In the spring sunshine, sirens and bells marked the two minute silence at midday across Poland. At the church of St Stanislaw Kostka in a suburb of Warsaw, the silence was particularly poignant. It was here that Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria used to come to Sunday service. Their…
Portuguese bishops, joined by the country's Pro-Life Federation, denounced their president's decision to legalize same-sex ‘marriage’ on Monday, calling the move a ‘step backward’ and an attack on the traditional family.’ A bill aimed at legalizing same-sex ‘marriages’ was passed by the Portuguese parliament in February with the support of…
Pope Benedict XVI has formally created a new Vatican office to revive Christianity in Europe, his latest attempt to counter secular trends in traditionally Christian countries. In a decree, Pope Benedict said the new office would promote Church doctrine, use the media to get the Church's message out and mobilize…
Pope Benedict XVI says the child abuse scandals indicate that the greatest threat to Catholicism comes from ‘sin within’ the Church. He made his comments in response to a question while en route to Portugal for a four-day trip in which he is due to celebrate open-air Masses in Lisbon…
Pope Benedict XVI has invited 300 religious leaders to a meeting in Assisi in Italy to repudiate ‘violence in the name of God’ amid growing tensions fuelled by fundamentalists across the world. The day of Inter-religious Council, which will be held today in St Francis of Assisi’s birthplace, is intended…
Pope Benedict XVI strongly criticized the ‘aggressive’ antichurch sentiment that he said was flourishing in Spain as he sought to rekindle the faith in a once staunchly Roman Catholic nation that is now among Europe’s most liberal. The Church is fighting laws supported by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s…