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Vatican announces Synod for Africa in 2009
According to a press release made public this morning Pope Benedict XVI has called a Second Special Assembly for Africa... Read more
Vatican announces Tridentine Mass Motu Proprio to come “within a few days”
Made public from the Holy See Press Office this morning was a special communiqué regarding Benedict XVI’s forthcoming “Motu Proprio”... Read more
Expected Motu Proprio to be published July 7, German newspaper announces
Pope Benedict XVI intends to publish his Motu Proprio liberating the Mass of St. Pius V on July 7, 2007... Read more
Education for Citizenship promotes “secular view of life” which excludes God, says Spanish cardinal
The archbishop of Toledo and vice president of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Cardinal Antonio Canizares, said this week the... Read more
Don’t expect radical changes in Roman Curia, says Vatican analyst
In an article to be published Thursday by “L’Espresso,” Vatican watcher Sandro Magister explains why, despite the predictions of many... Read more
Appointment of Cardinal Tauran to new post shows Pope’s commitment to inter-religions dialogue
In a report on the recent naming of Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran to head the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue,... Read more
Archbishop denounced division and tension government has fostered among Venezuelans
Archbishop Reinaldo del Prette of Valencia said this week President Hugo Chavez’s heavy-handed manner of governing has created division and... Read more
Cardinal Dias calls for prayers in anticipation of release of Pope’s letter to Chinese Catholics
Cardinal Ivan Dias, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, has launched a prayer campaign calling on all... Read more
Australian state passes law that supports stem-cell research
Despite opposition from the Catholic Church and a prayer campaign by Christian MPs, the NSW Upper House passed a law... Read more
UK bishops say hybrid embryos should be treated as human embryos
Parliament is expected to debate a draft bill later this year that would allow scientists to create hybrid embryos for... Read more
Victory for Catholic Teacher Told to Pay Dues or Change Religions
A U.S. District Court judge struck down an Ohio law that allowed only those public employees who belong to certain... Read more
European foreign affairs minister says aid to Nicaragua will only come with changing of abortion law
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation for the Netherlands, Bert Koenders, has announced that his country and the... Read more
American head of Vatican Communications and long-time “Voice of Vatican Christmas” moves on
Made public this morning from Rome was the latest move in Pope Benedict XVI’s gradual rearrangement of the Vatican Curia. ... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI focuses on St. Cyril: a master of Catechesis
The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, greeted the thousands of pilgrims gathered in the Vatican’s Paul VI auditorium this morning,... Read more
Thousands of African parishes to get Catholic satellite radio
In an effort to reduce the digital divide separating the Church in Africa from the rest of the world, two... Read more
Archdiocese of Manila issues guidelines for proper dress in church
Numerous complaints about skimpy attire in church have prompted the Archdiocese of Manila to issue guidelines for proper dress when... Read more
Faith is indispensable for rebuilding Spain and Europe, cardinal says
During a Mass celebrated in the Mozarabic rite at the Cathedral of Toledo to mark the 1,400 anniversary of the... Read more
Legalization of sexual relations between children “aberrant” says Peruvian bishop
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Peru, Bishop Juan Jose Larraneta, called a new law approved by the... Read more
Father Lombardi expresses solidarity with martyrdom of Christians in Iraq
Echoing the words of Pope Benedict XVI about the suffering of Christians in Iraq, the director of the Holy See’s... Read more
Spanish parents: conscientious objection not “right-wing” tactic
A group of parents in the Spanish city of Cadiz who recently exercised their right to conscientiously object to the... Read more
