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Archdiocese slams new law recognizing gay unions and shows support for embattled Mexican cardinal
The Bishops’ Council of the Archdiocese of Mexico said last week a new law passed by the Mexico City legislature... Read more
No one chooses his or her sex, despite what Congress says, warns Spanish bishop
Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona said this week persons do not determine their own sex, despite what Congress says, because... Read more
To help eliminate “scandal” of hunger Pope says each person can adjust consumption
Prior to reciting the Angelus on Sunday with pilgrims gathered in St.Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI said that to eliminate... Read more
Pope Benedict calls for a nuke free North Korea
Meeting at the Vatican today with the new ambassador of Japan, Kagefumi Ueno, Pope Benedict XVI called for Japan to... Read more
Website offers opportunity to pray with cardinal in English, Spanish
Catholics can now join Cardinal Justin Rigali in praying the Rosary from anywhere and anytime, in English and Spanish, by... Read more
Catholic women's group gets a start in the heart of the capitol
Catholic female students at George Washington University now have a new student organization on campus that strives to build a... Read more
Pope Benedict receives photos of Turkish destroyed churches from the President of Cyprus
On the eve of Pope Benedict XVI’s highly anticipated trip to Turkey, President Tassos Papadopoulos, head of the divided island... Read more
Generous 6-year-old proves to priest; he’s not alone in his ministry
Back in August Catholics and non-Catholics alike were dismayed to hear the story of a priest who was issued a... Read more
Vatican set to host premier of ‘Nativity’ film
Just in time for the Christmas season, the Italian film distributor has announced that the Vatican will host the world... Read more
Catholic leaders in Kenya announce plan to battle AIDS scourge
Faced with the growing threat that some 1.27 million Kenyans are living with HIV, the Catholic Church in that country... Read more
Benedict XVI has reinforced Church’s role as bulwark of reason, says Argentinean prelate
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata said this week that thanks to the “generous intelligence” of Pope Benedict XVI, expressed... Read more
Archbishop calls on Argentineans to deepen Marian devotion
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata called on Catholics in Argentina this week to have greater devotion to the Virgin... Read more
Spanish cardinal says treatment of the unborn “cries out to heaven”
The Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, said this week during a Mass honoring the devotion to Our... Read more
Government officials offer to provide security at Mexico City Cathedral
Following an announcement that the Archdiocese of Mexico City might suspend liturgical celebrations due to the threat of some radical... Read more
Crisis of secularization is providential challenge of our day, Pope tells German bishops
Meeting with a group of German bishops for their “ad limina” visit today, Pope Benedict XVI said that the “crisis... Read more
International community should support suffering Church not corrupt Sudanese government, Cardinal says
Speaking recently to Aid to the Church in Need, Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Archbishop of Khartoum decried the continued suffering... Read more
Archbishop Burke: Catholics must create culture of life after election loss
The passage of a measure that allows embryonic stem-cell research and cloning in Missouri is a “clarion call” to all... Read more
Life issues determined mid-term elections, say pro-life leaders
Pro-life leaders attribute the results of Tuesday’s mid-term elections to Republican candidates’ wavering positions on pro-life issues. The election brought... Read more
Priest, injured in Iraq, utters first words in over 2 years
For the last two years, Father H. Timothy Vakoc has lay nearly comatose in a Minnesota hospital. Last week, however,... Read more
Humanity must rediscover source of hope in the Eucharist, return to Eucharistic adoration, Pope says
Meeting with members of the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses this morning, Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
