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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (CNS): On a trip that taxed his fading physical powers, Pope John Paul II crisscrossed Slovakia to celebrate liturgies, beatify two 20th century martyrs and offer people inside and outside the Church a message of hope...

WASHINGTON (CNS): Less than six weeks after becoming head of Boston archdiocese, Archbishop Sean P...

THE spirit of Taize, the meditative style of prayer which has touched the hearts of Christians around the world, is set to be revived in Brisbane...

VATICAN CITY (CNS): When the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York fell after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, many people's hopes for a future of peace also fell, Pope John Paul II said...

VATICAN CITY (CNS): Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, will have his first meeting with Pope John Paul II early next month at the Vatican...

ROME (CNS): The Catholic Church erred when it pressured Galileo Galilei to repudiate his finding that the Earth revolves around the Sun, but it did not persecute or torture the 17th century astronomer, a Vatican official said...

JERUSALEM (CNS): The Israeli-built wall separating Israel and the Palestinian Territories "constitutes a grave obstacle" to peace in the Middle East, said the heads of Christian Churches in Jerusalem...

A Brisbane parish is experiencing amazing success with the Alpha program. Reporter PETER BUGDEN discovered the reason behind the participants' enthusiasm :.

VATICAN CITY (CNS): Recent deadly bombings in Iraq and the Holy Land have drawn sharp condemnation from Pope John Paul II and other Church officials, who urged fresh steps to end violence against civilians and humanitarian workers...