International News

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Apostolic letter reflects on Eucharist

March 16, 2007

VATICAN CITY - Catholics must believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, celebrate the liturgy with devotion and live in a way that demonstrates their faith, Pope Benedict XVI said.

St. Joseph’s Healthcare reaches across borders

February 25, 2007

HAMILTON, Ont. - It was after dark when the Canadian medical team pulled up outside the rural Ugandan clinic. Just outside of Kampala, St. Stevens was, as is often the case, shrouded in darkness due to a power outage. Inside, they found that many of the 20 patients were suffering the effects of malaria. A nurse was triaging a patient by the light of a kerosene lamp.

No sugar coating of Anglican-Catholic tensions

February 23, 2007

ROME - A Catholic archbishop and an Anglican bishop who lead work on a document about witnessing to commonly held points of faith said the document will be “very honest” about current tensions within the Anglican Communion and the problems that poses for ecumenical dialogue.

Korean cardinal welcomes nuke deal

February 16, 2007

ROME - South Korea’s leading Catholic churchman welcomed the news that North Korea had agreed to wind down its nuclear program in exchange for fuel assistance from outside countries.

New book offers glimpse into John Paul’s secret life

February 5, 2007

ROME - Pope John Paul II consulted with top aides about possibly resigning in 2000 and set up a “specific procedure” for papal resignation, says a new book by the late pope’s former secretary.

Wielgus denies he failed to disclose collaboration

January 29, 2007

wielgus [images/stories/international_people/wielgus5.jpg]WARSAW, Poland - The Polish archbishop who resigned after admitting he collaborated with his country's communist secret police denied claims that he failed to inform the Pope about his past.

Pope seeks legal recognition for church in Turkey

January 26, 2007

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI asked the government of Turkey to grant full legal recognition to the Catholic Church and to establish a formal dialogue with the nation's Catholic bishops to work out concrete problems.

New missal deals blow to ecumenism, liturgist says

January 16, 2007

Fr. Paul Turner [images/stories/international_people/fr_paul_turner.jpg] TORONTO - The outgoing president of the North American Academy of Liturgy and a leading Catholic liturgist has told The Catholic Register the most recent translation of the Roman Missal is "a step backwards" for ecumenical relations.

Polish archbishop forced to resign for helping communists in past

January 16, 2007

OXFORD, England - Polish Archbishop Stanislaw Wielgus of Warsaw resigned just two days after formally taking office, after admitting that he acted as an informer for Poland's former communist secret police and that his co-operation harmed the church.

Saddam's execution draws Vatican criticism

January 4, 2007

VATICAN CITY - Executing someone guilty of a crime "is not the way to restore justice and reconcile society," the Vatican spokesman said after Saddam Hussein was hanged Dec. 30.