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Excerpts from Pope’s new book revealed
An article in the Spanish newspaper ABC has published several excerpts from the new book written by Pope John Paul... Read more
Catholic Church in Peru launches solidarity outreach to adolescent mothers
Adolescent mothers are the focus of the Peruvian Bishops Conference Outreach program for this year, which will begin on Saturday,... Read more
Bishops of Ecuador ask for assistance for Colombian refugees
Statistics indicate that more than 300,000 Colombians are residing in Ecuador, 7,000 of whom are refugees. In the last five... Read more
Cardinal says Immaculate Conception important doctrine for today’s culture
Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Archbishop of Seville, Spain, said this week that the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the... Read more
The Sacrament of Confession brings joy of being forgiven, Pope says
Because God “responds right away with generous forgiveness… for the faithful who repent and are forgiven, despite life’s trials, a... Read more
Majority in the U.S. use Internet for religious reasons, report says
Of the almost 130 million Americans who are Internet users, 64 per cent of them, or almost 82 million, use... Read more
Catholic League call Catholic candidate to coherence in political discourse
The Catholic League president says that Catholic politicians, who claim to personally agree with Church teaching, yet feel obligated not... Read more
Pope calls Poland to remind Europe of its Christian roots
“Through the centuries, Europe’s spiritual and cultural patrimony was formed and defended even at the cost of the lives of... Read more
Pope recalls Polish heroism at key battle during World War II
John Paul II had special words for his fellow Poles this morning at the end of his weekly general audience... Read more
Vietnam sentences four Christians to prison for holding worship services
Four Hmong Christians, who organized and led weekly worship services in a house church in Vietnam’s remote province of Ha... Read more
“The Church is not a club, it exists for evangelization,” warns Argentinean Bishop
Bishop Joaquin Piña of Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, said this week each Christian is called to be a missionary and that... Read more
Christian art exhibit opens in Cuba
In an attempt to recover the spiritual and artistic roots of Cuba, this week in Havana a Christian art exhibit... Read more
Election results in India “positive sign for peace”, says Pakistani Archbishop
The Archbishop of Lahore and President of the Pakistani Bishops Conference, Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha, said recent elections in India are... Read more
Pope’s new book released
“Arise, Let us be going,” the latest book by Pope John Paul II, was released today to coincide with the... Read more
Pope turns 84, Vatican creates e-mail adddress to greet him
Pope John Paul II turns 84 today and despite no official festivities are in order, the Vatican have made available... Read more
Boston Archbishop’s mansion sold in $100-million deal
The Archdiocese of Boston has agreed to sell its archbishop’s residence and 43 acres surrounding it to Boston College for... Read more
Holy See signs new concordat with Portugal
This morning John Paul II received the prime minister of Portugal, Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, head of an official delegation... Read more
Drama of migration calls for dialogue says Pope to experts at Vatican summit
“Dialogue must characterize the behaviour” of believers in “a new world equilibrium” of “ethnic, cultural and religious pluralism,” said the... Read more
Vatican releases Pope's itinerary to Switzerland
The official program of the Holy Father’s apostolic trip to Bern, Switzerland, June 5 and 6, for a national gathering... Read more
Canadian Parish provides safe haven for Palestinian Christians
A parish has sent a petition with 10,000 signatures to the Canadian Parliament early last week, requesting that three Christian... Read more
