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Music infuses hope into the human soul, says Pope Benedict

Apr 25, 2008

This week the Italians took their turn at showing their affection and respect for the Pope by hosting a classical... Read more

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Parents to purchase New Hampshire Catholic school from religious order

Apr 25, 2008

A Catholic religious order has announced that it will sell one of its New Hampshire primary schools to a group... Read more

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Pope’s message to Russian people warmly received

Apr 25, 2008

Many Russians warmly received Pope Benedict XVI’s message to the Russian people, which was delivered in an April 16 broadcast... Read more

Fathers Eugene O'Hagan, his brother Martin and David Delargy

Trio of singing N. Ireland priests signs million-dollar record deal

Apr 24, 2008

Three Catholic priests from Northern Ireland have signed a recording contract worth nearly $2 million for the music giant Sony... Read more

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi criticized for using false “environmentalist” Bible quotation

Apr 24, 2008

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is facing criticism for repeatedly attributing an incorrect quotation to the Book of Isaiah that... Read more

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Congressman praises abstinence education, decries CDC-approved curriculum

Apr 24, 2008

Representative Bill Sali (R-Idaho) on Wednesday spoke during a U.S. House hearing on abstinence-only government programs, saying such programs were... Read more

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Archbishop calls on Mexicans to prepare for fourth National Eucharistic Congress

Apr 24, 2008

Archbishop Alberto Suarez Inda of Morelia has invited Mexicans to prepare well for the upcoming 4th National Eucharistic Congress to... Read more

Mexicans to light 7000 candles for unborn outside Legislative Assembly

Apr 24, 2008

The National Pro-Life Committee in Mexico says that it will light 7,194 candles on April 24 outside the Legislative Assembly... Read more

Bishop Shlemon Warduni

Work must be done to keep Christians from leaving Iraq, says bishop

Apr 24, 2008

Speaking to the SIR news agency, Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni of Baghdad said this week, “I am pleased to hear... Read more

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Ranks of Pontifical Council for the Laity bolstered by Benedict XVI

Apr 24, 2008

The Pontifical Council for the Laity received a raft of appointments from Pope Benedict XVI today. Among the appointments was... Read more

Brazilian judge declares abortion in cases of rape of minor unconstitutional

Apr 24, 2008

A judge in Rio Verde has ruled that a Brazilian law allowing abortion in cases of rape of a minor... Read more

Pope encourages Catholics in Caucusus to persist despite difficulties

Apr 24, 2008

Pope Benedict XVI met today with the bishops from the central Caucus region in an “ad limina” visit. He told... Read more

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Agricultural reform must not become dehumanized, says Vatican official

Apr 24, 2008

World food prices are on the rise and the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization held a meeting in Brazil’s capital... Read more

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ACLU wins lawsuit against courthouse’s Jesus picture, but picture remains

Apr 24, 2008

U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle ruled in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union in a lawsuit alleging that a... Read more

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Alaska governor gives birth to son with Down’s Syndrome

Apr 24, 2008

 Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin on Friday gave birth to her fifth child, a son who has Down’s Syndrome.  She... Read more

Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev

Orthodox and Catholic Churches are allies, Bishop Hilarion says

Apr 24, 2008

Bishop Hilarion, the Russian Orthodox Bishop of Vienna and Austria, has said in an interview that the Orthodox and Catholic... Read more

Growing number of Italian doctors refusing to perform abortions

Apr 23, 2008

Nearly 70 percent of Italian gynecologists are now refusing to perform abortions on moral grounds, Agence France Presse reports.  Read more

Faithful to be able to venerate exhumed remains of Padre Pio

Apr 23, 2008

The prefect for the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Jaime Saraiva Martins, will celebrate a Mass on... Read more

Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton wins Pennsylvania Catholic vote handily

Apr 23, 2008

In Tuesday’s key Democratic presidential primary election in Pennsylvania, New York Senator Hillary Clinton defeated Illinois Senator Barack Obama with... Read more

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Update: SSPX rejects “signing an agreement with Rome”

Apr 23, 2008

Bernard Fellay, the leader of the Society of St. Pius X, has rejected the idea of reaching an agreement with... Read more