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Brazilian pro-life lawmakers to create commission to investigate clandestine abortions
The Parliamentarian Front in Defense of Life has launched a campaign to establish a congressional commission to look into why... Read more
Venezuelan bishop feels “honored” by attacks from Chavez supporters
Bishop Ramon Antonio Linares Sandoval of Barinas in Venezuela said this week he felt “honored” by the graffiti that has... Read more
Church in Oceania expects Pope’s visit to bring renewal
Various bishops from the Oceania region say that the faithful in their churches are looking to Pope Benedict XVI’s visit... Read more
Vatican’s Secretary of State to visit Armenia and Azerbaijan
Today the Holy See Press Office announced that Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone will visit Armenia and Azerbaijan to meet with the... Read more
Cardinal Bertone to meet with Raul Castro on Tuesday “after lunch”
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican Secretary of State, will meet this Tuesday “after lunch” with the new president of Cuba, Raul... Read more
Pope sends aid to Ecuador after flooding and volcanic eruption
This morning, the Pontifical Council Cor Unum sent financial aid from the Pope for the people of Ecuador who have... Read more
Philippines bishops to convene special meeting to respond to government corruption
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will hold a special plenary meeting on Tuesday to discuss its position... Read more
Government to investigate English Catholic schools after bishop encourages orthodoxy
A committee in the British House of Commons will investigate Catholic schools following the Bishop of Lancaster’s instructions to schools... Read more
Denver Archbishop decries “coercion” of Catholic hospitals in merger dispute
Charles J. Chaput, Archbishop of Denver, is pointing to coercion by pro-abortion groups and some state legislators in a local... Read more
Survey finds one-tenth of Americans used to be Catholic
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has released the results of a detailed new study of the religious... Read more
Draft Kosovo constitution eliminates protection for unborn, marriage
A draft constitution for the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo would remove all legal protection for unborn children and undermine... Read more
Oscar awards portrayed an America without hope, Vatican newspaper says
Commenting on the latest Oscars awards, the Vatican daily L' Osservatore Romano said in an opinion column that the most... Read more
Cuba needs contemplative religious, says Vatican cardinal
During a Mass celebrated Friday at the Monastery of St. Teresa of the Discalced Carmelites in Havana, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone... Read more
Church in Mexico hopes for reversal of abortion law
Father Hugo Valdemar, spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico City, said this Sunday that in the wake of the death... Read more
Cardinal Bertone calls on Cuban faithful to proclaim Jesus without fear
During an outdoor Mass and the inauguration of a monument to Pope John Paul II on Saturday in the city... Read more
Christian dissident rejects election of Raul as successor of Fidel Castro
In an urgent press release, the leader of the Christian Liberation Movement (CLM), Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, rejected the election of... Read more
Free the truth from society’s lies and distortions, Benedict XVI tells the youth
Benedict XVI met with families, teachers and young people in St. Peter’s Square on Friday and presented them with the... Read more
Pope reaffirms Church’s stance against euthanasia
Pope Benedict received participants in an international congress entitled: "Close by the Incurable Sick Person and the Dying: Scientific and... Read more
Pope Benedict provides “new public grammar” for reform of Islam, says George Weigel
George Weigel, Catholic thinker and biographer of Pope John Paul II, delivered a lecture on Thursday on religion and world... Read more
God is thirsty for our faith and love, Pope Benedict says
St. Peter’s Square was filled to overflowing on Sunday as pilgrims awaited Pope Benedict XVI's Sunday Angelus. Before praying the... Read more
