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Relic of True Cross stolen from monastery outside Madrid
The Spanish daily La Razon reported this week that a relic of the Holy Cross was stolen from the Benedictine... Read more
Have courage to prefer holiness to worldly power, Pope tells Czechs
On Monday morning, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated the national feast day of St. Wenceslas, the patron of the Czech Republic.... Read more
Priests from 75 countries on international retreat at Cure of Ars shrine
More than 1,200 priests from 75 countries are participating in an international retreat September 27 to October 6 in the... Read more
Universities are accountable to the ‘authority of truth,’ Pope Benedict says
During a meeting with academics held at the famous Castle of Prague Sunday evening, Pope Benedict called professors and students... Read more
Watchdog group ‘pleased’ with defunding of grantees who violate Catholic teaching
A watchdog group which discovered that the Catholic Campaign for Human Development has given grants to groups which support abortion... Read more
Pope warns against attempts to marginalize Christianity from public life
During a meeting held this Sunday afternoon at the Archdiocese of Prague, Pope Benedict XVI warned members of the Ecumenical... Read more
Christ is mankind’s certain hope, Pope Benedict tells Czech faithful
At Sunday’s Papal Mass at the airport in Brno, Czech Republic, Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed Christ to be mankind’s only... Read more
Church to celebrate feast of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Catholic around the world will honor the life of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, or St. Thérèse of Lisieux... Read more
Right to health care is grounded in sanctity of human life, U.S. bishops consistently hold
The Catholic bishops of the United States have continually emphasized that the right to adequate health care “flows from the... Read more
Voice of the laity needed in the public square, writes Archbishop Chaput
In a speech delivered today by his representative at the Becket Fund conference, “Voices: The Lay State and Religious Liberty”... Read more
Pope encourages Catholics to respond to increasing relativism
Speaking late in afternoon on Saturday to priests, deacons, seminarians, men and women religious and representatives of ecclesial movements gathered... Read more
Holy Father makes strong case for role of the Gospel in the public square
This afternoon in Prague, continuing with his Apostolic visit to the Czech Republic, Pope Benedict XVI strongly defended the role... Read more
Pope delivers emotional prayer for families, fidelity in marriage at world famous shrine
In his first official act after his arrival in the Czech Republic, Pope Benedict XVI stopped at the church of... Read more
Benedict recalls 'Christian tragedy' under Communism
During his first speech at the beginning of his two-day visit to the Czech Republic, Pope Benedict XVI highlighted the... Read more
Leprosy patients from Hawaii to see canonization of Fr. Damien
Eleven elderly leprosy patients from Hawaii will travel to the Vatican for the canonization ceremony of Fr. Damien de Veuster,... Read more
Bishop Aquila prays at North Dakota abortion clinic as 40 Days for Life continues
Bishop of Fargo Samuel J. Aquila prayed outside North Dakota’s only abortion facility on Friday in an event coinciding with... Read more
Church insists on solidarity with immigrants and refugees, says Vatican official
The President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples, Archbishop Antonio Maria Veglia, said... Read more
Love for Pope remains intact, says Czech cardinal on eve of Benedict XVI’s visit
On the eve of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the Czech Republic this weekend, the Archbishop of Prague, Cardinal Miloslav... Read more
Benedict XVI one of the smartest Popes in history, former Vatican spokesman says
Joaquin Navarro-Valls, who was the Vatican's official spokesman for 22 years, said in an interview that the Church currently has... Read more
Bishops lament attack on Pope by Spanish parliament
In a statement issued Thursday, the Executive Committee of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference lamented a Congressional committee’s decision to debate... Read more
