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American Iraqi Christians denied right to vote in out-of country elections
While some American Iraqis began to register yesterday to vote in the Iraq out-of-country elections this month, most American Iraqi... Read more
First black USCCB president installed as archbishop of Atlanta
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was installed as Atlanta's sixth archbishop yesterday, Jan. 17, which also marked the memorial of Martin... Read more
Former U.S. wartime diplomat expects Pius XII to be made a saint
A key U.S. diplomat, who served during Pope Pius XII’s pontificate, states in his revealing memoirs that he expects the... Read more
Denver Archdiocese director of communications challenges students to “engage the secular media”
Speaking at the seventh annual FOCUS national student leadership conference in Denver this past weekend, Sergio Gutierrez, director of communications... Read more
Truth about wartime document revealed; shows Pius XII supported Jewish children’s return to families
Catholic League president William Donohue says critics of Pope Pius XII are looking “rather foolish” after the truth about a... Read more
College Students Challenged to Change the “Culture of Death” at National FOCUS Conference
Jason Wunsch didn’t mind the 12-hour bus trip through a snow storm from Bozeman, Montana to Denver, Colorado. He knew... Read more
Priests For Life calls for abortion clinic investigations
Priests for Life called for a full-scale investigation of abortion clinics across the United States after a woman was hospitalized... Read more
Bishops begin screening process of priests on cruise ships
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are screening priests who provide ministry to cruise lines in an effort to eliminate... Read more
Correction to story about Gibson’s visit to Fatima
A CNA story, posted Jan. 12, about Mel Gibson’s 2004 visit to surviving Fatima visionary Sr. Lucia at a Carmelite... Read more
Cardinal Rigali urges government to allow Indonesians facing deportation to stay
Indonesians, who are facing deportation, should be granted the temporary right to live and work in the United States after... Read more
US cardinal impressed by Sri Lankan resilience
The archbishop of Washington is impressed with the efficiency of relief efforts in Sri Lanka. Edgar Cardinal McCarrick visited the... Read more
Over 1400 college students converge on Denver today for FOCUS Conference
Students from as far away as Florida. Massachusetts and Canada will converge on Denver tonight to deepen their faith and... Read more
North Dakota Residents Pray and Continue Search for parishioner
According to the Diocese of Fargo, friends and parishioners around the diocese continue to pray for Mina Kay Breker, 48,... Read more
Jewish group to tell Vatican to hold beatification of Pope Pius XII
The Anti-Defamation League is preparing a letter that it will send to the Vatican requesting that Church plans to beatify... Read more
Boston church suspends vigil, agrees to merger after talk with archbishop
Parishioners of St. Bernard Parish in the Archdiocese of Boston called off the 24-hour vigil they held at the church... Read more
Blackwell to speak at Men’s Leadership Forum
The first African American elected to a statewide executive office in Ohio will be the key speaker at the breakfast... Read more
Senator Rick Santorum: ‘Freedom will fail’ if religion is stripped from public life
The fabric of democracy lies in religion, said U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum in his presentation at St. Paul’s Seminary in... Read more
Archdiocese of Miami to analyze role of Church in Hispanic community
On January 15 the Archdiocese of Miami will host a forum in Ft. Lauderdale to analyze the challenges the growing... Read more
EWTN Expands Spanish Language Service to New England
Cox Communications Company in New England recently announced that they would add EWTN Español to their Paquete Latino lineup. Read more
Legion of Christ responds to stories about being ‘banned’ in US Archdiocese
The Legion of Christ recently released a statement regarding the decision of St. Paul-Minneapolis Archbishop Harry Flynn to ban the... Read more
