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Pope asks new cardinals to pray for peace and unity
As the Pope addressed the 23 new cardinals, he reminded them that their “first and foremost mission,” is to provide constant... Read more
Pope requests prayers for the Holy Land
In his Sunday Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI looked toward the summit which begins next Tuesday in Annapolis, Maryland, between the... Read more
Pope considers receiving Episcopalians and Anglicans into Church
Today the Pope discussed how to deal with the requests of increasing numbers of Episcopalians and Anglicans who want to... Read more
The Rite of Consistory for the creation of new cardinals
The Holy See announced the fundamental aspects of the Ordinary Public Consistory which will be held this Saturday morning in... Read more
Holy See to present Benedict XVI’s new encyclical next Friday
Today the Press Office of the Holy See announced that “Spe Salvi” (Saved by Hope), the new encyclical by Pope... Read more
Bishop of Arabia responds to Muslim scholars' letter
The Catholic Bishop of Arabia has published an article examining the call to dialogue made by 138 Muslim scholars in... Read more
Marriage reform proposed to lower divorce rate by half
A reform of marriage laws and better marital counseling programs have been proposed as ways to lower the divorce rate... Read more
United Nations admits to having exaggerated statistics about AIDS in the world
After using exaggerated statistics not in accord with reality, the United Nations Program for the fight against AIDS (UNAIDS) has... Read more
Pontifical University of Rome to present new edition of encyclical against modernism
On November 27, the Angelicum Pontifical University of Rome will present a new edition of the encyclical against modernism by... Read more
Vatican expert praises discovery of new stem cell technique not involving embryos
The chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Msgr. Ignacio Carrasco, described as “very positive and important” the discovery of... Read more
As vote on constitutional reform looms, seminarians in Venezuela express fidelity to bishops
As a December 2 referendum on constitutional reform that the bishops of Venezuela have called “morally unacceptable” draws near, seminarians... Read more
Chinese bishop to be ordained with papal approval
A priest will soon be ordained to the episcopacy in China's state-recognized church with the approval of the Pope. Read more
Resistance to Latin Mass liberalization is disobedient and proud, says bishop
A Vatican official has criticized some bishops' actions as prejudiced and proud for obstructing Pope Benedict XVI's recent reform liberalizing... Read more
Mexico: Cathedral to re-open when government guarantees security in writing
The president of the College of Catholic Lawyers, Armando Martinez, said this week the Archdiocesan Cathedral will re-open when Mexico... Read more
Monument to Don Bosco inaugurated in “the most southern city in the world”
A monument dedicated to Don Bosco has been built at Ushuaia, the southern most city in the world, as part... Read more
New archbishop installed in Belarus
About 4,500 people attended the recent installation of Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz as the archbishop of the archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev in... Read more
College of Cardinals to meet to discuss ecumenism
The Holy See Press Office announced today that before Saturday’s consistory to create new cardinals, the College of Cardinals will... Read more
Aboriginal artist's images to represent World Youth Day 2008
The work of Richard Campbell, an Australian from the Gumbaingirr/Dhungutti people, has been selected to be displayed at World Youth... Read more
Hunger no more! Pope Benedict XVI exclaims
“The time has come to ensure, for the sake of peace, that no man, woman and child will ever be... Read more
Archbishop DiNardo's twin sister reflects on brother's elevation
Family members of Archbishop of Houston-Galveston Daniel DiNardo on Monday traveled to Rome for his elevation to the cardinalate. Peg... Read more
