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96 year-old activist is pride of Caritas Valencia volunteers
Ninety six year-old Clotilde Veniel is the oldest Caritas volunteer in the Spanish Archdiocese of Valencia. She visits the sick... Read more
‘Word of God’ to be focus of document for bishop’s synod
Today the secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, presented the “Instrumentum laboris” (working document) to be... Read more
Holy See to send decree of approval to leaders of Neocatechumenal Way
The Pontifical Council for the Laity will send the official decree approving the statues of the Neocatechumenal Way to founders... Read more
Bishops to analyze Mass attendance, recent data on U.S. Catholic Church
Today the U.S. bishops are gathering to discuss current issues relating to the American Catholic Church at the spring meeting... Read more
Turkish bishops move up beginning of Pauline Year to June 22
The official Vatican daily “L’Osservatore Romano” has reported that the bishops of Turkey have decided to move up the beginning... Read more
Cardinals Foley, Brady and DiNardo appointed to positions by the Pope
Pope Benedict XVI announced a large number of appointments to the various Vatican congregations and councils on Thursday. Among the... Read more
Be witnesses of integrity and holiness, Pope encourages bishops
This morning at the Vatican, Pope Benedict welcomed bishops from Bangladesh and spoke to them about the need to continue... Read more
Archbishop of Baltimore asks Legionaries to report area activities
Edwin F. O’Brien, the Archbishop of Baltimore, has written to the Superior General of the Legionaries of Christ, Monsignor Alvaro... Read more
Catholic evangelist is semifinalist for ‘Keep Going’ Hall of Fame
A Catholic author and evangelist, who is suffering from cancer, is a semifinalist for Energizer’s Keep Going Hall of Fame... Read more
Kenyan bishops mourn deaths of two MPs
Catholic bishops joined other Kenyans in mourning the deaths of two cabinet members who, along with a security officer and... Read more
USCCB conference to formally address embryonic stem cell research
The U.S. Catholic bishops at their upcoming semi-annual spring meeting in Orlando, Florida could issue their first formal statement exclusively... Read more
Vatican delegation to Vietnam meets with government officials
After meeting with government officials over previous days, the Vatican delegation visiting Vietnam left Hanoi for the Central Highland province... Read more
‘Gospel of Judas’ story criticized for ‘scholarly malpractice’
Prominent scholars have accused the National Geographic Society’s 2006 series of articles on the Gospel of Judas of mistranslation, commercial... Read more
Indoctrination is real danger of Education for Citizenship, says bishop
Bishop Jose Sanchez Gonzalez of Siguenza-Guadalajara in Spain said this week the greatest danger and most important reason for rejecting... Read more
Objections to Education for Citizenship in Madrid reach 10,000
A spokesman for Professionals for Ethics in Madrid, Maria Angeles Eyries, said this week the number of parents who have... Read more
Colombian court refuses to recognize abortifacient mechanism of morning-after pill
A federal court in Colombia has thrown out a lawsuit to prohibit distribution of the morning-after pill in the country,... Read more
'Apparitions' of Guazapa not approved by Church in El Salvador
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador has said the Catholic Church has not approved the alleged apparitions of Mary... Read more
Benedict XVI offers St. Columban as a guide back to Europe’s Christian roots
Arriving in St Peter's Square to greet a cheering crowd of pilgrims and tourists, Pope Benedict spoke today about St.... Read more
Salvadoran lawmakers sign compromise to not promote abortion
The 84 lawmakers of the Congress of El Salvador have signed the Book for Life, signifying their commitment to defend... Read more
Success of Pope’s U.S. visit echoing through the Church and the world, papal Nuncio says
Archbishop Pietro Sambi, representative of the Pope to the United States, has explained in an interview that Benedict XVI’s successful... Read more
