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Welcome to Lent 2008
Gain New Perspective and Reinvent your Business through Catholic ...
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (APRIL 16, 2008) - Would you like to expand your horizons, develop competencies to transform your business and clarify your unique gifts as a ...
Reflection: The Divine Design
Living faith mediates the mystery of God’s loving plan and opens our spiritual eyes to behold the Divine Design.
Lambeth Update: A Catholic Cardinal speaks the Truth in Love
Ivan Cardinal Dias is the kind of leader which the Church needs as we begin this Third Christian Millennium. He spoke the truth in love to our Anglican Friends.
Iraqi PM to discuss Christians in Iraq with Pope
On Friday the Iraqi leader will pay a visit to Pope Benedict XVI to brief him on efforts to protect the Christian community in Iraq.
Building Bridges Between Parishes and Ecclesial Movements
Legionary of Christ Father Álvaro Corcuera spoke with us about the relationship between the ecclesial movements and local Churches.
Catholic and non-Catholic students, united in defense of life
Young People are promoting a "Week of prayer". The most urgent requests: the fight against abortion, and economic policies aimed at development.
Only John Paul's Olive Tree Flourishes on Mount
During a visit to northern Israel, the late Pontiff blessed an olive tree that was planted on the Mount of Beatitudes. Only the late Pope's tree flourishes while others ...
Phillipines Bishops Say NO to 'Population Control'
Philippines in Struggle Against Abortionist Population Control Initiative. The Church stands strong against the lie.
Will the Iraqi Constitution Protect Christians?
"Most of the stories of Christians -- even children -- being crucified or cooked alive are acts of Al-Qaeda, not of indigenous Iraqis."
Ave Maria, one year later: 'It's impressive'
One of the boldest projects in the history of Southwest Florida — to build a 5,000-acre town with a 6,000-student university on former rural tomato fields — has had the ...
Dan Schutte Events Inspire Communities, Renew Faith Across the Country
PORTLAND, OR (JULY 23, 2008) - One of the best known composers of music for prayer and worship, Dan Schutte counts “Here I Am, Lord,” “City of God” and “Sing a New Song” ...
After World Youth Day, Australian Catholics Reaching Out
"In the past, we Catholics might have been too interested just in ourselves. Now we are saying very clearly we have something to offer."
Before Leaving, Pope Met With Abuse Victims
The Vatican Press Office said that this meeting was an added expression of the Holy Father's Personal Concern for the victims.
Editorial: Time for a Prophetic Voice In the Anglican Struggle
The Lambeth Conference is the talk of the town in Canterbury, England. With all this talk, however, what is really being said?
'JPII Generation' Proud to Follow Benedict XVI
"World Youth Days do not belong to one pope, or even one generation, but are now an ordinary part of the life of the Church."
McCain and Obama to Speak at Saddleback Church
"We're honored that the candidates chose The Saddleback Civil Forum on Leadership and Compassion for their first joint appearance" said Pastor Rick Warren
Dr. James Packer Speaks Out on Homosexuality
Dr. Packer asserted that the blessing of same-sex unions is a direct contradiction of Scripture and there can be no compromise on the issue.
Australia Sends First Ambassador to the Vatican
Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made the surprise announcement while bidding farewell to Benedict XVI today at Sydney's International Airport on Monday morning ...
Holy Apostles Graduate Student Named Executive Director of iFIC
Cromwell, CT (July 22, 2008) – Leah Thomas Ackland has recently been named executive director of iFIC, the youth wing of the Family Institute of Connecticut. Ackland is ...
Obama and McCain on Israeli-Palestinian conflicts
Senator Obama seems likely to return US to role of 'honest broker' while Senator McCain sees fighting Islamic extremists as paramount.
Keeping Youth Day Pilgrims Connected
"Registered pilgrims will receive monthly community service challenges that will have them involved in a variety of activities in their local diocese"
Special: Anglican Communion is Wounded
The Anglican Communion faces an Historic Moment. "We are a Wounded Community," says one Archbishop.
Pope Benedict XVI thanks volunteers and leaves Australia happy and ...
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI thanked 8,000 World Youth Day volunteers and attended a special farewell ceremony at Sydney International Airport before departing Australia for Rome today.
Pope apologises for clerical sexual abuse; Pilgrims embark on ...
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI today delivered a heartfelt apology to the victims of sexual abuse by clergy in Australia.
World Youth Day Sydney a success – 400,000 fill Randwick Racecourse ...
After a week-long celebration throughout Sydney, local World Youth Day organisers say they are thrilled with a final mass attendance of more 400,000 people at Randwick ...
Press Release of the Holy See Press Office
At the end of the proposed meeting with the Holy Father of a representative group of persons who have been abused by members of the clergy.
Pope Benedict XVI visits retired Cardinal Clancy en route to Evening ...
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has this evening paid a visit to retired Cardinal Edward Bede Clancy, a former Archbishop of Sydney.
400,000 Faithful for World Youth Day Final Mass
"It was an extraordinary sight to see more than 400,000 people gather for mass on a grey Sunday...This is certainly the largest Catholic Mass ever celebrated in our ...
Pope's Final WYD Homily: 'You Will Receive Power!'
"Empowered by the Spirit,a new generation of Christians is being called to help build a world in which God's gift of life is welcomed, respected and cherished - not rejected, feared as a threat and destroyed."
Pope: Mary Said 'Yes' in our Name
"As Mary stood before the Lord, she represented the whole of humanity. In the angel’s message, it was as if God made a marriage proposal to the human race. And in our ...
Pope: See you in Madrid! WYD 11 Confirmed
"I thank you all for your participation in World Youth Day 2008, here in Sydney, and I look forward to seeing you again in three years' time. World Youth Day 2011 will ...
500 million people globally watch the Stations of the Cross
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI continued his packed schedule of meetings and events on day six of his visit to Sydney for World Youth Day 2008 (WYD08).
Pope: Jesus Loves Those Who Make Mistakes
"All through the Gospels, it was those who had taken wrong turns who were particularly loved by Jesus."
Pope Apologizes for Clerical Sexual Abuse
Departing from his official homily, the Holy Father said: “Indeed, I am deeply sorry for the pain and suffering the victims have endured, and I assure them that as their ...
Pope Benedict XVI leads 235,000 in Evening Vigil
The Holy Father presided over a spectacular two-hour presentation of liturgy and music, setting the stage for tomorrow’s pinnacle – the World Youth Day 2008 Final Mass.
WYD Vigil and Closing Mass with Pope Benedict XVI on CatholicTV
WATERTOWN, MA (JULY 19, 2008) - Everyday is World Youth Day on CatholicTV® from July 15-20. Watch the Vigil on Saturday, July 19 at noon and 8 p.m. (Eastern). Celebrate ...
Did Abortionist Tiller Abort a Child by Force?
Reportedly both the teenage girl and the baby’s father, who was also sixteen, objected to the abortion.The young father arrived at the clinic too late to stop the ...
Pope Says Ecumenism at 'Critical Juncture'
"The more closely we strive for a deeper understanding of the divine mysteries, the more eloquently our works of charity will speak of God's bountiful goodness and love ...
'Catholics for Choice’ to Publish Letter to Pope
The heretical,anti-Catholic 'Catholics for Choice' (CFC) attacks the encyclical’s teaching against contraception as an “utter failure”.
Pope Speaks to Leaders of Other Religions
"Religions offer an attempt to understand the cosmos as coming from and returning to this origin or principle. Christians believe that God has revealed this origin and ...
Pope Speaks to Young of True Choice, Love
Dear young friends, my message to you today is the same one that Moses proposed all those years ago. "Choose life, so that you and your descendants may live in the love ...
True Ecumenism: Pope Speaks to Other Christians
"The road of ecumenism ultimately points towards a common celebration of the Eucharist (cf. Ut Unum Sint, 23-24; 45)."
Archbishop Myers on the 'Anglican Use' Movement
Describing his “awestruck” reaction to his first Anglican Use liturgy, he spoke of the efforts underway to expand the Anglican Use and the Pastoral Provision to ...
Young Pilgrims Testify at Evening Vigil
At the end of each testimony, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI will lead a prayer that asks the Holy Spirit for that particular gift.
Will More Anglicans become Catholics through the 'Pastoral Provision'?
“The Catholic Church will expand its provision of "Anglican Use" parishes in the United States in order to allow whole communities of traditionalist Anglicans into the Roman fold" reports one observer.
Youth Have Lunch With the Pope
Those chosen to attend Friday's lunch with the Pope at St. Mary's reception hall represent the international crowd of pilgrims in attendance at World Youth Day.
Popes Message to Interreligious Gathering
The Successor of Peter gives a message to leaders of other Religions, reminiscent of St. Paul's message on Mar's Hill.
What Have 'ex-Anglicans' Done for us?
Just as the Church of England's identity has been shaped by its Roman roots, so the English Catholic Church has drawn some of its lifeblood from Anglican converts. ...
Pope: Religious Freedom Promotes well-being of society
The Holy Father praised Australia, which has always guaranteed religious freedom, and requested that religions to work together.
World Youth Day Stations of the Cross on CatholicTV®
WATERTOWN, MA (JULY 18, 2008) - Everyday is World Youth Day on CatholicTV® from July 15-20. Watch the re-enactment of the Stations of the Cross on Friday, July 18 at ...
Cardinal Urges Devotion to Rosary and Scapular
"She, Our Lady of Carmel, will give you the strength. It costs to be good. To love God means to stop sinning."
Boycott underscores Anglican Rift
One-fourth of bishops have declined to attend a once-a-decade gathering of clergy.They are boycotting due to the 2003 consecration of Gene Robinson.
Confraternity of Clergy Issue Resolutions
MARYSVILLE, PA (JULY 18, 2008) - The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy (a national association of 600 priests and deacons) held its 33rd annual convocation this year ...
Pope: 'The Womb - A Place of Unutterable Violence'
The Holy Father asked: "How can it be that the most wondrous and sacred human space - the womb - has become a place of unutterable violence?"
Cardinal: Priests Essential for Evangelization
He said the Church "rejoices in and is proud of the immense majority of its priests, who are good and exceedingly worthy of praise."
Iraqi WYD, Close to the Pope’s Heart
No Iraqi was granted a visa for Australia. However conferences, pilgrimages, catecheses and satellite TV hook-ups with Sydney were organised. "The Church in Iraq is alive"
Pope Calls Young to Seek the 'True, Good and Beautiful'
He said we have freedom and we make choices so that we can "search for the true, the good and the beautiful.Your very existence has been willed by God, blessed and given ...
Supreme Knight Challenges Youth to Total Commitment
The Supreme Knight, Carl Anderson, challenges the young men and women to fully and completely give their lives to the Lord in His Church and for the world. Speaks at ...
Pope Eager for World Youth Day
Pope Benedict, comfortable with technology, sent another text to the Young Pilgrims: "the Holy Spirit gave the Apostles & gives u the power boldly 2 proclaim that Christ ...
Pope Arrives: 'Super Holy Thursday'
Pope Benedict was welcomed by Cardinal Pell and the President of the Australian Catholic Bishop’s Conference Archbishop Philip Wilson, before he spoke to the 140,000 ...
Archbishop Chaput Calls Sydney Youth to Discipleship
The Dynamic Archbishop of Denver exhorted young Catholics to avoid living a double life of “part-time Christianity”.
Cardinal Pell celebrates WYD08 Opening Mass at Barangaroo Australian ...
After years of preparation and anticipation, World Youth Day Sydney 2008 (WYD08) commenced with a spectacular Opening Mass celebrated by Cardinal George Pell at Barangaroo.
Anti-Catholic Professor Has Consecrated Hosts?
Prof. Myers explained in an e-mail to CNA that he has received the Eucharist from several people. “So far, the crackers I have received have been given to me in person ...
Vatican asks for Cardinal Newman Exhumation
Of course the juxtaposition of the request for exhumation and the current situation facing Anglicans in an increasingly splintered Church is not going unnoticed by many.
Laity Called to Change the World at Christendom College’s Summer ...
FRONT ROYAL, VA (JULY 17, 2008) - “Now is the time for a dramatic infusion of strategically placed competent pro-life people of faith in government,” said Congressman ...
Anglican 'Lambeth Conference' Begins.
The Archbishop of Canterbury and his conference staff have been working for several years on the program and schedule for the Lambeth Conference.
Parish’s Stray Puppy Provides Fodder for Spiritual Messages
LONGWOOD, FL — Vinnie came to St. Vincent Church in Akron, Ohio, and into the ownership of Rev. Joseph Kraker as a six-week-old puppy. He had been thrown from a car and rescued by an observant driver who ...
Pope Benedict Arrives to Proclaim the Good News!
"Christ offers more! Indeed he offers everything! Only he who is the Truth can be the Way and hence also the Life. Thus the "way" which the Apostles brought to the ends of the earth is life in Christ."
Neocatechumenal Way: 'The Age of the Neocats'
"This recently approved and rapidly growing ecclesial movement will play a decisive role in the future of the Catholic Church" says Fr Ian Ker.
'Confession, Confession Everywhere' at WYD
Cardinal Says Youth Day Is Reviving the Sacrament as young men and women line up to be set free from sin and sent to proclaim the "Good News".
Is Cardinal Newman Praying for His Anglican Brethren?
"The move, carried out at the behest of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, has led to speculation that a speedy sainthood could coincide with a Vatican lifeline ...
Rest in Peace, Tony Snow
"The challenges that make our hearts leap and stomachs churn invariably strengthen our faith and grant measures of wisdom and joy."
40 Days for Life prepares for largest pro-life mobilization in history
WASHINGTON, DC (JULY 16, 2008) – “Cities across America are applying to participate in the fall 2008 nationally coordinated 40 Days for Life campaign – a focused ...
Deacon Leads Catechesis Session for the Youth
Deacon Daniel Strickland of the Missionaries of God's Love led the pilgrims in praise and worship with a three-piece band.
Cardinal's Homily for WYD 08 Opening Mass
"Christ’s call is to all who are suffering, not just to Catholics or other Christians, but especially to those without religion. Christ is calling you home."
WYD Concert Places the Gospel on Center Stage
As musicians, "we are in the vocational service of beauty. What greater beauty to be presenting to people than that of God? It's so humbling and spiritually rewarding to ...
The History of 'World Youth Day'
The idea to create World Youth Day was conceived in the extraordinary Holy Year 1983-1984.Don Massimo Camisasca of "Communion and Liberation," asked: "In this Holy Year, ...
Thousands Register Late for World Youth Day
"This is not Generation RSVP," said the bishop, "this is Generation Y, and they just arrive and decide to register on the spot, and we're getting them in the thousands."
The Episcopal Church: Also Battling Over Buildings
On Wednesday, Anglican bishops from around the world gather in Britain to discuss their differences at the once-a-decade Lambeth Conference.
Pope: There is a 'Right to Water'
There is a "right to water," based on the dignity of the human person, and it is not simply an "economic good" the Pope affirmed.
Watch Pope Benedict XVI arrive at WYD08 on CatholicTV®
WATERTOWN, MA (JULY 16, 2008) - Everyday is World Youth Day on CatholicTV® from July 15-20. Watch Pope Benedict XVI's aquatic arrival at the festivities during the ...
New Catholic Music for Eucharistic Adoration
CLEVELAND, OH (JULY 16, 2008) - Catholic Singer/Songwriter Paul Hilts
announces the release of his debut CD, "Adoration for the New
Springtime". Much more ...
The 'New Pentecost' of Young People in Sydney
At least 150,000 young people have taken part in the opening Mass presided over by Cardinal Pell. They come from 160 nations.
CatholicTV® presents World Youth Day '08
WATERTOWN, MA (July 15, 2008) – The CatholicTV® team along with Fr. Matt Williams and Fr. Chris Hickey will be on the ground in Sydney, Australia and in the CatholicTV ...
World Youth Day Conversions Begin!
World Youth Day is already bringing converts to the Catholic Church, and it hasn't even started yet.
WYD08: Pope Sends Text signed 'BXVI', Cardinal Opens with Mass
Pope Benedict XVI sent a personal text message: “Young friend, God & his people expect much from u, because u have within u the Father’s supreme gift: the Spirit of ...
World Youth Day Opening Mass on CatholicTV®
WATERTOWN, MA (JULY 15, 2008) - From July 15-20, everyday is World Youth Day on CatholicTV®. Join in the celebration of the Opening Mass, the first major event of the ...
Clock Counts Down: World Youth Day Begins
A 500-Day Countdown Clock is to Zero. The youth event began Tuesday morning local time in Australia, and will culminate on Sunday with an open-air Mass, presided over by ...
Bishop: 'Anglo-Catholics must now Decide’
"The decision of the Church of England to proceed to the ordination of women bishops, renders the claims of the Church of England - shaky"
Monks Close to Society of St. Pius X Unite With Rome
"Our community now truly rejoices in undisputed and peaceful possession of communion with the Holy See"
Pope: Pauline Year Should Herald Missionary Age
"Christ's mandate to evangelize all people remains a priority," the Pope affirmed. "Let us cast out our nets without fear, trusting in his constant help."
Brawn, the Brain-Booster
The secret to keeping the mind sharp is regular exercise. Research confirms that exercise actually makes the brain bigger and better!
Cardinal Pell Welcomes World Youth Day
WYD has also given the Australian Catholic Church a better understanding of how to meet the needs of the Catholic youth said Cardinal Pell.
Indian Monsoon Flooding, CRS Responds
“In preparation for the floods, CRS and Caritas have purchased 5,000 kits with water treatment tablets, buckets, soap and other items, and have trained community groups ...
New Bishop For New Ulm, Minnesota
Fr. LeVoir asked the “the clergy, the religious, and the people of the diocese to be patient with me and to pray for me, as I will for them."
Pope Prepares for WYD in Prayer, Work and Music
Benedict XVI will stay at the Opus Dei center until his official arrival to World Youth Day on Thursday at 3:30 p.m., local time.
Ex-Anglicans will bring New Life to our Church
The really good news, from the Catholic point of view, is that Rome and the two flying bishops seem to have agreed on the bare outline of a deal between Romeward-bound ...
CatholicTV® World Youth Day broadcast schedule
WATERTOWN, MA (JULY 14, 2008) - The CatholicTV® team along with Fr. Matt Williams and Fr. Chris Hickey will be on the ground in Sydney, Australia and in the CatholicTV ...
OCP Sends Relief Funds to Parishes Hit By Midwest Floods
PORTLAND, OR (JULY 14, 2008) — Recent devastating floods have hit many communities in Iowa and Illinois. In an effort to speed the recovery process in these regions, OCP ...
Tears of Christ Jewelry Reveals First Glimpse of 'Tears' Documentary
NEW YORK, NEW YORK—July 14, 2008—Tears of Christ Jewelry announced they have posted the trailer for the Tears documentary on their website homepage, ...
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