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Response to God's Eucharistic love must be concrete, aimed at God, and others, says Pope
In his last Sunday angelus prayer at the papal Castelgandolfo summer residence before his return to the Vatican later this... Read more
Spread good among society, says Argentine archbishop
Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes, Argentina, called on Christians this week to spread good and live exemplary lives in response... Read more
Caritas in Spain to train volunteers to work with AIDS victims and mentally ill
The Caritas office in Valencia, Spain, announced this week it will begin offering formation classes in October to train volunteers... Read more
Legal challenge to clarify if gay marriage law in Spain is constitutional
Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Pla of Segorbe-Castellón, Spain, said this week the legal challenge brought by the Popular Party against... Read more
Priest raises $900,000 for parish meal center with clever T-shirts
A year-round parish-based meal center for the poor and hungry of Lawrence is a go after Fr. Paul O’Brien managed... Read more
Cardinal George discusses role of church at St. Mary
The mission of the Catholic Church in the United States is to evangelize and to use its role as a... Read more
Fidelis denounces group that claims to be Catholic
A national Catholic advocacy organization says Roman Catholics for the Freedom to Marry is a dissident group that should not... Read more
Sex-abuse scandal was sign of something more widespread, says Fr. Fessio
In an interview with the Washington Times regarding the Vatican’s new document which will reportedly bar homosexual men from seminaries,... Read more
Roberts nomination clears Senate committee, heads to full Senate
The nomination of Judge John G. Roberts--a Catholic--to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee... Read more
Ending nuclear weapon testing should be aim of every state, says Vatican's U.N. representative
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations is currently in New York for the U.N. conference:... Read more
Pope tells Mexican bishops: minister to everyone, the faithful and the searching; give greatest attention to priests
Earlier this morning, Pope Benedict held audience with visiting Mexican bishops, in Rome for their "ad limina" visits, and reminded... Read more
In true democracies, says Pope, religious freedom can, must exist
In a meeting today with Luis Felipe Bravo Mena, Mexico's new ambassador to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI stressed the... Read more
Pope Benedict to Mexican Bishops: faith shouldn’t be reduced to private sphere
Speaking to visiting Mexican bishops earlier today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict stressed the need for strengthening the family and... Read more
Spanish bishops to support protest of controversial education law
Several Spanish bishops have expressed their support for a protest scheduled for November in Madrid against a controversial law on... Read more
Argentine bishop says tourism must be respectful of human dignity
Bishop Ruben Frassia of Avellaneda-Lanus, Argentina, called on politicians and businessmen this week to remember that "in all tourist activity,... Read more
Archbishop calls for peaceful resolution to conflict between farmers and government
The Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, called on the government and farmers, who... Read more
Church will not accept illicit donations, Mexican bishops say
In an official statement, the general secretary of the Bishops’ Conference Mexico, Bishop Carlos Aguiar of Texcoco, rejected claims that... Read more
Franciscan University conference to tackle difficult Catholic social teaching
In light of a continued national debate on the role of faith in political life, as well as scientific advances... Read more
First annual Archbishop Gomez Amistad Awards honor Hispanic Catholic leaders in Denver
Last evening, at the city’s Centro San Juan Diego center, two members of Denver’s Hispanic Catholic community were honored for... Read more
Death of two seminarians sparks nationwide seminary discussion about drinking
The death of two Chicago seminarians last week--both of whom were passengers in a car accident in which the driver’s... Read more
