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Cardinal says Muslims in West must defend Christians’ rights in Islamic countries
Muslims living in the West must speak out in defense of Christians’ rights to religious freedom in Islamic countries so... Read more
Labor Day message urges Catholics to consider immigration debate
Labor Day invites Catholics to celebrate the value of work, but it also challenges the faithful to consider how the... Read more
“Mission Possible” on Italian highways
Young Italians of the group Sentinelle del Mattino (Sentinels of the Morning) have launched a unique project they are calling... Read more
Marian Day of the Family to provide follow-up for Pope’s Valencia meeting
In order to confirm the commitments made to the family and human life during the World Meeting of Families last... Read more
Priest recruits native Colombians to help reach out to the poor
A priest in Colombia has organized a group of native Colombians in Cali to help make comforters out of donated... Read more
Federal attorney admits Health Minister lied about abortion statistics in Argentina
A federal attorney in Argentina admitted this week that the country’s Health Minster, Gines Gonzalez Garcia, released falsified statistics related... Read more
Catholic Relief Services expands operations in Lebanon
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is expanding its operations in Lebanon with the opening today of a new national office in... Read more
Catholic League president says clarification needed on Hitler exorcism story
Recent stories in the press, based on an erroneous interpretation of the Catholic Church’s teachings on exorcisms and the devil,... Read more
Vietnamese government grants permit for Marian shrine
The construction of a Marian shrine on a Vietnamese hilltop began this month after government authorities granted the local diocese... Read more
9/11 had lasting, life-changing effects on priests
With the fifth anniversary of 9/11 fast approaching, the testimonies of Catholic clergy who ministered at Ground Zero and accompanied... Read more
Vietnam Bronze Star recipient, convert from Methodism is new Bishop of Sioux Falls
Today, Pope Benedict XVI named a new bishop for the Diocese of Sioux Falls, Monsignor Paul Joseph Swain, an adult... Read more
Defense of human life not just a “religious” mission, says Argentinean bishop
Bishop Oscar Sarlinga of Zarate-Campana in Argentina said this week that in the debate on abortion the position of those... Read more
Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos to open museum on monastic life
The famous Benedictine Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos has announced it will open a museum on monasticism at the... Read more
Church needs young people who “listen and respond” to the call of God, says Spanish bishop
During a Mass celebrating the transfer of the relics of St. Atilano, a ninth century Spanish youth who decided to... Read more
Pope Benedict says the conversion story of St. Francis, the “playboy,” is key
The Holy Father met this morning with priests from the Diocese of Albano, a diocese on the outskirts of Rome,... Read more
Vatican cardinal clarifies stories, says abortion doctors excommunicated themselves
Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, offered clarifications yesterday on a string of stories... Read more
Vatican announces Pope’s official entourage for upcoming trip
Holy See has indicated the twenty nine people who will form the Pope’s official entourage on his upcoming trip to... Read more
As voice of Catholicism in Argentina decreases, social problems increse, nun says
Sister Elisa Monachesi, Provincial Superior of the Schoenstatt Sisters in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, said that the Church in Argentina... Read more
Bishops of Bolivia, Chile and Peru hopeful new governments will defend life
Bishops from Bolivia, Chile and Peru meeting in Lima this week issued a call on the new governments of their... Read more
German parliament invites Benedict XVI to commemorate 50th anniversary of Treaties of Rome
The president of the German parliament, Christian Democrat Norbert Lammert, has invited Pope Benedict XVI to issue a statement next... Read more
