Abortion is a betrayal of democracy, says Pope
Bishops must guide their faithful to use their vote to oppose efforts to legalise abortion and euthanasia, Pope Benedict XVI told bishops from Brazil yesterday. “Dear brother bishops, to defend life we...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 21/10/11
Benedict XVI urged the Australian bishops to help priests “to welcome and to appreciate” the new English translation of the Mass in an address during their ad limina visit yesterday (video, full text)....
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At the Angelus yesterday Benedict XVI urged participants in the Durban Climate Change Conference, which starts today, to reach “a responsible, credible” agreement. All institutions should be held to...
View ArticlePope warns of threat to freedom of religion and conscience in US
Pope Benedict XVI has warned visiting US bishops that “radical secularism” threatens the core values of American culture, and called on the Church in America, including politicians and other laypeople,...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 20/01/12
Benedict XVI urged the US bishops to defend the “most cherished of American freedoms, the freedom of religion” in an ad limina address yesterday (full text, video) The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady...
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