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Canadian Cardinal denounces anti-Semitic violence
Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic, Archbishop of Toronto, recently sent a public letter to the Toronto Board of Rabbis, denouncing the anti-Semitic... Read more
“The Passion” soars back to the top, Cardinal expresses support
Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” rose back to the top of the box-office during Holy Week, while Cardinal... Read more
TV religious coverage up in 10 years
Television coverage of religious issues nearly tripled compared with a decade ago but it is still often hostile to orthodox... Read more
Religious priest suspended over stance on same-sex marriage
The Archdiocese of Toronto suspended Fr. Timothy Ryan from performing priestly ministry because of his public support of same-sex marriage,... Read more
Holy Shroud experts say “Passion” realistic portrayal
The Spanish Center for Sindonology, which is located in Valencia and is dedicated to the study of the Holy Shroud... Read more
Vatican slams communist China for imprisoning bishop
Joaquin Navarro-Valls, Director of the Vatican Press Office, harshly criticized Communist China on Wednesday for the arrest and imprisonment of... Read more
Pope calls Catholics to live intensively the Easter Triduum
During Wednesday’s general audience, Pope John Paul explained the importance of the Easter Triduum, which begins tomorrow on Holy Thursday,... Read more
Low population means less vocations, warns Congregation for the Clergy
During the presentation of the Pope’s Holy Thursday Letter to Priests, Archbishop Csaba Ternyak, Secretary of the Congregation for the... Read more
English Church backs abortion documentary
A controversial new documentary will be the first to break through one of Britain’s last television taboos and show footage... Read more
Human rights group petitions for release of Hmong Christian prisoners in Vietnam
Freedom House has petitioned the Government of Vietnam for the immediate release of 10 Hmong Christians as well as other... Read more
Senate postpones vote on hate propaganda bill, bishops fear bill could silence Church
A controversial bill, which Catholic bishops fear could be used to silence Church teaching, was not voted on by the... Read more
Judge’s decision to allow homosexual couple to adopt rejected in Chile
The Church and several family groups are reacting against the decision of an Appeals court in Temuco, Chile, to grant... Read more
In Letter to Priests Pope calls for promotion of vocations especially among altar servers
In his brief Letter to Priests for Holy Thursday 2004, presented today at the Vatican, Pope John Paul asked priests... Read more
Priests faithful to their vocation are magnet to new vocations
During the presentation on Tuesday morning of Pope John Paul’s Letter to the Priests, Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, Prefect of... Read more
Cardinal Castrillon announces world conference on priesthood and holiness
At the end of the presentation of Pope John Paul’s Letter to Priests for Holy Thursday, Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos,... Read more
Number of parishes halved in canadian diocese, in hope of reviving Church
Fewer buildings, more life, more people. That’s the idea behind the new parish reorganization and renewal plan for the Archdiocese... Read more
Major league baseball players use ‘Passion’ as outreach
Spring training has been more a little more than just playing ball for some major league baseball teams. Convinced that... Read more
Church in Colombia repeats call for truce during Holy Week
Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, President of the Colombian Bishops Conference, is repeating the Colombian bishops’ call for a truce that... Read more
Spokesman for Spanish Bishops Conference rejects accusations of anti-Semitism in “The Passion”
The spokesman and secretary general of the Spanish Bishops Conference, Fr. Juan Antonio Martinez, said this week “The Passion of... Read more
Church in Venezuela responds to new attacks by President Chavez
Bishop Roberto Luckert Leon of Coro, Venezuela, responded to new attacks by the country’s president Hugo Chavez, emphasizing that the... Read more
