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EWTN Adds More Than 12 Million Homes on DIRECTV
EWTN Global Catholic Network announced yesterday its has moved to the DIRECTV primary satellite location making the Network available to... Read more
Archbishop of Valencia exhorts Spaniards to vote for a Christian Europe
In his latest pastoral letter, Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia, Spain, is calling on Spaniards to vote in the coming... Read more
Archbishop of Monterrey builds homes for Central American migrants
The Archdiocese of Monterrey, Mexico, has begun construction on a housing facility for Central American immigrants who pass through the... Read more
Archbishop calls on Bolivians to actively participate in referendum
With a referendum on the commercialization of natural gas just a few days away, Archbishop Tito Solari of Cochabamba, Bolivia,... Read more
Pope announces to the world a Year of the Eucharist to begin October 2004
Pope John Paul II has declared a Year of the Eucharist for the Universal Church. It will begin with the... Read more
Catholic U.S. military chaplain wounded in Iraq
A Catholic priest is in critical but stable condition after being hurt by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Fr. Tim... Read more
Richmond bishop released from hospital in Portsmouth
Bishop Francis DiLorenzo is expected to be back in his office today after having been admitted to hospital Tuesday. Read more
U.S. bishops raise funds for Haiti after floods
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops launched a campaign to assist the Catholic Church in Haiti after floods and landslides... Read more
Peruvian congresswoman scolds UN official about support for feminist groups
A bold Peruvian congresswoman took the occasion of a visit by UN Human Rights official Paul Hunt to scold the... Read more
Priest loses youth ministry job after celebrating Mass at conference for homosexuals
Bishop Juan Maria Uriarte of San Sebastian has terminated Fr. Juan Cruz Mendizabal’s tenure as the diocese’s director of Youth... Read more
Bishop calls on Brazilian priests to stay out of political campaigns
In a pastoral letter in preparation for upcoming elections in October, Archbishop Eurico dos Santos Veloso of Juiz de Fora,... Read more
Pope to send top Vatican official to Reagan’s funeral
The Vatican Press Office confirmed today that Pope John Paul II is sending the Secretary of State, Cardinal Angelo Sodano,... Read more
During Audience, Pope John Paul recalls succesful trip to Switzerland
In Wednesday's general audience, celebrated in St. Peter's Square, the Pope spoke about his apostolic trip to Switzerland on June... Read more
Pope “relieved” with the release of Italian, Polish hostages
Pope John Paul "received with joy and relief the news of the release of the three Italian and one Polish... Read more
LA County being sued for removing cross from official seal
Los Angeles County and some of its officials are being sued in a federal district court in California for agreeing... Read more
Freedom House urges G-8 to appeal for release of Christian and Muslim prisoners in Saudi Arabia
The Freedom House Center for Religious Freedom is calling upon the G-8 nations to issue an immediate appeal to Saudi... Read more
Well-know pro-lifer converted to Catholicism and wants to be a priest
Pro-life activist and former evangelical Christian pastor Paul Schenck converted to Catholicism in February and is now researching whether he... Read more
Archbishop calls on new president of El Salvador to respect life and the family
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador, El Salvador, is calling on the country’s new president, Elias Antonio Saca, to... Read more
Patriarch of Bagdad overjoyed by freeing of Italian hostages
In an interview with the Catholic missionary news service AsiaNews, the Patriarch of Bagdad expressed his joy at the liberation... Read more
Satanic sect blamed in series of “ritual” killings
Italian police shocked the country this Monday when they announced the discovery of a satanic sect responsible for killing three... Read more
