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Vatican cautiously optimistic about future of Church in China, says analyst
Despite positive signs from the Church in communist China, the Holy See remains cautiously optimistic about the future of Vatican-Beijing... Read more
Hearing impaired choir to perform at Festival of Youth
As part of the Festival of Youth at World Youth Day Cologne, the St. George Choir which performs using sign... Read more
Latvian cardinal criticizes gay pride parade as ‘absurd’
On Sunday, speaking to tens of thousands of faithful who had turned out for the Feast of the Assumption of... Read more
Bishops confirm the assassination of two priests in Colombia
The Colombian Bishop’s conference (CEC) confirmed the assassination of two priests in Ocaña, at the north of the city of... Read more
Pope grants first interview, speaks on WYD, Christian joy, the crisis in Europe
In his first interview since being elected to the papacy, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the joy of being Christian... Read more
Pope calls for prayers for success of WYD
Presiding at the recitation of the Angelus this Sunday at Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict XVI called on the world to... Read more
San Francisco mayor, faithful, bid Archbishop Levada farewell
Nearly 2,300 well-wishers turned out Saturday night to bid farewell to San Francisco Archbishop William Levada as he heads to... Read more
24,000 U.S. youth among those flooding Germany for World Youth Day
This week, some 600 young people from Denver, Colorado will complete the overseas trek to join an estimated 800,000 youth... Read more
Catholic League president calls for constitutional restructuring of Supreme Court; end to ‘judicial tyranny’
William Donahue, president of the New York-based Catholic League for religious and civil liberties is calling for a restructuring of... Read more
Italian youth most represented in WYD registrations
Young people from all over the world have registered for World Youth Day (WYD) in Cologne, Germany, this week. The... Read more
Road to Cologne includes stops at famous pilgrimage sites
Thousands of young people from around the world are pouring into Cologne, Germany, today for the start of World Youth... Read more
Judicial power in Spain defends right to declare homosexual weddings unconstitutional
The General Council of the Judiciary in Spain has said it will ask the Ministry of Justice to force the... Read more
Argentine bishop: Social doctrine of the Church is not an ideology
The Apostolic Administrator of Resistencia, Argentina, Bishop Carmelo Giaquinta, said this week “the social doctrine of the Church is not... Read more
Birthplace of Pope Benedict XVI to be turned into museum
The home where Joseph Ratzinger was born in the small Bavarian town of Marktl am Inn will be turned into... Read more
Mass. State Senate seeks to regulate church funds; many decry as violation of church and state
Massachusetts State Senator Marian Walsh is leading a charge demanding that religious organizations publicly disclose their financial books to the... Read more
Pro-gay marriage church shown the door in Archdiocese of New Orleans
The Archdiocese of New Orleans has decided to terminate the lease on space being used by a local church which... Read more
St. Patrick’s Cathedral rector resigns
Monsignor Eugene Clark, who has been rector of New York’s historic St. Patrick’s Cathedral since 2001, submitted his resignation Thursday,... Read more
Youth ministry expert says teens are on the front lines of the culture wars
Bob Rice knows teens. The long time youth minister and professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville has been on the... Read more
Activist walks from New Haven to NYC in effort to inspire priests
Edward Thomas Coll, who recently completed a 5,000 mile walk around the northeastern U.S., calling for an increase in vocations... Read more
Jewish leaders praise “historic steps” of Pope Benedict XVI
Representatives of the Jewish community that will welcome Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to a Cologne synagogue said the... Read more
