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Hollywood heavyweight hired to produce Bible films
The Academy Award-winning producer of “Chariots of Fire”, “Dances With Wolves”, “Driving Miss Daisy” and “Gandhi” was hired to head... Read more
Cardinal Rouco says secularism is becoming common throughout Europe
The president of the Bishops Conference of Spain and Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco, said last week the... Read more
Pope tells Australian Catholic lawyers to defend the rights of the unborn
Pope John Paul II issued a rare personal message this week to Australia's Catholic lawyers’ association, urging them to defend... Read more
NY Bishop pulls sponsorship of Sen. Clinton event
Bishop Edward Kmiec of Buffalo pulled his support of a public speech U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton gave at the Jesuit-run... Read more
Report alleges Saudis spread hate through U.S. mosques
A Washington-based human rights group alleges that the Saudi Arabian government is disseminating propaganda through American mosques that teaches hatred... Read more
Canadian center for Opus Dei completes $10M expansion
Canada’s largest Opus Dei centre recently got bigger. The Manoir de Beaujeu, a retreat and conference centre located 30 miles... Read more
UN feminist committee “recommends” Paraguay legalize abortion
During its 32nd biannual meeting, the controversial UN Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women recommended the country of... Read more
Hindu fundamentalists destroy monastery cross and make death threats to nuns
In a statement sent to the Fides news agency, the Bishops Conference of India denounced a group of Hindu fundamentalists... Read more
Archbishop Burke defrocks three St. Louis priests accused of abuse
Archbishop Raymond Burke announced Friday that he has defrocked three priests of his archdiocese, who were accused of sexual abuse... Read more
Archbishop O'Malley launches Catholic Schools Week in parish
Archbishop Sean O'Malley launched Catholic Schools Week in the Archdiocese of Boston Jan. 29 with a mass at St. Tarcisius... Read more
Catholic schools celebrate their strengths
Catholic Schools Week will include more celebration than usual for St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic School. The school in Prospect Heights,... Read more
Lincoln priest appointed Bishop of Wichita
On Friday, the Holy Father announced the appointment of Michael Jackels, a priest from the diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska who... Read more
Pope appoints prominent U.S. clergy to Congregation for Catholic Education
On Saturday, the Vatican made public that the Holy Father appointed prominent Americans, Bishop Allen Henry Vigneron of Oakland, and... Read more
“Even the young can be peacemakers”, says Holy Father
Before praying the Angelus yesterday, the Pope greeted numerous children and young people from Italian Catholic Action present in St... Read more
Pope prays that worldwide solidarity shown in tsunami disaster will serve as source of hope
On Friday, a message, dated January 22, from the Holy Father to Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, president of the Pontifical... Read more
Mixed commission for sexual abuse cases to reconvene today
Today, the mixed commission for the examination of norms in the cases of priestly sexual abuse against minors began work... Read more
Pope reminds annulment officials to seek truth, not expedient solutions
On Saturday, in the Vatican, the Holy Father received the dean, prelate auditors, officials, and lawyers of the tribunal of the... Read more
New Catholic statistics show worldwide growth in church
This morning the Holy Father was presented with the Pontifical Yearbook, also known as the "Annuario Pontificio" for 2005, which... Read more
Holy Father to suspend audiences due to “flu-like symptoms”
This morning, Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls stated that, "the Holy Father, due to flu-like symptoms which began... Read more
Archbishop of La Paz encourages Bolivians to preserve unity and democracy in the country
Archbishop Edmundo Abastoflor of La Paz, Bolivia, is calling on the government and on the Bolivian people to “dialogue untiringly”... Read more
