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US bishops call for just immigration reform bill
President George W. Bush and Congress must “work together to produce a fair and just comprehensive immigration reform bill,” said... Read more
Pope’s brother gives clues as to Benedict's "private" day schedule
Pope Benedict XVI explicitly asked to reserve a private day during his visit to Bavaria. While a rough schedule has... Read more
Pope Benedict trashes jihad, reformation, and liberal Theology
At the heart of Pope Benedict XVI’s address yesterday, on the world’s need for a renewed dialogue between faith and... Read more
Pope’s friends say fame has not changed Joseph Ratzinger
Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Bavaria has provided the occasion for many of his close friends to talk about their... Read more
Bishop says freedom of worship, but no freedom of religion in Cuba
Bishop Jose Siro Gonzalez of Pinar del Rio Cuba told a Spanish newspaper this week that freedom of worship, but... Read more
Evangelical detained for distributing Biblical passages that condemn homosexuality
The national director the Evangelical organization Christian Voice, Stephen Green, was detained recently and charged with “threatening, abusive or insulting... Read more
Kidnapped Iraqi priest freed in Baghdad
A young Chaldean priest kidnapped last August 15 in Baghdad was released on Monday. Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Emmanuel Delly confirmed... Read more
Former underground bishop aligns with “open” Church of China
Bishop Francis An Shuxin has left the underground Catholic Church in China to join the government-sanctioned church in what he... Read more
Benedict: He who believes is never alone
Over 300,000 people attended mass celebrated by Pope Benedict at Islinger Field in Regensburg, Germany on a cloudless Tuesday morning. “He... Read more
Marriage debate in Canada must be reopened, says Archbishop Prendergast
The Archbishop of Halifax has urged the faithful of his diocese to contact their members of Parliament and to ask... Read more
Diocese closes schools to protest vandalism by Hindu militants, bishops condemn attack
The Catholic Diocese of Lucknow closed its 20 schools Sept. 11 to protest vandalism by a militant Hindu mob the... Read more
Catholic high-level group could fuel EU ‘God debate’
The debate to include Christianity in a new treaty text for the European Union may by spurred by the creation... Read more
Benedict XVI to give conference at former university
During his visit to Bavaria Pope Benedict XVI will be giving a conference at the University of Regensburg (Ratisbona), where... Read more
Pope tells Protestants, Orthodox, let us bear witness in love, “that the world may believe”
At the conclusion of his fourth day in Bavaria, Pope Benedict XVI prayed with members of Germany’s Orthodox and Protestant... Read more
Cubans celebrate patroness, Our Lady of Charity
Catholics in Cuba particpated in some 69 different processions throughout the country in honor of Our Lady of Charity, declared... Read more
Catholic pundit offers advice to Republican Party
Given a recent poll that shows a drop in the number of people who view the Republican Party as friendly... Read more
Latin American Bishops’ Council organizes conference on Church’s social teaching
As part of the preparations for its 5th General Conference in 2007, the Latin American Bishops’ Council (CELAM) is meeting... Read more
Faith and reason must come together in a new way, Holy Father says
The former Professor Joseph Ratzinger returned to his old university today to hold a conference on the relation of faith... Read more
Mary takes center stage at Pope Benedict’s second Mass in Bavaria
The Marian Shrine of Altötting, one of Bavaria’s most famous pilgrimage sites, was an appropriate place for the second Mass... Read more
Pope encourages seminarians, priests, and religious to remain with the Lord
Prior to leaving the town of Altötting for his birthplace of Marktl am Inn, Pope Benedict XVI prayed Vespers with... Read more
