lujan, the... Read more
Cardinal Urosa calls on Venezuelans to fight to preserve religious education
The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, remarked to Catholics recently that the Venezuelan government decided long ago to... Read more
Cardinal Cipriani prays to Lord of Miracles for protection of the unborn
During Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne prayed to the Lord of Miracles for... Read more
Homosexual unions are not marriages or families, says Mexican bishop
Auxiliary Bishop Antonio Lerma Nolasco of Mexico City said this week that homosexual unions cannot be considered marriages or families. ... Read more
Five continents reflect on Synod for Africa theme in second session
The Synod for Africa commenced with its second full session on Monday afternoon, listening to how the synod's theme (The... Read more
Health care legislation still ‘deeply flawed’ on pro-life concerns, U.S. bishops’ officials say
Officials with the U.S. bishops’ conference said that proposed health care reform legislation remains “deeply flawed” on pro-life issues, though... Read more
Diocese says Supreme Court ruling on personnel files has constitutional implications
The Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn. and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have expressed disappointment at the U.S. Supreme Court’s... Read more
Archbishop Chaput responds to Cardinal Cottier on the Notre Dame controversy
The Italian daily Il Foglio published an article today entitled "L'ascia del vescovo pellerossa - Charles J. Chaput contro Notre Dame... Read more
In wake of bishop’s child porn scandal, archbishop reassures diocese of God’s ‘healing grace’
Urging Catholics to rely upon “the healing grace of God,” the Canadian archbishop who took over the leadership of the... Read more
Church in Honduras urges dialogue to overcome political crisis
Auxiliary Bishop Juan Jose Pineda of Tegucigalpa, who is the mediator between the deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya and the government... Read more
Only faith and reason together will save man, says Cardinal Re
During his remarks at the opening of the Plenary Assembly of the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe, the prefect... Read more
Church should not be separated from social and cultural life, says Pope Benedict
In his message to the participants of the Plenary Assembly for the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe which met... Read more
Papal award validates mission of EWTN, says CEO
After Mother Angelica and Deacon Bill Steltemeier were given an award by Pope Benedict, Mike Warsaw, the CEO of EWTN,... Read more
Mother Angelica awarded top honor by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI has awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Medal to Mother Angelica, founder of the Eternal Word Television... Read more
Archbishop thanks God that Rio was selected for Olympic Games
The Archdiocese of St. Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro issued a press release this week in which Archbishop Orani Joao... Read more
Pope Benedict sees changing hearts as ultimate challenge for African Church
The Synod for Africa held its first full meeting on Monday morning at the Vatican, with 226 of the Synod... Read more
Brother of Teri Schiavo speaks at University of Notre Dame
Bobby Schindler, the brother of the late Teri Schiavo, delivered a speech today at the University of Notre Dame Law... Read more
Cardinal DiNardo pleads for unborn at 'Red Mass' attended by Supreme Court justices
One day before the opening of the Supreme Court's next term, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, issued a plea... Read more
Judge in New Hampshire upholds ‘under God’ phrase in Pledge of Allegiance
A federal judge in New Hampshire has thrown out an atheist activist’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the recitation of... Read more
Holy Spirit will set agenda for Africa Synod, Pope teaches
As the Pope prepared to pray the Angelus today, he followed up his earlier remarks calling for a new evangelization of... Read more
