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Prime Minister deplores selective abortion of girls in India
High-ranking officials in India have acknowledged the macabre scope of the selective abortion of girls, a practice that is increasingly... Read more
Venezuelans celebrate beatification of Mother Candelaria de San Jose
Fifty thousand people were on hand at the Central University of Venezuelan’s baseball stadium for the beatification of Mother Candelaria... Read more
Pope's visit to France confirmed by bishops
The Bishops’ Conference of France has officially announced that Pope Benedict XVI will travel to France for the 150th anniversary... Read more
New York, Washington speak on Communion for pro-abort politicians
Robert Novak’s latest column on pro-abortion politicians receiving Communion during the Pope’s visit to the U.S., has caused both Cardinal... Read more
Christians and Buddhists can cooperate on the environment, pontifical council says
The Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue sent its annual Message to Buddhists for the Feast of Vesakh. The letter stated... Read more
Malaysian Catholic newspaper continues legal fight to use “Allah”
A Catholic newspaper in Malaysia on Friday continued its fight to use the word “Allah” to signify God in its... Read more
Catholic radio station to reduce Protestant programming in “identity change”
Citing the need to make an “identity change” and an overly competitive spirit among some of its non-Catholic radio shows,... Read more
Attack on me is attack on black church, Rev. Wright says
In a Monday morning speech at the National Press Club, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the controversial Chicago pastor who was a... Read more
Relic tour unites military families together in prayer
A Los Angeles-based apostolate is sending relics of Catholic saints to U.S. troops based around the world and to their... Read more
Controversial Episcopal bishop scheduled for Catholic book trade conference
A group of Episcopalians has invited controversial Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson to speak during a major Catholic trade show... Read more
Spanish bishops call for media ethics courses
The Spanish bishops’ Committee on Social Communications Media said last week that due to the influence of the media on... Read more
Cardinal Dias to commemorate the new Christian Millennium in Ethiopia
On Saturday it was announced that Pope Benedict appointed Cardinal Ivan Dias, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of... Read more
Cardinal Egan upset with Rudy Giuliani over Communion
During Pope Benedict’s visit to the U.S. just over a week ago, some pro-abortion politicians, including Rudy Giuliani and John... Read more
There is no right to kill a child, Mexican leader reminds amidst abortion debate
The director of the international office of Fundacion Vida, Paulina Sada, underscored that a pregnant woman “has no right to... Read more
Apostolic Nuncio in Burundi suffers attack
The Fides news agency reported last week on a new attack against the Apostolic Nunciature in Burundi that took place... Read more
Survey examines the reading of Sacred Scripture
Today the Catholic Biblical Federation and GFK Eurisko presented their research on the frequency of Bible reading at the Holy... Read more
Ask Christ ‘what do you want me to do with my life?’ Pope tells youth
Every year young people from the Archdiocese of Paris make a pilgrimage and this year’s journey took them to Lourdes.... Read more
Two U. S. clergymen appointed to Jewish Commission
On Saturday, April 26, the Holy Father appointed three English speakers, two of whom are Americans, as consultors to the Commission... Read more
Sowing the joy of the Gospel is the mission of the Church, Pope Benedict says
Appearing in the window of his study shortly after a Mass in which he ordained 29 deacons to the priesthood,... Read more
Pope Benedict ordains new priests to spread the “joy of Christ”
Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday presided over a Mass of ordination at St. Peter's Basilica, telling the ordinands to spread... Read more
