On Sunday Pope Benedict XVI presided over the celebration of the Sacrament of Holy Orders for 29 young men. Below we publsh a provisional Vatican Radio translation of the Homily, delivered by the Holy Father: Brothers and sisters, Today in
The forgotten wars and suffering of peoples in countries far from news headlines were the subject of Pope Benedict XVI's appeal in his Regina Coeli address. Speaking from the window of his apartments, later than usual this Sunday, Pope Benedict
Upon questioning, Issac Jeffs claimed that they had stayed for the evening in Las Vegas, which struck the officer by surprise considering the enormous amount of luggage in the car. However, what Dutchover found even more interesting was the behavior
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Children removed from a polygamist ranch in west Texas are settling into new surroundings around the state, and caretakers are getting cultural pointers on how to deal with them — such as no television, no movies,
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Despite a disappointing Supreme Court ruling on the continued use of capital punishment in America, Catholic lay chaplain Dale Recinella continues the fight
As Pope Benedict prepares to ordain 29 men to the priesthood for the diocese of Rome, we take a look at what it takes to be a priest, according to the Holy Father: It has become a yearly tradition, this
The president of the international Catholic charity Caritas Internationalis, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, has urged the UN Security Council to impose an immediate arms embargo on Zimbabwe. In a statement issued this week Caritas Internationalis, said Church leaders in that
The Holy Father has nominated Archbishop Asvaldo Padilla Apostolic Nunzio in Mongolia. The Vatican diplomat had formally the Apostolic Nunzio in Korea. Pope Benedict has also nominated advisors to the Commission for Religious Relations with Judaism which is part of
I greet you all with affection and through you, I wish to send my sincerest thoughts to the priests, your primary collaborators, the consecrated persons, and all the faithful of your communities, as well as the members of other Christian
Dallas, Apr 25, 2008 / 08:50 pm (CNA).- Yoko Ono, the widow of Beatles singer and songwriter John Lennon, has with several others filed several lawsuits challenging the use and critique of Lennon's song "Imagine" in the documentary "Expelled." One
One of the things I enjoy about reading G.K. Chesterton is that it gives a lie to the idea that the 1960's was some kind of real fault point in thinking and morality when the reality is that the views
Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. You turn people back to dust, saying, 'Return to dust, you
I teach that the multitudinousness of objects have no reality in themselves but are only seen of the mind and, therefore, are of the nature of maya and a dream. ...It is true that in one sense they are seen
Bangladesh deployed troops at a dumping site near the country's main Chittagong port today to stop poor people from collecting rotten rice. Hundreds of poor people thronged the dumping site as the Food Department started ditching some 500 tonnes of
