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Pope appoints new Auxliary Bishop in Baltimore
Pope John Paul II appointed on Saturday Msgr. Thomas Mitchell Rozanski, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Severna... Read more
Kerry on his Catholicism again: says he "hates abortion" but won't impose his view on others
A newspaper in Iowa revealed yesterday that Presidential Candidate John F. Kerry hates abortion and believes that life begins at... Read more
Education must help in "being more" rather than "having more," Pope says
In an address this morning to the 100 participants of the European education symposium entitled “The Challenges of Education: Recovery,... Read more
Italian reporter to release Cardinal Ratzinger’s full letter to US Bishops on denying communion
The dean of Italian Vatican journalists, Sandro Magister of the weekly L’Espresso, will release tomorrow a story on the debate... Read more
Government announces federal funding to teach and spread Islam in Spain
The Spanish Justice Minister, Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar, expressed this week the willingness of the government to provide federal funding... Read more
Seminary in San Antonio to launch expansion campaign
A seminary in the American Southwest, which is in the midst of an expansion campaign, has welcomed a new leader. ... Read more
Archdiocese of Los Angeles to challenge California law on abuse victims
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles plans to petition a federal judge and request to join a constitutional challenge to a... Read more
Cleveland bishop will not deny Communion to pro-abortion Catholic politicians
In a long statement to the faithful of his diocese, Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland announced that he would... Read more
General Assembly agrees to upgrade status of the Holy See at the UN
Yesterday, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the General Assembly adopted a Resolution, submitted as a presidential text,... Read more
In farewell meeting Pope and Orthodox Patriarch vow to remain in "communion in prayer and fraternal charity."
The Holy Father and the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I together gave thanks to God for the fraternity and signified... Read more
Common resolution signed by Pope and Orthodox Patriarch confirms "desire to reach full communion"
At the end of their meeting yesterday afternoon, Pope John Paul II and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I signed a Common... Read more
Knights urged to ‘make crucial difference’ in Federal Marriage Amendment
The 1.5 million U.S. members of the Knights of Columbus are urged to “make the crucial difference” in the debate... Read more
Canada celebrates the ‘Saint of the Ordinary’
Masses were held in eight cities across Canada last week to celebrate the feast day of St. Josemaria Escriva, founder... Read more
Spanish bishop calls legalization of homosexual unions by government an aberration
Bishop Jose Gea Escolano of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain, said this week the Spanish government’s plan to legalize homosexual unions next year... Read more
Federal court prohibits distribution of “morning after pill” in Chile
A federal judge in Santiago has issued a ruling prohibiting the sale and the marketing of the morning after pill,... Read more
Archdiocese of Boston finalizes property sale to Boston College
Boston College have announced it has finalized the purchase of most of the Archdiocese of Boston’s headquarters for $99.4 million. Read more
Bishop to decide Tucson Diocese bankruptcy in September
Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson (Arizona) announced on Wednesday that he will make a decision about whether the Diocese... Read more
Mary Ann Glendon says "poor can't wait," speaking on behalf of the Holy See
Speaking on behalf of the Holy See, Mary Ann Glendon, president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, has voiced... Read more
Catholic League says HBO special on celibacy “maligns Church”
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Catholic League criticized the HBO special “Celibacy,” a documentary in the “America Undercover”... Read more
Pope prays for "spiritual" vacation season, young churches
The Holy Father's general prayer intention for the month of July is: "That all those who are able to benefit... Read more
