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No cost is too high to pay for remaining faithful to the truth, proclaims the Pope
Today Pope Benedict XVI received the letters of credence of South Korea’s new ambassador to the Holy See. The Holy... Read more
Pope Benedict pledges full support for peace efforts between the Koreas
The Pope turned his attention today to the efforts aimed at promoting peace on the Korean peninsula and lent his full support... Read more
Archbishop Cordes to meet with Patriarch Alexy II in Moscow
Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, president of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum," will pay a visit to Patriarch Alexy II in... Read more
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Drag “sisters” receive the Eucharist from archbishop
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group of men mockingly dressed as religious sisters, received Holy Communion from the archbishop... Read more
Indian Catholics support Myanmar protests
Catholics in the northeast of India have held prayer vigils and demonstrations for the democratic protesters in neighboring Myanmar. Read more
Church rejects creation of bioethics committee on euthanasia
The secretary general and spokesman of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Father Juan Antonio Martinez Camino, rejected a proposal by... Read more
Holy See calls for respect for human life “at every level and throughout the world” and UN General Assembly
The Holy See’s Permanent Observer at the United Nations, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, told delegates at the 62nd UN General Assembly... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop hopes former congressman pays for crimes
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador said he was pleased with news of the capture in the US of... Read more
Italian priest in adultery scandal barred from ministry
An Italian priest who started a controversy by publicly professing his love for one of his parishioners has been barred... Read more
Australian clergy's concern for labor laws spurs interfaith co-operation
Australian clergy have come together to denounce the country's new labor laws, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Roman Catholic Bishop... Read more
Only three percent of Brazilians consider abortion “morally acceptable”
A new poll by the firm Datafolha has revealed that only 3% of the Brazilian population considers abortion to be... Read more
US Bishops to consider revisions for regulating liturgical music
A document regulating music at Mass will be presented for approval to the United States Council of Catholic Bishops at... Read more
Bishop Tod Brown of Orange County could face prison time
Yesterday afternoon witnessed the first time that a judge began criminal contempt-of-court proceedings against a U.S. Catholic bishop. The hearing... Read more
Argentinean bishops call for reconciliation in wake of life sentence for priest
The executive committee of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina issued a statement on Tuesday calling on Argentineans to reconciliation in... Read more
Brazilian Church threatened for defending Indians' rights
Two Brazilian bishops have informed the international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need that the Church's stand... Read more
Pope Benedict receives #16 jersey from soccer team AC Ancona
At today’s General Audience, the soccer team AC Ancona, was received by Pope Benedict and presented him with a number... Read more
Archbishop who opposed Mugabe now to focus on evangelization
Archbishop Pius Ncube, an African cleric who has outspokenly opposed the dictator of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, will now head pastoral... Read more
Opposition to death penalty and support for abortion are contradictory, says Fundación Vida
The director of the international office of Fundación Vida, Jose Antonio Retamar, said this week, “Any entity that claims to... Read more
Guatemalan bishops propose sex-ed curriculum for students
The Bishops’ Conference of Guatemala presented a teaching guide this week entitled “Education for Love.” The guide is aimed at... Read more
2008 calendar with pictures of Benedict XVI on sale at the Vatican
This week the Photographic Service of the Holy See, which is operated by L’Osservatore Romano, released the 2008 picture calendar... Read more
