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Social concern can never be separated from announcing the Gospel, Pope says
Returning to a catechesis on the Apostles and early Saints of the Church, Pope Benedict focused his Wednesday General Audience... Read more
Evangelicals, Catholics discuss nature of authority, Scripture
Evangelical and Catholic scholars in the United States have gathered for a fifth time to discuss the nature of authority,... Read more
Democracy, corruption, and lack of security concern Church in Venezuela
During the opening of the 87th General Assembly of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Archbishop Ubaldo Santana, conference president, said... Read more
Independent organization calls for rejection of Socialist education program in Spain
An independent Spanish organization “Professionals for Ethics (PFE)” has issued a report on the content of the controversial course “Education... Read more
Drug manufacturers in New Zealand acknowledge abortifacient nature of morning-after pill
The manufacturer of the morning-after pill in New Zealand has acknowledged that the drug can cause an abortion during the... Read more
Feminist lawmaker to renew efforts to legalize abortion in Uruguay
A prominent pro-abortion senator in Uruguay announced this week she intends to resend a proposal to the country’s parliament to... Read more
Czech Cardinal applauds resignation of Polish Archbishop
The highest ranking official of the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic, Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, has welcomed the decision of... Read more
Cardinal Re says Vatican was unaware of activities of Archbishop Wielgus
The Holy See was unaware of the true reach of the espionage activity of Archbishop Wielgus until the end of... Read more
Boston cardinal says healing still needed five years after scandal
Five years after the clergy abuse scandal broke, there is still quite a way to go to restore trust and... Read more
New York Times prints correction on pro-abortion story
The New York Times issued an editors’ note stating that a story it had published in its magazine, which claimed... Read more
Vatican ethicists praise possibilities raised by amniotic stem cell breakthrough
Scientists have potentially found a rich source of stem cells valuable for therapy that could very well end the debate... Read more
Pro-family activists in Spain demand plan to increase birthrate
The president of the Institute For Family Policy in Spain, Eduardo Hertfelder, said last week the drastic decline in child... Read more
Lay groups back decision of bishop to resist Muslim attempts share use of Cordoba Cathedral
Various Catholic lay organizations in Spain have expressed their complete support of the actions of Bishop Juan Jose Asenjo of... Read more
Christ’s message is one of hope and light, Pope says on Epiphany
Presiding at Mass for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI said that there... Read more
Pope Baptizes new babies on Feast of Baptism of the Lord
Celebrating the Baptism of the Lord on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI baptized 13 newborn babies from various countries and remarked... Read more
Cardinal of Congo unexpectedly called to the House of the Father
Cardinal Federic Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, Archbishop of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), who had been in Brussels to receive medical treatment... Read more
New Salt Lake City bishop called from service in San Francisco
The Press Office of the Holy See announced Monday morning that Pope Benedict XVI has named a new Bishop for... Read more
Benedict points out reasons for concern and hope on world’s continents
After discussing various positive and negative occurrences over the past year with the world’s 175 diplomats to the Holy See,... Read more
Pope points to interreligious dialogue and respect for human rights as positives for the new year
During his extensive speech to members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Benedict spoke briefly of... Read more
Fides news agency presents report on missionary deaths in 2006
The official news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples issued its annual report on December 30 listing... Read more
