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US and Mexican bishops approval statement on immigration reform
The bishops’ conferences of Mexico and the US have issued a joint statement supporting immigration reform in the US that... Read more
Costa Rica to bestow honorary distinction on John Paul II
The Costa Rican Congress has accepted consideration of a bill that would bestow a special honorary distinction on Pope John Paul... Read more
Spain approves law allowing therapeutic cloning of human beings
Spain’s parliament has passed a new Law on Biomedical Research making the country the fourth in Europe and the ninth... Read more
"Baby hatch" at Catholic hospital causes concern
Yet another infant was left in the “baby hatch” of a Catholic-run hospital in Japan. The Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto... Read more
New Catholic website helps fight porn addiction
A Catholic apostolate is trying to help those caught in the grips of pornography addiction. The apostolate, called Serenellians, is... Read more
US bishops voice concern over Israeli-Palestinian conflict and urge Senate to action
The U.S. bishops have urged co-sponsorship of a Senate resolution that seeks to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Marking the... Read more
Romney speaks out on stem-cell issue, Congress must be ethical and make use of science
Lawmakers in Washington must move beyond partisan politics and offer support for stem-cell research techniques that bring science and ethics... Read more
Pope meets with Orthodox Archbishop, issue joint declaration
The Holy Father received His Beatitude Chrysostom II, Archbishop of New Justinian and of Cyprus, in Rome on Saturday. The... Read more
Pope tells the youth to imitate the example of Francis’ radical conversion
Departing from the cathedral in Assisi, Benedict XVI traveled by car to meet the youth at the basilica of St.... Read more
Holy Father uses his pilgrimage to Assisi to denounce violence
The Holy Father noted that Assisi, eight centuries ago, “could harldly have imagined the role which Providence had assigned it.” ... Read more
Benedict XVI: Man finds himself in the measure in which he lives for God
The Holy Father celebrated mass today, robed in green vestments and a large white pallium, in the plaza in front... Read more
Cardinal Rivera presents new book containing collection of his teachings
The archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, presented his new book this week entitled, “The Tree of Life,”... Read more
Church in Ecuador reiterates priest cannot be political candidate
The Committee on Ecclesiastical Law of the Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador reiterated this week that the Church cannot allow Father... Read more
Woman miraculously cured after finding prayers to Friar Galvao online
A woman devoted to San Antonio de Santa Ana Galvao, or Friar Galvao, as he is known in Brazil, said... Read more
Holy See still interested in the murder case of Cardinal Posadas
Speaking to the Notimex news agency from Rome, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez of Guadalajara (Mexico) said the Holy See continues... Read more
South African bishops call for speedy resolution in labor strike
The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) is calling for the public servants strike in the country to be carried... Read more
Rally held over persecution of Iraqi Christians
Christians and concerned citizens gathered today to draw attention to the plight of persecuted Christians in Iraq. Bishop Sarhad Jammo... Read more
Pope, Russian Patriarch could meet within a year
Pope Benedict and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy may hold a historic meeting within a year, Cardinal Walter Kasper, head of... Read more
Mass. bishops call marriage amendment vote tragic
The Massachusetts Legislature yesterday voted against a measure that would have put a marriage amendment on the 2008 ballot. The... Read more
16 year-old pro-life leader denounces hypocrisy of State and society for protecting abortion
The secretary of the organization Pro-Life Youth of Valencia (Spain), Juan Rivera, denounced the State and society for their “de... Read more
