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VATICAN CITY (CNS): Pope Benedict XVI believes ecology could hold the key to teaching young people about Christian morality...

Brisbane archdiocese's permanent diaconate continues to grow, with Deacon Russ Nelson, a father-of-four, being ordained to that ministry on July 21 at Kenmore. DEACON ANTHONY GOOLEY reflects on the permanent diaconate as a gift of the Holy Spirit.

WASHINGTON (CNS): The US bishops have agreed to meet with a group of Catholic House Democrats to discuss how to pursue the goal of a "responsible transition" to end the war in Iraq...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS): The lawyer for Zimbabwean Archbishop Pius Ncube of Bulawayo said his client will deny in court allegations of adultery that are part of a "well-orchestrated campaign" to discredit him...

Monsignor Donald Bolen, who works for the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity in Rome, was in Brisbane for a series of lectures on ecumenism earlier this month. Reporter AMY SIMMONS spoke with him about his passion for seeking communion among Christians.

BRUSSELS, Belgium (CNS): Being an undocumented immigrant is not the same thing as being a criminal, a Vatican official told the Global Forum on Migration and Development...

VATICAN CITY (CNS): The traditionalist Society of St Pius X thanked Pope Benedict XVI for allowing greater use of the Tridentine Mass but said serious doctrinal differences remain before it can reconcile with the Vatican...

Pope Benedict XVI released his long-awaited document on the use of the Tridentine Mass on July 7. Rome bureau chief with Catholic News Service JOHN THAVIS reports on what the Pope had to say.

VATICAN CITY (Zenit): Pope Benedict XVI is encouraging young people to prepare well for the World Youth Day to be held next July in Sydney...