MANILA, Philippines – Church leaders have tempered their welcome to new President Benigno Aquino III with a call to the Filipino people to remain vigilant while presenting the new leader with a 13-point agenda focusing mostly on social issues.Read More
Sacrosanctum Concilium – 1963 Dec. 4, 1963 Second Vatican Council promulgates “Sacrosanctum Concilium” (“Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy”).Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI blessed a 30-foot-high statue of Mary to celebrate its restoration eight months after a gust of wind knocked it off its perch on a hillside overlooking Rome.Read More
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican ambassador to Kyrgyzstan described the situation in the country as chaotic as ethnic violence increased the number of refugees and displaced people.Read More
As 65 young men took their seats in the front pews of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary May 29, they were filled with the thoughts many high school seniors have on their graduation day.Read More
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI deplored an assault by Israeli commandos on a flotilla of ships taking aid to the Gaza Strip, calling the series of events “tragic” and “very painful,” as well as a cause concern for all those who long for peace in the region.Read More
WASHINGTON – April 17, 2008, the day Pope Benedict XVI visited the Catholic University of America, was “probably the greatest day of my life,” said Vincentian Father David O’Connell, who will step down Aug. 31 as president after leading the university for the past 12 years.Read More
Pope Benedict XVI named the former pastor of a Western Maryland parish the auxiliary bishop of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services May 22.Read More
DUBLIN – The Irish government’s response to recommendations to protect the safety of children have been “insubstantial, inadequate and too slow,” said a coalition of eight children’s charities.Read More