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Pope encourages US Catholics to be witnesses to hope despite sex scandal
During an audience this morning with bishops from Boston and Hartford, the Holy Father encouraged Catholics in the U.S. to ... Read more
24-hour parish marks 8 months of continuous service to community
The parish of the Nativity of Our Lady in Valencia, Spain, as part of its 25th anniversary, is celebrating this... Read more
Cardinal warns of lack of respect for democracy in Latin America
The President of the Latin American Bishops Conference, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa, said this week during a symposium on... Read more
Brazilian bishops call for protection of human embryos
The Pastoral Committee of the Bishops Conference of Brazil published a statement this week calling on legislators to protect the... Read more
Mexican seminary celebrates five years of priestly formation for Hispanic priests in US
On Tuesday the Hispanic Seminary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, which provides priestly formation for Hispanic vocations... Read more
Catholic organization to denounce nonprofit status of Miami Church
The Catholic League says it will contact the IRS and ask it to revoke the tax-exempt status of an Evangelical... Read more
Pope’s prayer intentions for September focus on elderly and African church
The Holy Father's general prayer intention is: "That old people may be considered an asset for the spiritual and human... Read more
Idolatry is a temptation for all humanity, Pope says during general audience
Focusing on the second part of Psalm 113 in today's general audience, in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican,... Read more
Catholic groups for and against Kerry clash
The president of grassroots organization “Catholics For Kerry 04,” said the Republicans are using Catholic organizations as “vehicles” to discredit... Read more
Pope urges release of French journalists, end of violence in Midle East, Russia
"It is with great sadness and concern," he said, "that I receive the grave news about the terrorist attacks in... Read more
Passion sells 2.4m copies on DVD
Mel Gibson's Biblical movie The Passion of the Christ has sold 2.4 million copies in the US by midday on... Read more
Experts say streamlining of divorce laws will be devastating for the family
The President of the Institute for Family Policy in Spain, Eduardo Hertfelder, said the Socialist government’s proposal to speed up... Read more
Cardinal encourages fostering of a “culture of vocations” in Brazil
During the opening of the Second Vocations Congress, taking place at the headquarters of the Bishops Conference of Brazil, Cardinal... Read more
Church in Colombia laments no new peace initiatives by rebels
The Vice President of the Colombian Bishops Conference, Bishop Luis Augusto Castro, expressed disappointment this week that the response of... Read more
Newspaper campaign assists Catholic refugees from Vietnam
A local newspaper in Northern Wisconsin has launched a campaign to help the nearly 500 Catholic refugees, who are arriving... Read more
Insurers refuse to meet damage settlements in Los Angeles abuse cases
Insurers for the dioceses of Los Angeles and Orange are balking at paying the possible damages claimed by hundreds of... Read more
U.S. bishops urge FCC to adapt rules so public can oppose indecency
U.S. broadcasters should be required to maintain archives of the programs they air and make them easily available in order... Read more
Russian Patriarch responds to Pope’s gesture, insists on “respect” for Orthodox territories
The Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II sent a letter to Pope John Paul II thanking him for the handing over... Read more
Cardinal Egan to give official benediction at RNC on Thursday
The Republican National Convention in New York this week has two things that the Democratic convention a few months ago... Read more
USCCB regrets NY judge saying partial-birth abortion is 'brutal'… but constitutional
The USCCB encourages the appeal of a court decision made last week, which found the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional. Read more
