Cordoba (Agenzia Fides) On Saturday, October 10, at the Saint Teresa of Jesus School in Cordoba (Argentina), delegates from parishes, movements, associations, and communities gathered together to work on preparations for the Archdiocesan Advent Mission 2009. As a Letter of

Faith is transmitted like a lantern that is passed from one hand to the next, and marriage is the foundation of the family..." This is what Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Urena of San Jose, President of the Costa Rican Bishops' Conference,

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) On October 11, in Saint Peter's Basilica, Pope Benedict XVI canonized 5 new saints. One of these saints is the Belgian-born missionary Father Damien De Veuster, the "Apostle of the Lepers" who dedicated his entire life

Your Word, Light for the Peoples" is the theme chosen for the 83rd World Mission Sunday to be celebrated on October 18, in the Dominican Republic. As a bulletin issued by the Pontifical Missions Societies from the nation explains, "the

Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) On October 10-12, Villa Giardino (Cordoba) will host the 31st National Encounter for the Diocesan Presidents of the Christian Family Movement (MFC). Among the themes that they will address are: "MFC: missionary family, instrument for conversion,"

Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) For the 83rd World Missions Sunday, the John Paul II Missiology Center of "Cono Sur" has organized a Conference on "The challenges of the mission today, at the light of Aparecida." The event, which was announced

Posadas (Agenzia Fides) The month of October "is dedicated in a special way to the missions, prayer, and reflection on the missionary dimension, which is the reason for the Church's existence." This is what is found in the Pastoral Letter

From Words to the Mission" is the theme that has accompanied the activities of the 23rd National Holy Childhood Association Encounter held in Costa Rica on October 3. The event was attended by children, adolescents, and their group leaders and

Tyler Wigg-Stevenson is founding director of the Two Futures Project, a Christian movement for the abolition of nuclear weapons. In Part 1, watch him talk about the nuclear threat in a post- 9/11 world and the biblical foundations for a

In his response to receiving the peace prize, the president said "we must pursue a new beginning among people of different faiths and races and religions, one based upon mutual interest and mutual respect."

I want to just go peacefully. The only medications I want are going to be the ones that would comfort me. That's all I want," says Jill Steuer, a nurse with advanced-stage breast cancer who has decided to stop any

In Washington, Congress awarded the Dalai Lama a human rights prize named for longtime Congressman Tom Lantos, who died last year. While in Washington, the Tibetan spiritual leader did not meet with President Obama, although it had become custom for

In Washington, the Supreme Court convened its fall term, with many of the justices attending the annual Roman Catholic Red Mass honoring those working in the justice system. A controversy over a cross on public land in the Mojave Desert

With the flu season upon us, and this year with the H1N1 swine flu, congregations are getting advice on how to stem the spread of virus from an interesting source: the federal government. The White House Office on Faith-Based and

U.S. Evangelist Franklin Graham had a "friendly conversation" Wednesday with North Korea's foreign minister, according to the reclusive nation's news agency.

The number of abortions worldwide fell between 1995 and 2003 as contraceptive use increased and more countries liberalized their abortion laws, according to a new survey released by a pro-choice nonprofit.

The Senate Finance Committee passed its version of the health care bill Tuesday, formally opening the door for the legislation to be debated in the full House and Senate.

Runaway teen convert Rifqa Bary will be returned to her home state of Ohio, Florida and Ohio judges decided Tuesday. She will be turned over to foster care once she arrives in Ohio

The Church is called to be one, but cannot understand that call from an exclusive or excluding perspective," the Anglican minister said. "We are the people of God, called to journey together, not to demonize and leave behind others because

Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, has been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences.