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Pope’s upcoming Apostolic Exhortation likely to call for increased liturgical solemnity, reintegration of Latin
In June Pope Benedict XVI will receive the final proposal from the recent Synod of Bishops for the drafting of... Read more
Ecuadorian bishops say citizens must be informed about trade agreement risks
In response to tension surrounding the signing of the Free TradeAgreement, the bishops of Ecuador published an urgent statement lastFriday... Read more
Central American bishops call for a ‘humanitarian solution’ to US immigration law
The Secretariat of Central American Bishops has called on the senators of the United States to find a “humanitarian solution”... Read more
Challenge of secularism demands priests be holy, says Spanish bishop
In a letter marking Seminary Day in Spain, which was celebrated on March 19, Archbishop Francisco Martinez Fernandez of Granada... Read more
Colorado Catholic bishops: respect, human dignity must presuppose any meaningful immigration reform
As the issue of undocumented immigration continues to heat up, both at federal and many local levels, the Catholic Bishops... Read more
Paris Mass for life remembers Christian scientist, Jerome Lejeune.
Catholic Officials have announced that a Mass for life will to be celebrated in Paris next month in honor of... Read more
Church stands firm in opposition to immigration reform bill
Catholics, both episcopal leaders and laypeople, continue to voice their opposition to a pending U.S. immigration reform bill, H.R. 4437,... Read more
US bishops affirm support for marriage amendment
The Alliance for Marriage is bolstered by the U.S. bishops’ strong endorsement of the group’s Marriage Protection Amendment, said the... Read more
Catholics can have their corned beef and eat it too; many bishops allow meat on St. Patrick's Day
While the Catholic Church prohibits eating meat on Fridays during Lent, bishops in about one-third of the U.S.'s 197 dioceses... Read more
Issue of gay adoptions not as divisive as gay marriage
The Vatican’s recent reiteration of its position against Catholic organizations facilitating gay adoptions has raised more debate on the issue... Read more
Power of media must be harnessed for good of humanity, says Pope, not self-serving profit
In an address to Catholic thinkers entrenched in the world of social communications, Pope Benedict XVI stressed the need to... Read more
Mutual messages between Pope and Russian Patriarch stress reconciliation, becoming signs of peace, respect to the world
Pope Benedict XVI has told His Holiness Alexis II, patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, that the world today needs... Read more
Pope to hold meeting with Roman Curia to discuss reforms and SSPX schism
According to Vatican sources, Pope Benedict XVI has scheduled an unplanned meeting with the presidents of the different Vatican dicasteries,... Read more
Cuban diocese honors Father Varela
Earlier this month, Bishop Jose Manuel Perez of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, unveiled a new statute in honor of the... Read more
Argentine bishops say memory of dictatorship necessary to build a better democracy
The executive committee of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina issued a document this week entitled, “Remembering the past in order... Read more
Analyst says Catholic democrats ‘can’t have it both ways’
In light of the recently released, and much debated “Statement of Principles”, signed by a number of U.S. Catholic democratic... Read more
New monthly will provide ongoing information about beatification of John Paul II
The Vicariate of Rome has announced that they will launch a new monthly magazine that will provide ongoing information about... Read more
Polish priests fill need for ministers in European countries
Due to the shortage of British clergy, dozens of priests from Poland arrive in the United Kingdom each month to... Read more
San Francisco mayor will not attend Levada’s installation in Rome
The San Francisco delegation to Archbishop William Levada’s elevation to the College of Cardinals in Rome will have one less... Read more
Catholic group puts faith element back into St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Their mission was to spread the Gospel, not just wear the green. A Catholic lay apostolate participated in their local... Read more
