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Bethlehem grottos open extended hours to mark Franciscan anniversary
In order to celebrate the 660th anniversary of the presence of the Franciscans in the Holy Land, the Bethlehem grottos... Read more
Vatican holds spiritual movie festival
The Vatican Pontifical Councils for Culture and Social Communications will host the 11th Festival of Spiritual Movies dubbed “Tertio Millennio”,... Read more
German authorities consider outlawing Scientology
Government officials in Germany announced they will seek to outlaw Scientology in the country, saying it is incompatible with the... Read more
World Youth Day 2008 “blueprints” finalized
Operational plans for World Youth Day 2008 have been approved by the Pontifical Council of the Laity, the Vatican body... Read more
Sydney enacts strict laws for World Youth Day
Strict emergency laws will be in force during the World Youth Day events in 2008, tightening security and banning unapproved... Read more
Mexico celebrates Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Mexico City on Wednesday to celebrate the 476th anniversary of the apparition of... Read more
Priest prays, not pays, for parking fine
A judge in southern Chile sentenced a Catholic priest to recite seven psalms daily for three months as a punishment... Read more
Benedict XVI tells nations: Restore hope by overcoming violence with dialogue
Pope Benedict held an unusually large audience today as he received seven new ambassadors to the Holy See from various... Read more
Catholic health workers’ effort to unionize could crowd out Catholics
A complex labor dispute between a Californian Catholic healthcare company and its employees could end in an agreement with a... Read more
Benedict XVI expresses solidarity with besieged Venezuelan cardinal
Pope Benedict XVI has sent a brief letter to the Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, in which he... Read more
St. Peter’s Square to be illuminated by massive Christmas tree
Tomorrow evening St. Peter’s Square will be lit with the glow of a fully adorned Christmas tree from northern Italy.... Read more
Catholic Foundation appoints Gerald ‘Bud’ Laber as president
The Catholic Foundation for the Roman Catholic Church in Northern Colorado, an independent nonprofit corporation dedicated to helping Catholics serve... Read more
Telefonica offering free long distance calls to missionaries
Spain’s telephone company Telefonica is offering free long distance calls as a Christmas gift to customers so they can call... Read more
Cuban officials apologize for disruption at Catholic parish
The Nuevo Herald reported this week that Cuban officials have apologized to the Archdiocese of Santiago for the violent incident... Read more
Hindu extremists level Catholic parish to the ground
The news agency Fides is reporting that 150 Hindu extremists have leveled the Church of Divine Mercy to the ground... Read more
Gift vouchers available to help young people attend WYD
World Youth Day organizers are giving parents, grandparents, teachers and friends the chance to give young people a life changing... Read more
Christians continuing exodus from Holy Land
Leaders from the international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) on Tuesday reported on their recent... Read more
Sympathy for the devil: thoughts on ‘The Golden Compass’
When the first Harry Potter movie arrived in theaters several years ago, many Catholic families had divided views about the... Read more
Ob/Gyn association pushes “abortion agenda” on pro-life doctors
An association of Christian doctors has harshly criticized a national organization of obstetricians for supporting ethical codes that will force... Read more
Death threat promises dismemberment of Indian bishop
A bishop in Kerala, who is an outspoken critic of the rule of the local communist party, received a letter threatening... Read more
