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A standing ovation greeted the news that Pope John Paul II has been named a patron of the next World Youth Day, which will take place Aug. 16-21 in Madrid. Cardinal Stanis?aw Ry?ko, president of the Pontifical Council for the...

According to the apostolic vicar of Tripoli, the bombings by European forces are not resolving anything and the international community would do well to turn to the African Union to provide a peaceful solution. Bishop Giovanni Martinelli told Fides: “I...

FIRST READING: The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I will not...

The current archbishop of San Salvador has called U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to the tomb of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero a “global event” that could help to improve the image of the slain archbishop worldwide. Archbishop José Luis Escobar...

With the human ability to think under fire from relativism, priests and theologians need to study more philosophy, the Vatican says.This was one of the main points of the “Decree on the Reform of Ecclesiastical Studies of Philosophy,” which Benedict...

The relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux arrived Monday in the Holy Land for a two-month visit, continuing a worldwide tour that has included even a trip to outer space. The relics were displayed Wednesday for one day in the...

In the case of Lautsi and Others v. Italy, The European Court of Human Rights, sitting as a Grand Chamber composed of: Jean-Paul Costa, President, Christos Rozakis, Nicolas Bratza, Peer Lorenzen, Josep Casadevall, Giovanni Bonello, Nina Vaji?, Rait Maruste, Anatoly...

The director of the Vatican press office is welcoming today’s ruling from the European Court of Human Rights, which found that crucifixes can be displayed in Italy’s public schools. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi said in a statement that the Holy...

Organizers of the upcoming World Youth Day in Madrid are reporting their efforts to make the event environmentally friendly and 100% natural.  The organizers of the August event announced on Thursday the program called “100% Natural,” which expresses the commitment...

Benedict XVI is renewing his spiritual closeness to the people of Japan in the wake of a 9.0 magnitude quake and resulting tsunami that left more than 1,600 dead and some 10,000 missing. The quake, which was originally registered at...

A compilation of the in-flight interviews given by Pope John Paul II during his numerous trips around the world offers a unique glimpse of the Pontiff’s spontaneity and personality, says Cardinal Roberto Tucci. The cardinal, who organized many of John...

Bishop Marcellino Taiji Tani of Saitama is affirming that life is a gift from God, as his country suffers from the effects of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami. The death count is already at 1,800, with thousands missing...

A Canadian missionary priest was counted among the 1,800 casualties of Friday’s 9.0 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan. Father Andre Lachapelle of the Quebec Foreign Mission Society died in Sendai, the city closest to the epicenter of the quake...

FIRST READING: The LORD said to Abram: «Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you. “I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless...

The whole Christiandom and the Catholic Church are praying for Japan’s current triple disaster. Last week, March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake hit near Japan’s coastal areas sending a 30 feet tall Tsunami at 70 kph surging towards inland...