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Pro-life expert happy over drop in Pennsylvania abortion rates; warns against oversimplifying explanations
Pointing to an announcement from the Pennsylvania Department of Health that the number of abortions in that state had dropped,... Read more
Archbishop of Havana: WYD unlike any other youth event
While in Cologne participating in World Youth Day, Cardinal Jaime Ortega y Alamino of Havana, Cuba, said the event is... Read more
Pope and youth stop to adore Christ in the Blessed Sacrament
It was a sight to remember. Nearly 700,000 pilgrims joined Pope Benedict XVI Saturday in the adoration of the Blessed... Read more
Chilly morning didn’t stop 1.2 million to attend WYD’s closing Mass
World Youth Day pilgrims awoke to gray skies and chilly 13-degree temperatures early Sunday morning in Marienfeld, the site of... Read more
Pope John Paul remembered, Cologne, Europe, Church rejoice in WYD 2005
In his concluding address, Archbishop Stanislaw Rylko expressed gratitude for the “unforgettable memory of the Servant of God, Pope John... Read more
Cardinal Pell thrilled about Pope’s choice of Sydney for 2008 WYD
Elated Australians joined their equally excited Cardinal Sunday, as Pope Benedict XVI confirmed the much-speculated reports that Sydney had indeed... Read more
Next WYD: Sidney, Australia 2008
At the end of the Pope’s homily, the appreciative crowd chanted “Benedetto.” The sun finally made its appearance at the... Read more
Pope Benedict at WYD final Mass: “you are Christians, let the world see it!”
Before a World Youth Day crowd of more than one million in Marienfeld Sunday morning, Pope Benedict XVI called on... Read more
True revolution comes from God and the saints, Pope tells 700,000 youth
Enthusiasm swept through the crowd as Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Marienfeld Saturday evening for the World Youth Day vigil. Read more
Baghdad Catholic youth celebrate WYD in Iraq capital, salute Pope and pilgrims in Cologne
In a moving message to Pope Benedict XVI, Christian youth in Baghdad said they were spiritually accompanying the World Youth... Read more
WYD brings Protestants, Catholics together
Christina Ross says she feel she fits right in at World Youth Day. She’s young, she’s faithful and she’s Lutheran.... Read more
Pope denounces terrorism, says improved relations with Muslims is ‘vital’
Pope Benedict XVI addressed the issue of terrorism head on in his first meeting with 10 of Germany’s Muslim community... Read more
Christian unity is priority, Pope tells Christian leaders in Cologne
Pope Benedict XVI reaffirmed Friday his commitment to work toward Christian unity, saying that unity is God’s command and many... Read more
Archbishop warns against negative impact of homosexual “marriage”
Archbishop Lluis Martinez Sistach of Barcelona warned this week that Spain’s new law granting approval to homosexual “marriage” would alter... Read more
Nuncio calls for respect for women in Cuba
During the Mass for the Feast of the Assumption on August 15, the Apostolic Nuncio in Cuba, Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi,... Read more
Number of priests killed in Colombia rising
According to statistics from the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, with the recent killing of two priests in the Colombian diocese... Read more
Court rules that Detroit Catholic schoolteachers cannot unionize
On Wednesday, the Michigan Court of Appeals announced their decision that a group of teachers from suburban Detroit’s Brother Rice... Read more
U.S. Bishop’s president expresses ‘profound sympathy’ over murder of Taizé founder
Bishop William Skylstad, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined Pope Benedict XVI and much of the Christian... Read more
Dissident Catholic group demands Africa, not Sydney, be the site for 2008 World Youth Day
An Australian based “Catholic” AIDS charity, known for their dissent from Church teaching and support of condoms to fight HIV/AIDS,... Read more
Archbishop celebrates spirit of service with WYD volunteers
Since the start of World Youth Day in Cologne, 30,000 volunteers have been assisting pilgrims and journalism professionals with a... Read more
