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General Assembly agrees to upgrade status of the Holy See at the UN
Yesterday, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the General Assembly adopted a Resolution, submitted as a presidential text,... Read more
Cleveland bishop will not deny Communion to pro-abortion Catholic politicians
In a long statement to the faithful of his diocese, Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland announced that he would... Read more
Archdiocese of Los Angeles to challenge California law on abuse victims
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles plans to petition a federal judge and request to join a constitutional challenge to a... Read more
Seminary in San Antonio to launch expansion campaign
A seminary in the American Southwest, which is in the midst of an expansion campaign, has welcomed a new leader. ... Read more
Government announces federal funding to teach and spread Islam in Spain
The Spanish Justice Minister, Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar, expressed this week the willingness of the government to provide federal funding... Read more
Italian reporter to release Cardinal Ratzinger’s full letter to US Bishops on denying communion
The dean of Italian Vatican journalists, Sandro Magister of the weekly L’Espresso, will release tomorrow a story on the debate... Read more
Expert explains disturbing logic of beheadings by Muslim extremists
The recent beheading of American Paul Johnson in Saudi Arabia by Muslim extremists is not simply an attack against Americans... Read more
Second largest church in the world dedicated to Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
The hundreds of pilgrims who each year visit the Italian village of San Giovanni Rotondo to pray to Padre Pio... Read more
Pope prays for "spiritual" vacation season, young churches
The Holy Father's general prayer intention for the month of July is: "That all those who are able to benefit... Read more
Catholic League says HBO special on celibacy “maligns Church”
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Catholic League criticized the HBO special “Celibacy,” a documentary in the “America Undercover”... Read more
Mary Ann Glendon says "poor can't wait," speaking on behalf of the Holy See
Speaking on behalf of the Holy See, Mary Ann Glendon, president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, has voiced... Read more
Bishop to decide Tucson Diocese bankruptcy in September
Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson (Arizona) announced on Wednesday that he will make a decision about whether the Diocese... Read more
Archdiocese of Boston finalizes property sale to Boston College
Boston College have announced it has finalized the purchase of most of the Archdiocese of Boston’s headquarters for $99.4 million. Read more
Federal court prohibits distribution of “morning after pill” in Chile
A federal judge in Santiago has issued a ruling prohibiting the sale and the marketing of the morning after pill,... Read more
Spanish bishop calls legalization of homosexual unions by government an aberration
Bishop Jose Gea Escolano of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain, said this week the Spanish government’s plan to legalize homosexual unions next year... Read more
Canada celebrates the ‘Saint of the Ordinary’
Masses were held in eight cities across Canada last week to celebrate the feast day of St. Josemaria Escriva, founder... Read more
Pope wishes peace, freedom and prosperity on new Iraq
Pope John Paul II today expressed his wishes and prayers for the new Iraq on the occasion of the transfer... Read more
Latin American delegates propose abortion for adolescents at population summit in Puerto Rico
A resolution co-sponsored by most Latin American countries, with the exception of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, who joined the U.S.... Read more
In shared homily, Pope and Orthodox leader expressed commitment to work for unity
Pope John Paul II and the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I delivered a shared homily expressing their respective commitments... Read more
Pope explains significance of the Pallium received yesterday by 44 Archbishops in today’s general audience
The Holy Father explained, in today's general audience in St. Peter's Square, the significance of the Pallium which he imparted... Read more
