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Pope Benedict presides at Good Friday Liturgy
This afternoon, Pope Benedict XVI led the Church’s traditional Good Friday service at St. Peter’s Basilica. The service involved the... Read more
The new Passover remains with us in the Eucharist
Late this afternoon, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Cathedral of Rome,... Read more
Priests must put on Christ’s yoke of love, Pope Benedict says
Celebrating the Chrism Mass, which commemorates the ordained ministry of the bishops and their priests, Pope Benedict XVI explained the... Read more
Pope thanks Cardinal Martinez for 14 years of service, appoints new Camerlengo
Benedict XVI has written a letter to Cardinal Eduardo Martinez Somalo, Camerlengo (Chamberlain) of the Holy Roman Church, whose resignation... Read more
Pope Benedict’s first book to be on store shelves in two weeks
The Vatican announced this morning that on Friday, April 13th, Pope Benedict XVI’s first book will be released with a... Read more
Catholic bishops, bio-ethicists welcome stem cell breakthrough
The Catholic Bishops Joint Bio-ethics Committee — the group of experts form the Catholic Church in Britain and Ireland charged... Read more
Thousands to join Catholic Church Holy Saturday
Thousands of people will join the Catholic Church in the United States on Holy Saturday, April 7, having followed the... Read more
Bishops worried about living wills, sees dangerous 'drift towards euthanasia'
Italian bishops are worried that living wills could open the way for general acceptance of subtle forms of euthanasia. Read more
Police provide protection for Italian archbishop who spoke out against homosexual unions
Local police have begun offer protection to the president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco of Genoa, because... Read more
Bishops of Monterrey express rejection of abortion in Mexico
Bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Monterrey in Mexico have expressed their concern and rejection of the legalization of abortion... Read more
New Credit Card benefits Church’s work for the poor
Paying for an item with the new World Missions Visa Card will now allow shoppers to take everyday purchases and... Read more
Benedict XVI meets with President of Poland
Pope Benedict XVI met on Monday with the president of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, who was visiting Rome for the celebrations... Read more
Bishops of Catalonia: Terrorism just as violent as euthanasia and abortion
The bishops of the Spanish region of Catalonia issued a statement this week in which they equated the “large terrorist... Read more
French nun says miraculous cure has strengthened her faith
Sister Marie Simon Pierre, the French nun who was cured of Parkinson’s after praying for the intercession of John Paul... Read more
With His love Christ overcomes sin and death, Benedict exclaims
Pope Benedict XVI gathered today with tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on the day before... Read more
Thousands of young Catholics pray at tomb of Pope John Paul II
Young Catholics from around the world gathered at the tomb of the late Pope John Paul II last night for... Read more
Colombian bishops express willingness to mediate with guerrillas
Responding to a request for mediation by the National Army of Liberation (ELN), the second most destructive guerrilla group in... Read more
Argentinean archbishop decries media’s ignorance about apostolic exhortation on the Eucharist
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata said this week the lack of knowledge and understanding in the media about the... Read more
Dissident analyzes leading role of Church in transition to democracy in Cuba
The founder and director of the most influential Catholic think-tank in Cuba, Dagoberto Valdes Hernandez, said in an interview this... Read more
Urgent call for consensus by bishops of Ecuador to avoid “destroying the country”
In a statement entitled, “Let’s Not Destroy the Country,” the Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador has expressed its concern over the... Read more
