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Louisville archdioceses proposes merger of seventeen parishes into six
The Archdiocese of Louisville is one of the latest U.S. dioceses to face major restructuring in the light of population... Read more
Milwaukee archdiocese to pay settlements to abuse victims in Calif.
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has reached an out-of-court settlement with 10 victims of sexual abuse by clergy in California. The... Read more
Pope names Cardinal Stafford as envoy to Baltimore basilica rededication
Pope Benedict XVI has named Cardinal James Francis Stafford, former Archbishop of Denver, to represent him at the November inauguration... Read more
Pope’s former neighbors opt to protect his privacy and reject lucrative offer from the media
Neighbors of a home where Pope Benedict XVI once lived in Germany have shown this week that their friendship with... Read more
Thousands of evangelical Christians confessing on-line
The very public and international forum of the Internet has highlighted the importance and the need for confession. A number... Read more
New York establishes Shepherd Program for ‘credibly accused’ priests
The Archdiocese of New York has set up a new program for priests that have been credibly accused of sexually... Read more
Labor Day message urges Catholics to consider immigration debate
Labor Day invites Catholics to celebrate the value of work, but it also challenges the faithful to consider how the... Read more
“Mission Possible” on Italian highways
Young Italians of the group Sentinelle del Mattino (Sentinels of the Morning) have launched a unique project they are calling... Read more
Catholic League president says clarification needed on Hitler exorcism story
Recent stories in the press, based on an erroneous interpretation of the Catholic Church’s teachings on exorcisms and the devil,... Read more
9/11 had lasting, life-changing effects on priests
With the fifth anniversary of 9/11 fast approaching, the testimonies of Catholic clergy who ministered at Ground Zero and accompanied... Read more
Vietnam Bronze Star recipient, convert from Methodism is new Bishop of Sioux Falls
Today, Pope Benedict XVI named a new bishop for the Diocese of Sioux Falls, Monsignor Paul Joseph Swain, an adult... Read more
Catholic campus organization continues to combat lack of “morals, ethics, and leadership”
As classes begin this month, a national student outreach organization says American colleges and universities are not allocating enough resources... Read more
Ideas, beliefs are best ammunition in ‘war on terror’ says Church official
The United States risks losing the “war on terror” by not recognizing that the “war” is really about ideas and... Read more
First African National Eucharistic Congress to be held this week
African Catholics, including priests and religious ministering in the United States will gather will U.S. Church officials and a Tanzanian... Read more
Free access to Plan B offers sex “with no muss and no fuss,” for virile men
While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision to allow prescription-less access to the “Morning-after Pill” is drawing praise from... Read more
Vatican Observatory director quashes rumors of anti-evolution appointment
Father José G. Funes, S.J., incoming director of the Vatican Observatory, has told friends that rumors he was appointed as... Read more
Religious rights groups are incensed at “blatant assault on religious freedom in California”
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law yesterday, Senate Bill 1441, a bill that would potentially remove state assistance from... Read more
Archbishop reflects on anniversary of Katrina, says God will continue to bring good from suffering
Amid commemorations and ceremonies surrounding the first anniversary of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in the American south, New... Read more
Chinese authorities release Catholic bishop after 10-year detention
After more than a decade, Chinese authorities have released a bishop who was ordained to serve the country’s underground Roman... Read more
Journalist hopes arrest of JonBenet suspect will shed light on sexual abuse in public schools
Exposing sexual abuse within the Catholic Church was necessary and a good step, but that investigation must now be expanded... Read more
