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College students prepare to “Go, and set the world on fire!”
Three thousand college students gathered in Texas as the New Year began, but they weren’t there to party. Instead they... Read more
Latino leaders association to hold first national gathering in San Antonio
A newly formed group of Catholic Latinos leaders has announced that they will hold their first national gathering on January... Read more
50,000 Mexican youth to participate in pilgrimage to Mt. Christ the King
More than fifty thousand young people in Mexico will participate in a pilgrimage organized by the Witness and Hope Movement... Read more
New campaign launched to promote family rosary
The recent controversy unleashed between pro-family organizations and government officials in Spain in the wake of the pro-family march on... Read more
Female guerrilla member escapes from FARC to avoid forced abortion
A 17 year-old member of the Marxist rebel group FARC who is three months pregnant has escaped from the organization... Read more
Spanish cardinal: investing in healthy family life is best bet for peace
Amidst the debate in Spain over the recent pro-family march in Madrid, the archbishop of Valencia, Cardinal Agustin Garcia-Gasco, said,... Read more
Release of hostages a demand of humanitarian rights, Colombian bishop says
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Fabian Marulanda, said the release by the rebel group FARC... Read more
Vatican shocked at manipulation of Pope’s speech on Rome
The Holy See’s Press Office has expressed amazement at how Pope Benedict XVI’s meeting with the mayor of Rome and... Read more
Vatican City police thanked by Pope, given inspiration to serve
As he does at the beginning of every year, the Pope received members of the police force in charge of... Read more
Public Radio International skit blasphemes Eucharist, apology made
A January 7 public radio skit that made disparaging remarks about the Eucharist while attacking Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee... Read more
Cardinal Newman beatification hoped for this year as saint guidelines tighten
Cardinal John Henry Newman, the famous 19th-century British convert to Catholicism, could be beatified this year even as Pope Benedict... Read more
Catholic pizza billionaire backs Romney
Tom Monaghan, the Catholic philanthropist who made his fortune in Domino’s Pizza, has endorsed former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in... Read more
Airline can order employee to cover cross necklace, British court rules
A British Airways employee who sued her employer after it required her to cover up a cross necklace while she... Read more
Nuncio in Mexico reiterates Church’s opposition to euthanasia
During a press conference this week, the Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, reiterated the Church’s opposition to euthanasia,... Read more
Bishops from Europe and US to visit Holy Land in support of peace
Father Pierre Grech, the general secretary of the Latin Bishops’ Conference in the Arab Region, said this week that a... Read more
Taiwanese president asks Vatican for diplomatic help
President Chen Shui-Ban has written to the Vatican requesting the Holy See’s assistance in securing Taiwan’s position in international relations,... Read more
George Weigel’s newest book focuses on theological roots of Islamic terrorism, gives possible solutions
The internal struggle within Islam over how it interacts with the modern world has spilled out onto the world stage... Read more
“Robot” created to “educate” Spanish youth about sexuality
Spain’s Ministry of Health, together with the Spanish division of Microsoft, has created a robot called “Robin” to provide “information”... Read more
Kenyan bishops encourage peace and justice as politicians trade blame
Following a meeting of the entire Kenya Episcopal Conference, John Cardinal Njue, the archbishop of Nairobi, and the 22 other bishops... Read more
Church in Iraq fears new campaign of “religious cleansing”
New fears of an organized campaign to flush Christianity out of Iraq have been sparked by the recent attacks on churches... Read more
