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Beatification on Saturday for eight martyrs of Spanish Civil War
The Prefect for the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, will beatify eight martyrs of... Read more
Priest killed in Mexico
Police in Tijuana, Mexico, announced this week that a 51 year-old priest has been killed in the border town in... Read more
Archbishop Lajolo visits Russia for first time
The Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, is in Moscow this week for meetings with both government... Read more
Pope forms Apostolic Exhortation, Synod Propositions call for greater emphasis on confession, reaffirm priestly celibacy
Earlier today, the Holy See released exerts from the 50 Propositions of the General Synod of Bishops which concluded Sunday.... Read more
Novelist Anne Rice pledges to ‘write only for the Lord’
Fiction writer Anne Rice, renowned for her tales of vampires and witches, has decided to dedicate her creative talent from... Read more
Archbishop O’Malley picks church critic to lead school campaign
Archbishop Sean O'Malley is seeking to revive the struggling Catholic school system in Boston and has chosen one of the... Read more
New study shows abortion could increase child abuse risk
A study, published recently in the Acta Paediatrica journal suggests that women who have had an abortion could be up... Read more
National college ministry triples winter conference schedule
When Curtis Martin, along with his good friend Scott Hahn, founded the FOCUS ministry in 1997 at Kansas’ tiny Benedictine... Read more
Polish Primate refutes idea of eventual John Paul II beatification in June 2006
The Archbishop of Warsaw and Primate of the Church of Poland, Cardinal Josef Glemp, refuted the idea that the beatification... Read more
International youth conference to be held in Mexico City
The World Youth Alliance-Latin America will be organizing the International Congress of the Latin American Youth Alliance on October 29... Read more
Church does not endorse “any political party,” says Nuncio in Venezuela
The Apostolic Nuncio in Venezuela, Archbishop Giacinto Berlocco, said this week the Church does not endorse political parties and that... Read more
Mexican cardinal calls on Catholics to be aware of candidates’ positions
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera, said this week he was pleased that the media in the country... Read more
Cardinal Errazuriz rejects government condom campaign
The Archbishop of Santiago, Chile, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, expressed his rejection this week of a government-sponsored campaign to promote... Read more
5 new Saints declared: Pope says true joy often hidden in small things, service to others
During yesterday’s Mass concluding the ‘Year of the Eucharist’ and the General Synod of Bishops, Pope Benedict XVI canonized 5... Read more
Pope Benedict closes Bishop’s Synod, says Eucharist must be inner force for all faithful
During a Mass yesterday which concluded the 11th General Synod of Bishops and the “Year of the Eucharist” instituted by... Read more
Pope entrusts Synod to care of Mary, stresses bond between Eucharist and Church’s mission
Before praying the angelus prayer yesterday in St. Peter‘s Square, Pope Benedict entrusted the fruits of the just-concluded General Synod... Read more
Archbishop of Newark appointed to Vatican post
Archbishop John Myers of Newark has been appointed by the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to work... Read more
Final message of Synod clings to Church practice and tradition, stresses Eucharist must be central
On Saturday, the final message of the General Synod of Bishops, entitled, ‘The Eucharist: Living Bread for the Peace of... Read more
