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Thu, 01/03/2013 - 3:31am
A Polish prelate who defied Communist authorities by overseeing the construction of hundreds of churches has died at the age of 94.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1942, Archbishop ...
Thu, 01/03/2013 - 3:30am
The president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications has described the process by which Pope Benedict's tweets originate.
"The appointed departments of the Secretariat of ...
Thu, 01/03/2013 - 3:27am
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has announced that its Migration and Refugee Services office will launch a postcard campaign in support of comprehensive immigration ...
Thu, 01/03/2013 - 3:26am
In 2012, 19 states enacted 43 provisions that "sought to restrict access to abortion services," according to the Guttmacher Institute.
"Although some of the most high-profile debates ...
Thu, 01/03/2013 - 3:25am
The recent passage of controversial reproductive health legislation in the Philippines is a "wake-up call" to the Church that will lead to clearer preaching about contraception, an ...
Thu, 01/03/2013 - 3:23am
Decree 92, issued by Vietnam's Communist government in November, went into effect on January 1 and is raising concerns among the nation's Christians and Buddhists ? particularly after the ...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 4:41pm
A Romanian man climbed scaffolding in St. Peter's Square on January 1 and displayed a banner asking Pope Benedict XVI to "Stop Terrorism."
The demonstrator, who identified himself as ...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 4:34pm
Chicago's Cardinal Francis George, joined by his auxiliary bishops, has issued a letter urging opposition to a bill that could bring legal recognition to same-sex marriage in ...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 4:29pm
As he celebrated Mass for the World Day of Peace in Dublin, the Vatican's representative said that 2013 will be a pivotal year "for the sanctity of human life in Ireland and in other ...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 3:53pm
The government of Chad has announced that Bishop Michele Russo of Doba will be allowed to return to his diocese, revoking a deportation order.
In October the government had ordered ...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 3:48pm
Looking forward at plans for 2013, the National Catholic Register concludes that Pope Benedict XVI already faces a busy schedule, although more events will certainly be added.
Pope ...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 3:41pm
As he celebrated Mass on January 1--the feast of Mary, Mother of God, and the World Day of Peace--Pope Benedict XVI said that for Christians, the foundation of all peace is "the certainty ...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 3:16pm
At his first weekly public audience of the new calendar year, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the Incarnation of Christ: "something so radically new that it was capable of changing the ...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 2:40pm
England's leading Catholic prelate has called an end to the "Soho Masses" that had drawn homosexuals to a London church, and announced that the church will be dedicated to the Anglican ...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 2:24pm
A French satirical magazine has announced plans to publish an illustrated biography of Mohammed. The project that is certain to provoke outrage among Muslims, who view any depiction of the ...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 6:10am
A leading official on Samosir, an Indonesian island that is a popular destination for tourists, received a text message on December 28 warning that a bomb had been placed near a local ...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 6:09am
The Archdiocese of Melbourne's Catholic education office has announced that it will open 10 primary schools and three secondary schools in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia's ...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 6:08am
Iran has intensified its repression of Protestant churches, as has become the custom at Christmas time.
On Christmas Day, Yousef Nadarkhani was again imprisoned, according to Christian ...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 6:06am
An estimated 40,000 youth associated with Taizé, the French ecumenical monastic community, took part in a prayer vigil with Pope Benedict XVI during their Dec. 28 ? Jan. 2 pilgrimage to ...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 6:05am
A bomb explosion at a Coptic church near Misrata, Libya's third-largest city, killed two church workers and wounded two others on December 30. The church is attended primarily by Egyptian ...
