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African American evangelization conference to empower youth, youth ministers
A Catholic conference for African Americans promises to equip and empower participants, especially youth and youth ministers, with what is... Read more
Priests must live their vocation 100 percent, says Slovakian bishop
Priests must be more fully who they are, said Bishop Jan Babjak, the Byzantine Catholic bishop of Presov, East Slovakia. Read more
Benedictine center abandons Catholic identity
The St. Benedict Center, a Benedictine ecumenical community in Madison for the past 40 years, has chosen to end its... Read more
Mexican bishops express confidence in electoral institutions amidst disputed results
The Bishops’ Conference of Mexico announced its complete confidence Monday in the country’s electoral institutions and expressed its hope that... Read more
Franciscan priest killed in Colombia
A Franciscan priest was killed this week in Colombia in the northern region of Magdalena. Initial investigations indicate the 46... Read more
Pope to root for both Germany and Italy in World Cup match
Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary, Father Georg Gänswein, said this week with Germany and Italy playing each other in the... Read more
Argentinean bishop says families worldwide are lacking in love
Bishop Joaquin Piña of Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, said this week the World Meeting of Families in Valencia will shed light... Read more
Pope issues statement on Valencia subway tragedy
Benedict XVI has sent a telegram of condolence to Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia, Spain, for the death of more... Read more
Vatican announces Pope’s summer schedule
The Vatican Information Service has released a brief schedule for the Holy Father’s vacation and summer residency. Read more
Local archbishop finds that alleged Marian appartions are not supernatural
After three years of study of the devotion to “Our Lady of the Hill,” the Archdiocese of Salta has announced... Read more
Twenty Cuban families to attend World Meeting in Valencia
The twenty Cuban families that will arrive in Valencia to participate in the 5th World Meeting of Families constitute the... Read more
Cardinal calls for severe punishment following wave of deadly domestic violence
The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, has called for the heaviest punishment possible for men... Read more
Ecuadorian bishops reject accusations of contributing to social unrest
In response to the violent ousting by police of hundreds of residents in the province of Los Rios, the bishops... Read more
Third priest attacked in Turkey this year
A man stabbed a Roman Catholic priest Sunday in the Black Sea port of Samsun in the third attack against... Read more
Monument to John Paul II unveiled in late pontiff’s hometown
A bronze statue of Pope John Paul II was unveiled in his hometown Friday. Read more
Kenyan diocese opens Marian shrine
The Diocese of Marsabit in northeastern Kenya held a ceremony Sunday to officially open a shrine dedicated to the Virgin... Read more
Pope says adults must renew and transmit their faith to their families
Yesterday Pope Benedict XVI devoted the focus of his Angelus message to The Fifth World Meeting of Families, which will... Read more
Real commitment to peace needed in Iraq and the Holy Land, Benedict says
After praying the Angelus today with thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square, the Pope spoke of the "growing... Read more
Abortion group tells Congress about plans to advance abortion in Latin America
On Thursday, the Center for Reproductive Rights, a pro-abortion lobby and legal support group, held a briefing on Capitol Hill... Read more
Sterilization law in Argentina on track for approval
After seven hours of debate, Argentina’s House of Representatives approved a law legalizing sterilizations and vasectomies despite massive opposition from... Read more
