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Australian Cardinal says Virginia Tech shootings demonstrate need for community
The tragedy at Virginia Tech demonstrates the human need for others and the devastating effect of isolation and loneliness in... Read more
Abortion legalized in Mexican capital
On Tuesday evening the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City, dominated by members of the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution,... Read more
Religious groups, leaders advocate U.S. Farm Bill reforms
As Congress begins the work of reauthorizing the U.S. Farm Bill, more than a dozen Christian churches and faith-based organizations... Read more
Presidential candidates discuss politics and Catholic faith
Two 2008 U.S. presidential candidates — both Catholic — discussed their differing views and positions on politics and public policy... Read more
Orlando Diocese to verify 'crying' statue of Mary
Officials of the Diocese of Orlando are expected to visit a local shop and verify a marble statue of the... Read more
Benedict invites Catholics to “a prayerful reading” of scripture
In today's general audience Benedict XVI dedicated his catechesis to Origen of Alexandria, a third century historian and "one of... Read more
Iraq without its Christian citizens would be a disaster, Kirkuk Archbishop says
Responding to the latest in a series of terrorist attack against the Christian communities in Iraq, Monday, the Chaldean Catholic... Read more
Holy Father holds audience with Abbas
This morning Pope Benedict XVI received in audience Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), president of the Palestinian Authority. The two conducted... Read more
Pope Benedict to ordain 22 new priests for Rome Diocese
On Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Easter and the day on which the Catholic Church celebrates the 44th World Day... Read more
Bishop Nienstedt in line to take Saint Paul-Minneapolis post
Today Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop John C. Nienstedt as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.... Read more
Communion within the Church essential for flourishing of vocations, Pope Benedict writes
The Press Office of the Holy See made public today Pope Benedict XVI’s message for the upcoming World Day of... Read more
Filipino Cardinal calls for virtue in politics
A good politician is a person who loves and respects God and is ready to sacrifice personal, group or party... Read more
Education for Citizenship leads to totalitarianism, says Spanish Cardinal
The Archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares, warned this week the government sponsored educational course “Education for Citizenship” “is leading... Read more
Bishops deeply concerned about president’s immigration reform proposals
The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) migration committee has warned that the Bush Administration’s recent immigration... Read more
Government decries judicial ruling ordering arrest of Colombian archbishop
The Minister of the Interior and of Justice in Colombia, Carlos Holguin, has criticized the ruling of an appeals court... Read more
Pilgrimage-marathon in Holy Land to link Bethlehem and Jerusalem
On Monday the fourth marathon-pilgrimage linking Nativity Square in Bethlehem with the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem began, with this year’s... Read more
Catholic Church supports recovering Muslim community
The Catholic Church in the United States has expressed its solidarity with the Muslim community of Tampa, whose mosque was... Read more
German archbishop: “Christians cannot be second or third class citizens
In response to the killing of three Christians, including one German, in the Turkish city of Malatya last week, Archbishop... Read more
Fidelis condemns anti-Catholic attack on Supreme Court justices
The Catholic nonprofit organization Fidelis has condemned the editorial cartoon published in the April 20 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer... Read more
Cardinal Rivera thanks Pope for “paternal concern” over anti-life threat
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, has sent a letter of thanks to Pope Benedict XVI for... Read more
