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Papal tour brings city center to a halt, youth gather to celebrate
Young pilgrims were perched in trees, on signposts and atop ladders, craning their necks to see or snap a photo... Read more
High number of WYD pilgrims receive sacrament of reconciliation
World Youth Day organizers report that many pilgrims are receiving the sacrament of reconciliation. They are heading to the Center... Read more
Archbishop celebrates spirit of service with WYD volunteers
Since the start of World Youth Day in Cologne, 30,000 volunteers have been assisting pilgrims and journalism professionals with a... Read more
Dissident Catholic group demands Africa, not Sydney, be the site for 2008 World Youth Day
An Australian based “Catholic” AIDS charity, known for their dissent from Church teaching and support of condoms to fight HIV/AIDS,... Read more
U.S. Bishop’s president expresses ‘profound sympathy’ over murder of Taizé founder
Bishop William Skylstad, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined Pope Benedict XVI and much of the Christian... Read more
Court rules that Detroit Catholic schoolteachers cannot unionize
On Wednesday, the Michigan Court of Appeals announced their decision that a group of teachers from suburban Detroit’s Brother Rice... Read more
Number of priests killed in Colombia rising
According to statistics from the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, with the recent killing of two priests in the Colombian diocese... Read more
Nuncio calls for respect for women in Cuba
During the Mass for the Feast of the Assumption on August 15, the Apostolic Nuncio in Cuba, Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi,... Read more
Archbishop warns against negative impact of homosexual “marriage”
Archbishop Lluis Martinez Sistach of Barcelona warned this week that Spain’s new law granting approval to homosexual “marriage” would alter... Read more
Christian unity is priority, Pope tells Christian leaders in Cologne
Pope Benedict XVI reaffirmed Friday his commitment to work toward Christian unity, saying that unity is God’s command and many... Read more
Pope Benedict's first speech to youth “ Let yourselves be surprised by Christ!”
Welcomed by a cheering crowd along the banks of the Rhine river, Pope Benedict spoke for the first time to... Read more
Pope Benedict arrives for WYD 2005
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in his native Germany today to celebrate World Youth Day 2005 with about 405,000 young people. Read more
WYD pilgrims eager to see, and hear Pope
World Youth Day pilgrims are eager to see Pope Benedict XVI and hear his first message to them for the... Read more
Bishop Aquila: ‘We are at WYD because of our deep love of Christ and of the Eucharist’
As almost 1 million young people from around the world gather in Cologne, Germany this week to see Pope Benedict... Read more
Publisher, papal friend says Pope’s new book focuses on beauty, personal relationship with Christ
In an interview with CNA yesterday, Fr. Joseph Fessio, founder of Ignatius Press and personal friend of Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Viacom CEO defends slam on Mother Theresa, Catholic League calls response ‘arrogant’
The CEO of media giant Viacom has defended the airing of a T.V. special which attacks Mother Theresa and the... Read more
Albany Bishop will not defrock priests; ‘Formal and public removal from ministry is sufficient punishment’
Bishop Howard Hubbard of the Catholic Diocese of Albany, NY has decided that he will not laicize 13 priests in... Read more
Former Methodist minister seeks the Roman collar
In 2002, Mark Kurowski, in what he calls the hardest move of his life, left the United Methodist church he’d... Read more
Mexican bishop calls for life without parole for kidnappers
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, has called on the Mexican... Read more
Argentine archbishop: protect the family from harmful foreign influences
The president of the Committee on the Family of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina, Archbishop Carlos Nañez of Cordoba, exhorted... Read more
