Archive for January 4, 2012

Doctors Steven C. Brigham and Nicola I. Riley ?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Abortionists charged with murder of viable unborn babies

Two doctors running a secret abortion clinic in Maryland are being charged with murder under the state’s fetal homicide law... Read more

Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Ann Mesle?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

SNAP refuses to obey court order for abuse documents

A group claiming to advocate for clergy sex abuse victims says it will not comply with a court order asking... Read more

Bishop Gabino Zavala?w=200&h=150

By Marianne Medlin

Pope accepts resignation of LA bishop who fathered two children

Pope Benedict publicly accepted the resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala on Jan. 4, after the bishop admitted... Read more

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European bishops urge defense of Christian family

European bishops called on Catholics gathered Dec. 30 in Madrid’s Colombus Square for a public Mass to uphold family values... Read more

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Professor launches book on Church and Cuban revolution

Professor Ignacio Uria of the University of Navarre in Spain released a new book which sheds light on the Church's... Read more

Pope Benedict XVI in Paul VI Hall. ?w=200&h=150

Pope calls Christmas the realization of humanity’s dream

The joy of the Christmas season is the unparalleled union of God and man, said Pope Benedict XVI at the... Read more

One of Thomas Nast's anti-Catholic cartoons?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Anti-Catholic cartoons become issue in NJ Hall of Fame nomination

Voting has closed for the New Jersey Hall of Fame’s nomination of 19th-century cartoonist Thomas Nast, whose proposed induction drew... Read more

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Lifelong Jewish friend of John Paul II dies at age 90

Jerzy Kluger, the lifelong Jewish friend of Pope John Paul II, died at the age of 90 on Jan. 2... Read more

Bishop Cirilo B. Flores ?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Bishop Cirilo Flores to help oversee San Diego diocese

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Cirilo B. Flores to help shepherd the Diocese of San Diego as a coadjutor bishop. Read more

Rick Santorum addresses a crowd at the Stoney Creek Inn on January 3, 2012 in Johnston, Iowa. ?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Santorum thanks God as he defies odds in Iowa

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum thanked God and the people of Iowa for his success in the state’s caucuses on... Read more