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Bishop Niederauer celebrates farewell mass in Salt Lake City
It was a touching farewell mass and reception Sunday for Bishop George Niederauer, who will take up his duties as... Read more
Chicago organizes ‘Catholic festival’ to inspire, deepen faith
The Archdiocese of Chicago has organized its second Catholic Festival of Faith. It will be held Feb. 12-18 at the... Read more
Pope holds audience with Laura Bush
First Lady Laura Bush had an audience with Pope Benedict XVI this morning, during her stop in the Italian capital... Read more
An Arabe-Israeli appointed new Bishop of Galilee
The Vatican and the Synod of the Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch, who met Wednesday in Beirut, appointed Father Elias... Read more
French government allows embryonic stem cell research on frozen embryos.
The French Government officially published in its official paper on February 6, the decree relative to research on the embryo,... Read more
Federal court orders justice of the peace in Valencia to preside at homosexual “weddings”
A federal panel of judges in Spain has rejected the petition by a justice of the peace in Valencia to... Read more
Mexican official under pressure to resign for public expression of faith
The Front for Secular Culture, a conglomerate of anti-religious groups such as Catholics for a Free Choice, is demanding Mexican... Read more
Pope exhorts Brazilian bishops to proclaim Gospel of Peace
In a telegram to Cardinal Eusebio Scheid, Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Pope Benedict XVI sent his blessing to the... Read more
Sony Pictures provides sounding board for Da Vinci Code critics
Far ahead of the May 19th film release of the “DaVinci Code“--adapted from the popular but controversial Dan Brown novel,... Read more
Vatican confirms: Pope will travel to Turkey in November
Earlier today, the Vatican confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI will, in fact, make a much anticipated trip to Turkey in... Read more
High court suspends anti-life law in Guatemala
The Supreme Court of Guatemala has placed a new law on family planning under provisional suspension, at the request of... Read more
Colombian bishops call on FARC to end conflict through negotiations
Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, called on the members of the Armed Revolutionary Forces... Read more
Honduran bishop hopeful dialogue with gangs will lead to peace
Auxiliary Bishop Romulo Emiliani of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, said this week he is hopeful dialogue between the government and... Read more
Catholic legal group files lawsuit against Italian artist for defamation of the Catholic faith
The Thomas More Law Center in Madrid has filed a lawsuit against Italian artist Leo Bassi and the owners of... Read more
Opus Dei says Da Vinci Code film just fiction, prepares media, public response
With the release of the upcoming film based on Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” May 19, Opus Dei is... Read more
Compendium of the Catechism Available March 31
The new Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a 200-page synthesis of the 1992 catechism, will be available... Read more
Office to Aid the Catholic Church in Central and Eastern Europe
Aid to the Church in Need is calling on Catholics in the United States to hold a collection for the... Read more
Delaware refuses to authorize embryonic stem-cell research
Legislators in the Delaware House of Representatives yesterday failed to pass Senate Bill 80 that would authorize embryonic stem-cell research.... Read more
God extends special attention to the poor, defenseless, says Pope
During his general audience today, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of God’s special care for those who are poor and defenseless,... Read more
Pope praises priest assassinated in Turkey, prays that his sacrifice will contribute to peace, inter-religious dialogue
Following his general audience earlier today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI fondly recalled Fr. Andrea Santoro, the Roman missionary... Read more
