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Chinese nuns wounded in government raid of Catholic church
Sixteen nuns, who were defending a church building from attacks, were severely wounded when 40 uniformed young men armed with... Read more
Patriarchs condemn terrorism, call for end of occupation of Palestine
Catholic Patriarchs of the East have condemned terrorism and affirmed the right of the Palestinian people to live side by... Read more
Legal expert ponders action against death penalty, abortion
While millions of Americans are rightly lobbying for an end to the death penalty, which has sanctioned the execution of... Read more
Fundamental right of religious freedom far from being recognized everywhere, says Pope
On Sunday, before his weekly Angelus prayer, delivered from the window of his private study, Pope Benedict stressed the need... Read more
Pope calls marriage ‘the heritage of humanity’
On Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI met with representatives of Latin American family and life groups, to whom he stressed the... Read more
Constant intellectual, spiritual formation necessary for priests, laity, Pope tells Polish bishops
On Saturday, Pope Benedict met with his second group of Polish bishops, in Rome for their ad limina visit, whom... Read more
Pope meets with Palestinian leader, receives invitation to Holy Land
On Saturday, Palestinian president, Mahmud Abbas met with Pope Benedict XVI, who called for an end to violence in the... Read more
Australian pro-life groups protest pro-abortion speaker at Catholic justice event
On December 9th, Jon Stanhope, Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory will deliver the annual Rerum Novarum lecture for... Read more
Illinois diocese backs Walgreens boycott
The firing of four Illinois-based Walgreens pharmacists over their failure to dispense abortion drugs, has sparked a call for a... Read more
Analyst says Pope to propose new reading of Vatican Council
In a column published Monday, Italian analyst Sandro Magister of L’Espresso says Pope Benedict XVI favors a renewed interpretation of... Read more
Pope Benedict expresses solidarity with Venezuela
Pope Benedict XVI told a group of Venezuelan bishops meeting at the Vatican last week that he was “concerned” about... Read more
Italian bishops discourage mixed marriages
The Bishops’ Conference of Italy has issued a statement discouraging mixed marriages, especially between Catholics and Muslims, citing the numerous... Read more
Venezuelan archbishop suggests postponing elections in wake of accusations of fraud
Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro, Venezuela, has called for the postponement of this Sunday’s elections in order to clear up... Read more
Papal preacher begins Advent meditations on modern-day faith in Christ
Earlier today, Pope Benedict attended the first in a series of four Advent reflections given by well-known author and preacher... Read more
Pope Benedict could visit Poland in June 2006
The Archbishop of Krakow and former personal Secretary of Pope John Paul II, Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz announced that Pope Benedict... Read more
“Deus Caritas est,” might be the first Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI
The Italian daily “La Stampa,” announced today that the Pope Benedict XVI’s first encyclical, that other source already mentioned it... Read more
Hawaii high court says fetus not a person, reverses mother’s manslaughter charge
Yesterday, the Hawaii state Supreme Court handed over a precedent-setting opinion, ruling that 32-year old Tayshea Aiwohi could not be... Read more
Proponents of parental notification in California vow to try again
Supporters of a parental notification bill have announced that they will start collecting signatures in late January or early February... Read more
Cardinal McCarrick urges Bush to protect the poor
In a private Oval Office meeting yesterday Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of Washington urged President George W. Bush to ensure that... Read more
Meeting between Pope, Russian Orthodox leader unlikely, says Vatican envoy
A high-ranking Vatican envoy yesterday praised progress in the Holy See's cooperation with the Russian Orthodox Church, but indicated that... Read more
