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Sacred music safeguards tradition of the Church and is of greater value than any other art, Pope says
During a visit on Saturday to the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, Pope Benedict XVI called on the Church’s leaders... Read more
Vatican suspends official over reports of homosexual acts
The director of the Holy See’s Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi, confirmed this weekend that a Vatican official has been... Read more
Salvation brings more than health, it gives you a new life, says Pope Benedict
Yesterday at noon, Pope Benedict XVI appeared at the window of his study to pray the Angelus with thousands of... Read more
Pope appeals for release of two priests abducted in Iraq
Pope Benedict launched an appeal for two priests who were kidnapped in Mosul, Iraq following yesterday's Angelus prayers. Read more
Pope Benedict XVI opens his house to the world
At the reopening of the Bronze Door of the Apostolic Palace today, Pope Benedict had a message for the world. “The... Read more
HLI President predicts financial martyrdom for believers
Father Thomas J. Euteneur, president of Human Life International, said Christian martyrdom will take on different forms in the future. ... Read more
Political expert examines the Catholic Vote for 2008
If the United States presidential race comes down to candidates Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton, the Catholic vote will swing... Read more
Russian Orthodox walk out of ecumenical talks
The delegation of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow has walked out of a joint session of Catholic and Orthodox theologians... Read more
Bishop Zubik to Speak at 2007 Pennsylvania Pro-Life Conference
Most Rev. David A. Zubik, bishop of Pittsburgh, will deliver opening remarks and the invocation at the Celebrate Life Banquet... Read more
World Meeting of Families to be held in Mexico City, Pope writes letter
The Holy Father has written a letter to Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family,... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal in serious condition, but doctors hopeful for recovery
Doctor Juan Baltar, who is the physician for Venezuelan Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara, said this week the cardinal is in... Read more
Bishops ask Bolivian president not to imitate the Chavez government
The vice president and the general secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Bolivia, Bishop Edmundo Abastoflor and Bishop Jesus Juarez,... Read more
Website launched in memory of slain priest in Iraq
Father Rayan Atto, pastor of the Chaldean Catholic parish of Mar Qardagh in Erbil, announced this week a new website... Read more
Dominican cardinal receives guarantees that abortion will not be legalized
Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez of Santo Domingo announced this week he has received guarantees from lawmakers that abortion... Read more
Communion for pro-abortion politicians shouldn’t be refused, says Cardinal McCarrick
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the retired archbishop of Washington D.C. has recommended that the Catholic Church forcefully preach the pro-life message... Read more
Muslim leaders write to Pope, Cardinal Tauran calls letter a “very encouraging sign”
More than 130 Muslim leaders, politicians, and scholars have addressed a letter to Pope Benedict XVI in an attempt to... Read more
College's Catholic status threatened for hosting pro-abortion groups at conference
Bishop Robert J. McManus of the Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts has condemned the decision by the Jesuit-run College of the... Read more
Pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute produces bogus abortion statistics
Steven W. Mosher, president of the Population Research Institute has attacked the global abortion estimates of the pro-abortion Alan Guttmacher... Read more
Archbishop Niederauer apologizes for giving Communion to “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” at San Francisco Parish
In a column to appear on Sunday, October 19 on "Catholic San Francisco," Archbishop George H. Niederauer apologizes for giving... Read more
Orange County bishop appointed as coadjutor of Sacramento Diocese
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Jamie Soto to be the coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento. He will... Read more
