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Pope to open Academic Year of Italian Catholic university
On Friday, November 25, Pope Benedict XVI will preside at the opening of the academic year at the Catholic University... Read more
Photo exhibit on the sorrowful mysteries being held in Spain
On Sunday a photo exhibit on the sorrowful mysteries of the Rosary was opened in Valencia, Spain, at the Church... Read more
The Pope will present first Encyclical on December 8
The Italian press revealed this Monday that Pope Benedict XVI will publish the first encyclical of his pontificate on the... Read more
Final Message of the Synod : “The Eucharist, living Bread for the Peace of the World.”
This Friday morning, during the 20th Congregation of the General Synod on the Eucharist, the final document “the Eucharist, living... Read more
Pope Benedict: ‘sublime music makes us feel the greatness and beauty of God’
Yesterday evening, Pope Benedict XVI praised musicians from the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ratisbone Cathedral choir and the Athestis Chorus,... Read more
Kansas Archdiocese launches new program to combat pornography
Recent statistics show that the amount of money spent annually in the U.S. pornography industry is greater than all of... Read more
5-year old censored by NY school will get his day in court
5-year old Antonio Peck had no idea when he turned in his homework assignment--a poster about protecting the environment--that it... Read more
Keep ban of homosexual candidates to the priesthood, says pastor
A parish priest says the “wise prohibition” of homosexuals from the priesthood should remain and be enforced. Read more
Jewish community marks 40th anniversary of Vatican document, Nostra Aetate
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Vatican's Nostra Aetate, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has announced the creation of a... Read more
Thomas More Law Center defends Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in Supreme Court
The Thomas More Law Center has submitted a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court of the United States, supporting Attorney... Read more
Government education reform does not recognize fundamental rights, bishops warn
In a strong statement the bishops of southern Spain have expressed their “pastoral concern for the educational problems” that the... Read more
Immigration phenomenon “unstoppable,” Spanish bishops say
The bishops of southern Spain have released a statement calling the phenomenon of immigration “unstoppable” and warning that it is... Read more
Statistics on abortion in Colombia exaggerated
In an opinion piece for the newspaper El Tiempo in Colombia, that country’s former Vice Minister of Justice, Rafael Nieto... Read more
Canonization of popular Chilean priest celebrated by youth pilgrimage.
On October 29 thousands of young people in Chile are expected to participate in a 16-mile pilgrimage to celebrate the... Read more
Unction of the ill should be administered by Priests only
The Vatican daily newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, published today a doctrinal note indicating that only priests are habilitated to apply to... Read more
Pre-natal testing: weeding out society's undesirables?
Former Washington Post writer Patricia E. Bauer summed up the rarely-discussed pre-natal testing issue well with the headline of her... Read more
Denver couple launches ‘Prayer for Priests’ program
As the Catholic priesthood--wracked with sexual scandal and debate over the nature of the vocation--faces criticism from many in both... Read more
Pope Benedict picks a layman as new coordinator of his official trips
The layman Alberto Gasbarri, administrative and technical director of Vatican Radio, is the new person in charge of organizing the... Read more
Pope will attend the premiere of miniseries from CBS on Pope John Paul II
The TV channel CBS confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI will attend the preview of the new television miniseries on the... Read more
Alternative embryonic stem-cell procedures miss the mark, say Christian doctors
The United States’ largest association of faith-based physicians says two recently reported developments in embryonic stem-cell research, purportedly designed to... Read more
