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Bishop denies Church is pushing for religious laws
The president emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Bishop Elio Sgreccia reacted this week to charges leveled by the... Read more
Obama’s Notre Dame speech tried to redefine U.S. Catholicism, George Weigel charges
Continuing his criticism of President Barack Obama’s appearance at Notre Dame, Catholic commentator George Weigel charged that Obama has inserted... Read more
‘Education for the Citizenry’ seeks to normalize homosexuality among Spanish students, expert warns
The secretary general of the organization Professionals for Ethics, Fabian Fernandez de Alarcon said this week that recent statements by... Read more
Spanish doctors: abortion is traumatic and parents must be informed
The president of the Collegial Medical Association in Spain, Juan Jose Rodriguez Sendin, said on Monday that abortion “is not... Read more
Pope's social encyclical may finally see light of day in June
The first social encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI, which will probably be called "Veritas in caritate" (Truth in Charity), appears... Read more
Church leaders in Holy Land: Pope has left a seed of hope
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Fouad Twal and the Custodian of the Holy Land, Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, both said... Read more
Vatican joins worldwide celebration of books
A celebration of books called the World Book and Copyright Day was held on April 23, and to mark the... Read more
Poland's president meets with Pope, invites him to visit
Poland's President Lech Kaczynski met with Pope Benedict XVI on Monday evening at the Vatican to discuss issues of mutual... Read more
War in Sri Lanka ‘will end when we understand that we are one people,’ says archbishop
Archbishop Oswald Gomis of Sri Lanka expressed satisfaction over the end of the conflict between the Tamil Tiger rebel group... Read more
Church not opposed to progress, says Argentinean archbishop
Archbishop Jose Maria Arancedo of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz denounced the position of those who think the Church... Read more
Graduates must restore truth to society, says Archbishop Gomez
While addressing graduates from the University of the Incarnate Word, Most Rev. José H. Gomez, Archbishop of San Antonio, noted... Read more
Cardinal Rouco defends right to life of unborn
Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela of Madrid presided at a solemn Mass last week honoring the city’s patron, St. Isidore,... Read more
Pope urges Peruvian bishops to relaunch the missionary spirit and to seek unity of the Church
The Holy Father met with bishops from the Peruvian Episcopal Conference today who recently completed their “ad limina” visit and... Read more
Spain has little to celebrate on World Day of the Family, institute warns
The Institute for Family Policy in Spain said last week that the country had little to celebrate on the World... Read more
Fr. Jenkins, Notre Dame betrayed true goal of Catholic education, archbishop says
In a strong statement released today, the Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, blamed Fr. John Jenkins and the University of Notre Dame... Read more
Vatican newspaper praises and criticizes Obama in two separate news stories
Today the daily edition of L'Osservatore Romano provided two different stories related to President Obama, one slightly positive on his... Read more
President of CELAM says celibacy in the Church not up for debate
The president of the Latin American Bishops’ Council (CELAM), Archbishop Raymundo Damasceno, said during a press conference last week that... Read more
Mary Ann Glendon honored by ND student group
After Judge John T. Noonan concluded his remarks at commencement, a provost of ND informed the crowd that this was the... Read more
Pope praises Matteo Ricci’s evangelization in China
Today the Holy Father sent a message to the Italian Bishop Claudio Giuliodori of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia for the initiatives planned by... Read more
Benedict XVI reflects on Holy Land visit
Reflecting on his trip to the Holy Land, Pope Benedict XVI praised the openness of the people to inter-religious dialogue,... Read more
