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Canadian Senate to hear bishops, experts on same-sex marriage bill
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has been given one last chance to argue its case against the legal... Read more
Indonesia celebrates 200 years of Christianity
The Archdiocese of Jakarta is celebrating 200 years of Christian life in Indonesia with celebrations scheduled to run all the... Read more
Canadian Archbishop warns against impending female-ordination ceremony
In the wake of an invalid ceremony on Saturday in which a French woman declared herself a Catholic priest, Kingston,... Read more
China releases imprisoned priest
According to the missionary association, AsiaNews, a Catholic priest who has been under house arrest by the Chinese government for... Read more
Canadian christians vow to protect marriage
In the wake of last week’s decision of the Canadian House of Commons to allow for the legality of same-sex... Read more
Toronto schools and social services to uphold Catholic teaching on marriage
The archbishop of Toronto has pledged that the archdiocese’s Catholic schools and social services “are committed to upholding Catholic teaching... Read more
Former president calls for prayer, archbishop for justice, in Manila scandal
Former president of Manila, Corazon C. Aquino called the entire nation this week, to prayer over the scandal and political... Read more
Marriage in Canada now just a sexual relationship, says priest-columnist
The redefinition of marriage in Canada to include homosexual couples has reduced marriage to “a mere sexual relationship,” says Fr.... Read more
New Catholic bishop consecrated in China
Hopes are high that a newly ordained bishop in Shanghai will help ease tensions and improve relations between China and... Read more
Canadian MP introduces assisted-suicide bill
A Member of Parliament has introduced a private member’s bill that would legalize physician-assisted suicide in Canada. Read more
Same-sex marriage bill ‘dangerous deterioration’ of shared values, say Canadian bishops
The passage of Canada’s same-sex marriage bill in the House of Commons yesterday is an indication “that Canadians are witnessing... Read more
Canadian Parliament passes same-sex marriage bill
After more than two years of debate, Canada’s controversial same-sex marriage legislation was passed last night by a 25-vote margin... Read more
Alberta may drop Marriage Act, leave marriage to churches
Canadian Parliament may have voted to pass the controversial same-sex marriage bill, but the debate is far from over in... Read more
Thousands gather for Cardinal Sin’s funeral, Philippine’s ‘champion of the poor’
The Manila Cathedral was packed this morning for the funeral mass of the much-loved Jaime Cardinal Sin, former archbishop of... Read more
Debate begins on Canada’s same-sex marriage bill
The debate on Canada’s same-sex marriage bill begins in the House of Commons today. The bill already passed the first... Read more
Court allows same-sex marriage in eighth Canadian province
A court decision made New Brunswick the eighth province in Canada to allow same-sex couples to get a marriage license. Read more
Canadian Parliament clears way for vote on same-sex bill, passes budget
In a surprise midnight vote yesterday that caught the Conservatives off-guard, Canada’s minority Liberal government quickly cleared the way for... Read more
New bishop may begin to close schism between Rome and China, says Chinese bishop
A Shanghai bishop said the Vatican and the Chinese authorities have tacitly agreed to close the schism in the Shanghai... Read more
Adult stem cells cure renal failure in rats, process can be used in humans
Japanese scientists say a process involving adult stem cells that cured renal failure in rats should be able to work... Read more
Canadian Parliament may sit all summer to pass same-sex marriage bill
Canada’s Liberal government announced yesterday that it is prepared to sit through the summer to pass its final budget bill... Read more
