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Navarro-Valls says Pope seeks “to recover essence of the family” in Valencia
The director of the Holy See’s Press Office, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, said this week Pope Benedict XVI hopes to “recover the... Read more
Archbishop calls on hispanic youth to transform society
American hispanic youth and young adults should focus on defending their values and transforming society, Archbishop Jose Gomez told participants... Read more
Philippines Congress votes to abolish death penalty, decision hailed by papal nuncio
The papal nuncio in the Philippines, Archbishop Fernando Filoni, has applauded the government’s decision to abolish the death penalty, reported... Read more
Focus groups say Church teaching helps married couples keep commitment
Church teaching on the permanence of marriage helps married couples live out their marital commitment, reveals a focus group study... Read more
Gov’t-funded homosexual conference to counter Pope’s visit to Spain
Spain’s Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs has provided a subsidy of €17,000 for a conference organized by homosexual associations... Read more
Colombian archbishop denies Church is spurring political action on abortion
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro, has denied that the country’s bishops are leading... Read more
Mexican bishop labels wall on US/Mexico border a “lesser evil”
Reacting to approval in the US Senate of an immigration bill that would allow nine million undocumented aliens to obtain... Read more
Cardinal demands Dominican Republic government to stop wave of violence
The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Rodriguez, is calling on the government of the Dominican Republic to... Read more
Cardinal Cipriani: today’s society twists call to holiness
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani said this week that today’s society makes people believe that holiness is... Read more
Bolivian government to eliminate Catholicism from classrooms
LA PAZ - Bolivia’s Minister of Education told reporters last week the government intends to implement an educational reform that... Read more
Morning-after pill spreading out of control in Spanish schools
According to a report in the Spanish daily “La Opinion de la Coruña”, the morning-after pill, approved for use in... Read more
Congress on Human Life to be held in Fatima
The Austrian branch of Human Life International and the World Apostolate of Fatima are organizing a World Congress for Life,... Read more
President-elect of Peru pledges “devotion to the Church and service to the people”
During a meeting last week with representatives of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference, the President-elect of Peru, Alan Garcia Perez, said... Read more
Cardinal McCarrick issues clarification on same-sex marriage comments
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick issued a clarification Friday on remarks he made during an interview on CNN’s The Situation Room with... Read more
New method of fertility regulation in line with Catholic teaching
A relatively new method of regulating fertility is catching on around the world. CycleBeads are 95 percent effective and, in... Read more
Scotland parishes closing due to few home-grown priests, declining church attendance
The Archbishop of Edinburgh has announced the need to close parishes in light of a significant priest shortage and declining... Read more
Same-sex marriage will impact religious liberty say experts
In a recent column, Newsweek religion editor, Peter Steinfels, discusses the opinion of several respected legal scholars, many of whom... Read more
God is an infinite communion of love, Benedict says
With a crowd of thousands gathered in St. Peter’s square for the praying of the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Benedict... Read more
Bishops send copy of Bible and Compendium of Social Teaching to lawmakers in Bolivia
The Bishops’ Conference of Bolivia announced this week it would send a complementary copy of the Bible and the Compendium... Read more
Brazilian lawmaker grateful for campaign against including abortion in party platform
A prominent lawmaker of the Worker’s Party in Brazil, Luiz Bassuma, who is also founder and president of the Parliamentary... Read more
