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Fellay re-elected to lead Society of Saint Pius X
Yesterday, the Society of Saint Pius X re-elected Bishop Bernard Fellay as their superior, at their headquarters in Econe, Switzerland. Read more
Holy See reports best financial news in eight years
Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani, president of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, has announced that while several... Read more
Benedict XVI expresses thanks for reception and hospitality in Valencia
The AVAN news agency published a message from Pope Benedict XVI to Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia in which he... Read more
Cardinal Terrazas calls on Bolivians to defend right to practice their faith
The Archbishop of Santa Cruz, Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandova, called on Bolivians this week to defend the right to practice... Read more
Argentinean archbishop warns laws can’t make truth out of error
Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes exhorted the faithful this week to intensify their evangelistic action in response to laws that... Read more
Philippine bishops oppose effort to impeach President Arroyo
In a statement released at the conclusion of their general assembly, the Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines expressed its opposition... Read more
Turkish media hostile to Papal visit, bishop says
According to Bishop Luigi Padovese, Apostolic Vicar of the Diocese of Anatolia, Turkey, the stabbing of a Catholic priest has... Read more
Cardinal Levada recommends Catechism for families
Cardinal William Levada has recommended that families turn to the Catechism of the Catholic Church as a "unique help" in... Read more
Holy Father, Indian bishops condemn terrorism in Mumbai
On behalf of Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano has sent a telegram to officials of the... Read more
Cardinal Pell commends Australian government for offering anti-porn software
The Australian government has earmarked $116 million to combat pornography in the country. Communications Minister Helen Coonan announced that every... Read more
Miracle under investigation in Scotland
The Catholic Church is investigating reports of a miracle at a Scottish hospital. Catholics are claiming that the intercession of... Read more
Newly appointed archbishop says Jesus must be announced in midst of secular world
The Holy Father, today, appointed Bishop Jose Antonio Eguren Anselmi S.V.C., Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru, as metropolitan Archbishop of... Read more
Priest donates kidney to ailing parishioner
Last Thursday, Patricia Sanchez, a 60-year old mother of four received a new kidney during a successful transplant in Birmingham... Read more
Lombardi replaces Navarro-Valls at Vatican press office
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. as the new Director of the Holy See Press Office. Fr.... Read more
Students walk across US, encounter a country which is pro-life
For the twelfth summer in a row, three teams of college students from throughout America are walking along three separate... Read more
Pope urges African Catholics to praise God in ‘authentic African voice’
Pope Benedict XVI urged African Catholics to praise God with an authentically African voice and to ensure that the faithful... Read more
Pope departs for summer holiday
Pope Benedict XVI begins his 18-day summer holiday in the Italian Alps today. Read more
Liberal Christianity is disintegrating, says Catholic columnist
Liberal Christianity is disintegrating and it is evident in the accelerated fragmentation of the Episcopal Church USA, says Charlotte Allen,... Read more
Argentinean archbishop calls exclusion of God from public arena an impediment to progress
As Argentineans celebrated the country’s Independence Day on July 9, Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes called on Argentineans to thank... Read more
One-sixth of all Polish priests serving in missions
Some four thousand Polish priests - nearly one-sixth of the entire number of priests ordained for the country - are... Read more
