LONDON (CNS) Spokesmen for the Vatican and the Catholic Church in England worked to downplay remarks by a former Vatican official who compared Britain to a "Third World country" in the grip of a "new and aggressive atheism." Continue reading
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Catholic officials to investigate claims of second Newman miracle
LONDON (CNS) Catholic officials are investigating claims that a severely deformed baby was born in a perfectly normal condition after the child’s mother prayed to Cardinal John Henry Newman for a miracle. Continue reading
Jesuit rebuts reasoning behind claim that God didn’t create universe
WASHINGTON (CNS) A Jesuit priest who is former president of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., has taken to YouTube and his blog to rebut arguments raised by British physicist Stephen Hawking, who says in a new book that God had no role in creating the universe. Continue reading
Protest leaders tell archbishop they won’t disrupt papal events
LONDON (CNS) Leaders of a coalition of groups planning to protest publicly against Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Britain have given assurances that they do not intend to disrupt any papal ceremonies during the four-day tour. Continue reading
Vatican condemns Quran burning
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Plans by a small evangelical church in Gainesville, Florida, US, to publicly burn copies of the Islamic holy book, the Quran, represent "an outrageous and grave gesture," said the Vatican’s interreligious council. Continue reading
Kim’s visit to Chinese church not a message
SEOUL, South Korea (CNS) A whistle-stop visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to a church in China is not a sign that the secretive communist regime’s stance toward religion is softening, South Korean Catholics say. Continue reading
Response to Eucharist is gratitude for undeserved gift, pope says
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) When attending Mass and receiving the Eucharist, Catholics must be filled with gratitude for God’s great gifts, Pope Benedict XVI told a group of his former students. Continue reading
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