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Pope mobilizes Catholics to help Christians in the Holy Land
The head of the Congregation that oversees the Church in the Holy Land, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, has appealed to the... Read more
Venezuelan bishops strongly condemn attacks on Apostolic Nunciature
In a strongly worded statement released on Thursday, the Bishops Conference of Venezuela strongly rejected a new attack against the... Read more
Healthy environment is an international responsibility, archbishop tells UN
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the apostolic nuncio leading the Holy See’s permanent observer mission to the United Nations, addressed the General... Read more
Australian bishops applaud national apology to Indigenous peoples
Australia’s Catholic bishops, Catholic agencies, and religious orders are supporting a long-awaited apology to the “Stolen Generations,” the indigenous people... Read more
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Diocese of Fairbanks to file for bankruptcy
The bishop of Fairbanks announced on Wednesday that the failure of negotiations to settle dozens of sexual abuse claims means... Read more
Sky Angel IPTV service includes five Catholic channels
Sky Angel U.S., a national leader in providing Christian TV and radio channels, is including five Catholic channels as part... Read more
Pius X Society school’s ban on female referees scrutinized
A K-12 academy run by a traditionalist Catholic breakaway group is attracting attention for an apparent policy that forbids female... Read more
YouTube apologizes, restores pro-life video
After media coverage and numerous protests for removing a pro-life video report critical of a Planned Parenthood advertisement, the video-sharing... Read more
Catholics should give public witness unashamedly, says Cardinal Carles
In an opinion piece published by the Spanish daily La Razon, Cardinal Ricardo Maria Carles, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, said... Read more
Study finds Catholics who attend Mass are less likely to divorce
A poll commissioned by the USCCB Subcommittee on Marriage and the Family Life and conducted by the Center for Applied... Read more
Healing of religious would be first miracle attributed to Our Lady of Lourdes for a Latin American
The inexplicable cure of a Colombian religious—whose identity remains a secret—would be the first miracle attributed to the intercession of... Read more
Benedict XVI may visit Germany in 2009, says nuncio
The Apostolic Nuncio to Germany, Archbishop Jean-Claude Perisset said this week Pope Benedict XVI may visit the country in November... Read more
How and why the Roman Curia holds Spiritual Exercises
As Pope Benedict XVI and the members of the Roman Curia take part in Lenten Spiritual Exercises under the direction... Read more
Beatification process for Sister Lucia opened, new writings to be published
The prefect for the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, announced this Wednesday in Coimbra,... Read more
Pro-marriage Hispanics to rally at Democratic National Convention
Key Latino leaders will rally at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver later this year in support of a... Read more
Mexican bishops call drug traffickers to conversion
In a statement released for the season of Lent, the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico called for the season of conversion... Read more
UCLA researchers confirm new stem cell breakthrough
U.S. scientists have reprogrammed human skin cells into cells with characteristics similar to those of embryonic stem cells, confirming the... Read more
Cardinal Brady intervened in Irish sex abuse documents dispute, reports say
The retired Archbishop of Dublin withdrew his objections to disclosing sexual abuse documents to a government inquiry after being visited... Read more
“Terri’s Day” to help disabled in memory of Terri Schiavo
The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation and Priests for Life have established March 31 as “Terri’s Day” to mark the death... Read more
Sicilian bishop braves Mafia death threats
A Sicilian bishop who refused to celebrate the funeral Mass of a mafia boss is under police protection after receiving... Read more
