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L'Osservatore Romano honors important Soviet dissident
The L’Osservatore Romano paid homage this week to one of the most important Russian intellectuals and the winner of the... Read more
Build a civilization of love in the face of a culture of death, Cardinal Ouellet tells Knights
As he opened the Knights of Columbus’ annual convention on Tuesday morning, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the Archbishop of Québec, called... Read more
Pope Benedict working on draft encyclical during Bressanone vacation
Pope Benedict XVI is continuing to vacation with his brother in the northern Italian town of Bressanone, where he is... Read more
Phillipines Catholics protest deal expanding autonomous region for Muslims
Thousands of Catholics in two southern Philippines cities on Monday demonstrated against a government agreement granting Muslims more territory and... Read more
Anglican bishops critical of Archbishop of Canterbury’s plan for church unity
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has said the Anglican Communion can help solve its present conflicts by observing moratoria upon... Read more
Knights of Columbus launch ‘Fathers for Good’ initiative to strengthen families
The Knights of Columbus is to launch its “Fathers for Good” initiative on Tuesday during the opening session of the... Read more
Reunion of 'tenth-born children' sets Guiness Book world record in Argentina
Forty one people who are the “tenth-born” child in their family met in Buenos Aires in July to honor St.... Read more
Spanish girl killed resisting sexual assault could be raised to the altars
The Archdiocese of Burgos has spent the last year gathering information to promote the cause of beatification of Marta Obregon,... Read more
Political prisoners suffer inhumane conditions in Cuban prisons
The president of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, has again denounced the inhuman conditions in which political prisoners... Read more
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Benedict XVI hopes for Olympics that 'respect dignity'
After delivering his traditional Angelus address to thousands of the faithful on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI told the crowd that... Read more
Former NFL pro Danny Abramowicz to host new EWTN television show
Former NFL all-pro wide receiver and coach Danny Abramowicz has created a television show which uses a sports show format... Read more
Syria’s grand mufti invites Pope Benedict to visit
Sheik Ahmad Badereddine Hassoun, Syria’s grand mufti and top Sunni Muslim religious authority, has said he would like to meet... Read more
Former encyclical protestor signs ‘Humanae Vitae Pledge’
In this weekly email newsletter, President of Human Life International, Father Thomas J. Euteneuer, shared a letter he received that... Read more
Pope Benedict asks faithful to treasure teachings of Pope Paul VI
Before the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about his predecessor Paul VI. Recounting the Pontiff... Read more
Catholic bishop carries Olympic torch in China relay
A Chinese Catholic bishop carried the Olympic torch on its way to Beijing on Thursday as the Chinese government tries... Read more
U.S. Bishops praise passage of national housing trust fund
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) praised a bi-partisan congressional effort to create a Housing Trust Fund they... Read more
Colorado Catholic Conference launches 'Get Out the Vote' campaign
The Colorado Catholic Conference (CCC) has launched its Get Out the Vote campaign in which it uses a web site... Read more
New Zealand abortion committee rejects judge’s finding that many abortions are illegal
New Zealand’s Abortion Supervisory Committee is appealing a High Court judge’s decision that said there is reason to doubt the... Read more
Bosnian bishop said truth and conversion needed in wake of capture of Karadzic
Bishop Franjo Komarica of Banja Luka said Bosnia needs truth and conversion in order for there to be a real... Read more
Catholic cardinal denounces 'social revolution' against Christianity
During the inauguration of a summer course on modernization in Spain, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares of Toledo denounced the existence in... Read more
