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European association launches contest called “Family Matters”
With the sponsorship of the European Parliament, the association World Youth Alliance has launched a contest called “Family Matters,” which... Read more
Persecuted bishop asks for international help so that Sudanese can decide their own future
One of the symbols of religious persecution in Sudan, Bishop Macram Max Gassis of Obeid, is calling on the international... Read more
God is “a vigilant Presence on the side of good,” Pope says
Resuming his commentary on the Psalms, Pope John Paul said during his Wednesday catechesis that God is not indifferent to... Read more
Swift change in Brazilian episcopate as Pope accepts resignation of three Cardinals
Pope John Paul II made a significant change in the Brazilian Episcopate by simultaneously accepting today the resignation of three... Read more
Education in peace, key to preventing genocide, Vatican says
During his intervention at the Fourth Stockholm International Forum “Preventing Genocide,” Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See Permanent Observer to... Read more
Papal message for Lent to focus on children
Pope John Paul’s Lenten Message for 2004 will be entitled, “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me,”... Read more
Campaign promotes "parents right to know" before daughters under 18 get abortion
Catholic organizations have less than 80 days to gather one million signatures in support a ballot measure to change the... Read more
Contest asks youth to think ‘family’
A competition launched by the World Youth Alliance is asking young people, aged 10 to 30, to tell them why... Read more
Bishops celebrate Catholic School Week with students
Archbishop John Myers will join students in celebrating Catholic Schools Week, by visiting the Catholic schools throughout the Archdiocese of... Read more
Church in Mexico warns of excommunication for use of "morning after pill"
The president of the Health Care Ministry of the Archdiocese of Mexico City, Fr. Jorge Palencia, is warning that people... Read more
Pope meets Cheney, urges Americans to work in favor of international cooperation
During his meeting with United States Vice President Dick Cheney, Pope John Paul II praised American fundamental values, and asked... Read more
‘The Passion’ will touch hearts, says Denver archbishop
One will "never read the Scriptural accounts of Christ’s Passion in quite the same way" after seeing "The Passion of... Read more
Scientific research needs to be open to the human soul, Pope says
Speaking to a group of Polish scientists and academics, Pope John Paul II stressed again that scientific investigation must promote,... Read more
Pope praises World Food program
Pope John Paul II received on Tuesday James T. Morris, executive director of the World Food Program, and praised the... Read more
Pope to preside Mass on the Presentation of the Lord
Pope John Paul II will preside at a Mass on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord on Monday,... Read more
Catholics must campaign to defend marriage, Massachusetts priest says
Catholics are called to defend the institution of marriage as the union of one man and one woman, together, said... Read more
Catholic schools thrive with volunteers
Behind every successful Catholic school is a team of hard-working volunteers, and they’re being recognized this week during the 30th... Read more
Oswaldo Payá asks Patriarch Bartholomew to support peaceful dissidence in Cuba
In a letter sent to the Orthodox Archbishop of New York, Demetrios, Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas of the Christian Liberation Movement... Read more
Energetic statement by Mexican bishops against "morning after pill"
The Mexican Bishops Conference’s Family Ministry Committee has released a statement strongly rejecting the government’s decision to include so-called “emergency... Read more
Pro-family institute calls for publication of 2002 abortion statistics in Spain
The Political Institute for the Family (IPF) has sent a letter to Spanish Health Minister, Ana Pastor, demanding the publication... Read more
