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New book explores Mother Teresa's "crucible of faith, hope, and love"
A new book from Our Sunday Visitor Press explores the life of Mother Teresa while examining the reports about her... Read more
Look to the Church Fathers to shed light on modern problems, writes the Pope
The Holy Father marked the 16th centenary of the death of St. John Chrysostom today with a letter in which... Read more
Priests and religions in Israel continue facing obstacles to obtain visas
Despite promises from the government, priests and religious who serve or should serve in Israel continue to face many obstacles... Read more
Pat Robertson's endorsement of Giuliani stuns social conservatives
Pat Robertson, televangelist and founder of the Christian Coalition, on Wednesday endorsed the socially liberal Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani. Read more
Vatican and Mozambique discuss Church and society
The Holy Father Benedict XVI received Armando Guebuza, the president of the Republic of Mozambique, in an audience at the... Read more
New president of French bishops: Law on bioethics must respect human dignity
Commenting on the country’s law on bioethics, the newly elected president of the Bishops’ Conference of France, Archbishop Andre Vingt-Trois,... Read more
International Olympic Committee confirms personal Bibles will be allowed
Both the International Olympic Committee and the Beijing Organizing Committee have verified that the Bible and other religious materials will... Read more
Uruguayan bishops react to legalization of abortion
Bishop Pablo Galimberti denounced the legalization of abortion by the Uruguayan Senate, saying it violates “the first human right.” Meanwhile... Read more
"Milagros,” movie on mother who prays to John Paul II wins film festival
The short film “Milagros,” produced by Spanish director Juan Garcia del Santo, won the top prize at the international religious... Read more
"Prosperity gospel" preachers under investigation by the Senate
A top Republican on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee is investigating the finances of televangelist preachers after allegations of corruption,... Read more
Vatican bioethics conference to examine the human embryo
The Vatican is organizing a bioethics conference on the origin and development of the human embryo. The conference will take... Read more
Pontifical academies: A culture worthy of human life
Today, the pontifical academies held their twelfth public session under Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, president of their coordinating council. For the... Read more
More than half of Christians have fled Iraq since 2003
The Latin Rite Archbishop of Baghdad, Jean Benjamin Seleiman, said this week that of 700,000 Christians who were living in... Read more
Spanish archbishop addresses protection of juveniles and immigrants
At the 28th Conference of European Ministers of Justice, Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro called for the rights of juveniles... Read more
Congressman attacks Olympics Bible restrictions, admonishes President Bush
Congressman Thaddeus McCotter(R-MI), Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, denounced a reported Chinese ban on Bibles during the 2008... Read more
Visitors to Beijing Olympics advised: take no more than one Bible
Last week CNA published a report from the Italian daily “La Gazzetta dello Sport” stating that Bibles will not be... Read more
Man dressed as clown disrupts Mass and destroys baptismal font
On Sunday a man dressed as a clown interrupted Mass at the Church of Corpus Christi in Granada, Spain and... Read more
Chavez should “bite his tongue” and stop attacking the Church, archbishop says
The vice president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Roberto Luckert said this week President Hugo Chavez’s attacks on the... Read more
European bishops’ conferences present pro-family proposal
The Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community presented a proposal this week in Brussels to strengthen marriage... Read more
Brazil announces production of generic contraceptives
Just days after the governor of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil said abortion should be legalized in order to diminish... Read more
