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Forced divorce argued illegal under terms of Catholic antenuptial agreement
Couples who marry in the Roman Catholic Church are bound by an antenuptial (prenuptial) agreement, which includes specific rules about... Read more
Cardinal Hummes denounces indigenous killings in Brazil
Cardinal Claudio Hummes, Archbishop of Sao Paulo, Brazil, issued an official statement this week condemning the anonymous attacks on homeless... Read more
Bishops not discouraged by Marxist group’s cool response to government offer to release rebel soldiers
The Vice President of the Bishops Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro, expressed his hope that the Marxists Revolutionary... Read more
Indigenous peoples in need of spiritual care, says Mexican bishop
Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, called on his fellow bishops to boost their efforts... Read more
New poll: Americans prefer funding stem-cell research that does not destroy embryos
Despite claims about the benefits of embryonic stem-cell research, Americans strongly prefer funding research that does not require destroying human... Read more
British MPs call for review of abortion law
Forty-seven British MPs have signed Early Day Motions, welcoming new scientific images showing young foetuses "walking in the womb" at... Read more
Leading ethicist says embryos are human life, should not be cloned
A well-respected medical ethicist from one of Canada’s leading universities says Canada must not legalize embryonic cloning for any purpose,... Read more
Canadian Jesuits battle Wal-Mart
In a classic David and Goliath struggle, the Canadian Jesuits are up against one of the world’s largest corporations in... Read more
Two priests attacked inside church in Jharkhand, India
Last Sunday night in the city of Kubbu, in Jharkand state, eastern India, an armed gang entered a Catholic Church... Read more
Catholics For a Free Choice open office in Chile
The pro-abortion, feminist organization “Catholics For a Free Choice” has opened its first office in Chile and begun issuing statements... Read more
Cardinal Lopez Trujillo expresses support of Latin America for canonization of Queen Isabel of Spain
The President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, said in Avila this week the bishops... Read more
Mexican bishops recommend increasing security at churches to ward off theft
The President of the Bishops Conference of Mexico, Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago, recommended this week that priests increase security... Read more
Interfaith marriage can be sign of ‘love and life’: Asian bishops
Interfaith marriage is an opportunity for a “dialogue of words, love and life,” say the Asian bishops in the final... Read more
Pope announces return of Our Lady of Kazan icon to Russia this week
Before the Angelus yesterday, Pope John Paul II remarked that August is an important month for many Marian churches and... Read more
Hispanic Business Leaders and Bishops meet in Denver, commit to promoting Ecclesia in America
Hispanic business and community leaders met with regional bishops, including Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver, at the St. Malo Conference... Read more
Use American talent to do business but bring in Faith, says Archbishop to Hispanic leaders
Archibishop Charles Chaput of Denver spoke to prominent Catholic businessmen on the relationship of the Christian with money at the... Read more
Russian Catholics hope to pray in front of icon of Our Lady of Kazan before it is handed over to Orthodox
Parishioners of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Moscow have asked their Archbishop Mgr. Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz about the possibility of praying... Read more
Liturgy is ‘a school for holiness’: Cardinal Sodano
The Eucharist leads the faithful to holiness and is the secret to the New Evangelization, said Angelo Cardinal Sodano, the... Read more
Kazan icon to be venerated before being given to Russian Church
In the few days before the Vatican’s icon of Our Lady of Kazan will make its way to Russia and... Read more
Expectation in Russia for return of Marian icon
Shortly after the papal announcement at Castelgandolfo regarding the return of an icon of Our Lady of Kazan to the... Read more
