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Vatican museum tickets will be for sale online

Jan 18, 2008

The governor of the Vatican City State, Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, has announced that starting June 1, tickets for the Vatican... Read more

Prayers for Jews might be removed from 1962 Missal

Jan 18, 2008

According to Andrea Tornielli, the Vatican expert of the Italian daily "Il Giornale", Pope Benedict could soon approve a change... Read more

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Court rules in favor of conscientious objection involving controversial class

Jan 18, 2008

The Supreme Court of Asturias ruled this week parents have a right to conscientiously object to the controversial school course... Read more

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March for Life 2008 conference and activities schedule

Jan 18, 2008

There are several interesting and informative activities taking place before, during and after the annual March for Life in Washington... Read more

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Galileo’s university considers inviting Pope to give conference

Jan 18, 2008

The governor of the region of Veneto in northern Italy, Giancarlo Galan, has proposed inviting Pope Benedict XVI to the... Read more

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Mass recognizing anniversary of Roe vs. Wade to be held in Denver

Jan 18, 2008

As the 35th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade approaches, the Archdiocese of Denver announces its annual Respect Life Mass. Most... Read more

Prayer is the royal door of ecumenism, Pope Benedict tells Finns

Jan 18, 2008

This morning, Benedict XVI received an ecumenical delegation from Finland for the Feast of St. Henry, their country’s patron saint,... Read more

Pope: Catholics around the world must help Arab Christians

Jan 18, 2008

This morning at the Vatican, the Pope met with the Catholic bishops from Arab regions of the world and called upon... Read more

Sacramento schools’ history textbook advocates Islam, ignores Christianity, Judaism

Jan 18, 2008

A textbook used in Californian seventh-grade history classes at public schools has been criticized for proselytizing for Islam and bias... Read more

Cardinal Marc Oullet, the archbishop of Quebec

Pope declines invitation to Quebec International Eucharistic Congress

Jan 18, 2008

Despite the petitions of laymen and Cardinal Marc Ouellet’s request, Pope Benedict XVI will not attend the International Eucharistic Congress... Read more

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Catholic college praised for anti-porn policy

Jan 18, 2008

Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania is winning praise for putting internet filters on its computer network to block student... Read more

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Christians invited to make pilgrimage to birthplace of St. Paul

Jan 17, 2008

The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Turkey, Archbishop Luigi Padovese, has invited Christians to make a pilgrimage to Tarsus,... Read more

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U.S. abortion rate hits 30-year low

Jan 17, 2008

The number of abortions committed in the United States in 2005 dropped to 1.2 million, the lowest level since 1976,... Read more

Cardinal Camillo Ruini

Sunday will be a moment of prayer not demonstration, Card. Ruini says

Jan 17, 2008

The convocation of Catholic Romans to attend next Sunday's Angelus at St. Peter's square in support of Pope Benedict will... Read more

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Church in Venezuela demands amnesty for police officers accused of involvement in 2002 massacre

Jan 17, 2008

The president of the Venezuelan Plenary Council, Archbishop Ovidio Perez Morales, has renewed calls on President Hugo Chavez to grant... Read more

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Church makes contact with FARC regarding humanitarian accord

Jan 17, 2008

The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro, revealed this Wednesday that representatives of the bishops’... Read more

Bishop Jose Manuel Lorca of Teruel, Spain

Spanish bishop: “I can’t understand why people are upset” about the pro-family march

Jan 17, 2008

In his latest pastoral letter, Bishop Jose Manuel Lorca of Teruel and Albarracin, said he still does not understand why... Read more

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Cardinal Newman Society calls for American support for Benedict XVI

Jan 17, 2008

The Cardinal Newman Society, a national organization that works to strengthen and renew Catholic higher education, is urging American Catholics... Read more

Vatican daily reveals details of baptisms of 13 children celebrated by Pope

Jan 17, 2008

"Sveva, Filippo Maria, Elena, Tommaso, Luca, Leonardo Pio Giovanni Paolo, Caterina, Marika, Leonardo, Melanie, Sofia, Anita, Sara: they are all... Read more

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Alaskan bishop welcomed as new head of Great Falls-Billings Diocese

Jan 17, 2008

Yesterday Bishop Michael Warfel was installed as the new bishop of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings. The former bishop of the Diocese of... Read more