Archive for January 21, 2009

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Jurist predicts ‘terrible conflict’ will endanger U.S. Catholics’ religious freedom

Former Supreme Court nominee Judge Robert Bork has predicted that upcoming legal battles will have significant ramifications for religious freedom.... Read more

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Catholic college students to participate in March for Life en masse

Thousands of Catholic college students and faculty will participate in the National March for Life in Washington, DC this Thursday. Read more

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Italian politician reveals his mission in the EU: prevent discrimination of Christians

In an interview with the L’Osservatore Romano, Italian politician Mario Mauro said he sees the prevention of discrimination against Christians... Read more

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Christian unity requires ‘authentic interior renewal,’ Pope exhorts

At today's general audience, Pope Benedict highlighted the current celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and emphasized... Read more

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Holy Father honors the late Cardinal Stephanos II Ghattas

Today the Holy Father sent a telegram to the Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt, His Beatitude Antonios... Read more

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Archbishop Marchetto highlights contribution of foreign students in U.S.

The secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants, Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, is currently visiting... Read more

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Church in Spain demands right to choose religion teachers

The Supreme Court in Spain has stripped the Diocese of Canarias of the right to determine the qualifications of teachers... Read more

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Procession to graves of the unborn to mark Roe v. Wade

Thursday, as people around the country gather to make known the tragedy of abortion, Catholics in Boulder, Colorado are organizing... Read more

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Young boy with fatal condition survives against the odds

A three-year-old boy with thanatophoric dwarfism who was not expected to live long after birth has come a long way.... Read more

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Church should use the internet to proclaim the Gospel, clergy say

At the conclusion of the meeting in Rome entitled “The Church in Network 2.0,” promoted by the National Office for... Read more

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Bill would allow U.K. royalty to marry Catholics without forfeiting crown

A plan proposed by an MP would change two long-standing British laws by allowing daughters to be placed in line... Read more

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Website of Congregation for the Clergy celebrates 10 years

The website of the Congregation for the Clergy, www.clerus.org, is celebrating its 10th anniversary since its inception in December of... Read more

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Catholic lay leader Paul Henkels dies

Paul Henkels, a Knight of Malta who sat on the boards of organizations such as the St. Thomas More Law... Read more

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Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, knocks on the door of Notre-Dame Cathedral during a ceremony to mark the re-opening of the landmark Cathedral, in central Paris, on Dec. 7, 2024.

Notre Dame Cathedral ‘back in the light’ after glorious reopening  

Pope Francis arrives for a consistory at St. Peter's Basilica with visible bruising on his face, Vatican City, Dec. 7, 2024. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni explained that the Pope suffered a contusion after hitting his chin on a bedside table the previous morning.

Pope Francis: Notre Dame reopening shows ‘sadness and mourning give way to joy’

Pope Francis places the red biretta on Cardinal Domenico Battaglia, archbishop of Naples, during the consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica, Dec. 7, 2024.

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, including archbishops of Tehran and Toronto

Both Chile’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate approved a rule in the national budget to prevent the financing of transgender-focused hormone and surgical treatments for minors in the public health network

Battle over gender policies for minors also rages in Chile

St. Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio.

New film on Padre Pio provides intimate look into saint’s life from those who knew him

A firefighter in Rome pays tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary by laying a wreath of fresh flowers at her statue atop a column near the Spanish Steps at dawn on Dec. 8, 2023.

Immaculate Conception on an Advent Sunday: When to go to Mass?

Ryan Clarke, Harrison Tinsley, and Adam Vena, who have each faced custody battles over their opposition to transgender ideology, rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court with activist and detransitioner Chloe Cole on Dec. 4, 2024.

Fathers who lost their children to gender ideology: ‘I feel so betrayed’

When asked what Christians can do outside the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa responded: “Pray and support. Support the Christian community as much as they can.”

Cardinal Pizzaballa: Pope Francis calls Holy Family Church in Gaza every day

Pope Francis meets with the College of Cardinals on July 1, 2024.

What does it mean that almost half of the new cardinals will be from religious orders?

Left to right: Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe, Archbishop Fernando Chomali, Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Archbishop Rolandas Makrickas, and Bishop Mykola Bychok, CSsR, will be made cardinals in a consistory on Dec. 7, 2024.

New cardinals emphasize Church unity, evangelization ahead of consistory

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