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Become Good Samaritans in every aspect of life, Supreme Knight says
Supreme Knight of Columbus Carl A. Anderson addressed the Meeting for Friendship Among the Peoples in Rimini, Italy on Friday... Read more
September 5 to mark feast day of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
This Saturday, the Church will celebrate the feast day of Mother Teresa, a universal symbol of God's merciful and preferential... Read more
Three U.S. bishops visiting Africa to observe humanitarian work
A delegation of American bishops is visiting Zimbabwe and South Africa on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops... Read more
Priests gather for fellowship, prayer, as part of Year for Priests
Surrounded by his brother priests, Archbishop Henry J. Mansell expressed thanks and appreciation for their dedication at an informal evening... Read more
Briefs filed in New York same-sex ‘marriage’ recognition case
The Thomas More Society of Chicago has filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the New York State Catholic... Read more
Abortion promoters assail Nicaragua for protecting unborn children
Ipas, one of the world’s largest abortion advocacy groups, has joined critics of Nicaragua’s decision to further restrict abortion. The... Read more
Cardinal Bertone reveals origin of Year for Priests
Yesterday Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone revealed the origin of the Pope's idea for a Year for Priests in an interview with... Read more
New law on religious freedom unnecessary, says Madrid cardinal
The Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, expressed his opposition this week to the Socialist government’s proposal to... Read more
Bishop of Scranton to step down next week
Most Rev. Joseph F. Martino, Bishop of Scranton, will resign as head of the Diocese of Scranton next week, sources... Read more
Pope has no plans to reverse Vatican II reforms, says Cardinal Bertone
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, said this week that the reports of supposed plans to roll back... Read more
Catholic Catechism for Adults revised to clarify Catholics’ understanding of Jewish covenant
The Vatican has given a “recognitio” to a change in the U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults which clarifies Catholic teaching... Read more
C.S. Lewis' devilish tale adapted for stage in U.S. tour
An acclaimed theatrical adaptation of C. S. Lewis’ “The Screwtape Letters” has been bringing the spirit of Screwtape, the sardonic... Read more
New Jersey bishops encourage Catholics to protect marriage against redefinition
The Catholic bishops of New Jersey have distributed a letter explaining Church teaching on marriage and refuting the errors of... Read more
Cardinal holds up Father Alberto Hurtado as example of holiness for priests
The Archbishop of Santiago, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, told priests this week, “God calls us to be the first on... Read more
Homosexual unions cannot be equivalent to marriage, Portuguese archbishop said
The president of the Portuguese Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga, said this week, “Civil unions can be... Read more
Amid violence, Iraqi archbishop ‘more pessimistic than ever’ about Christians’ future
Louis Sako, Chaldean Archbishop of Kirkuk, has said that Iraqi Christians are facing “bad days” as “ineffective” security cannot prevent... Read more
Cardinal calls for release of kidnapped in Venezuela
The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, called on the faithful of Venezuela to pray for the release of... Read more
Legalization of drugs leaves addicts helpless, priests in Argentina warn
The team of priests that assists at the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires’s Emergency Shelters has expressed its concern over a... Read more
Bishops seek to overcome impasse between Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela
The secretary general of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba, said a meeting is being planned between the... Read more
Requiem Mass for Sen. Kennedy to be held at Mission Church
Sen. Edward Kennedy’s funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston. The senator,... Read more
