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Bronze angel disappears from Padre Pio center; police search for leads
Pennsylvania police are investigating the disappearance of a 1,200 pound bronze angel that was reportedly stolen from the grounds of... Read more
‘Bella’ star joins 40 Days for Life vigil at L.A. abortion clinic
Eduardo Verastegui, the Mexican actor who starred in the movie “Bella,” joined pro-life sidewalk counselors and prayerful demonstrators at a... Read more
New federal rules would prevent ‘blacklisting’ of Catholic hospitals, healthcare leader says
William J. Cox, President and Executive Director of the Alliance of Catholic Healthcare, has submitted comments to the U.S. Department... Read more
Alveda King cites personal experience in call to defund Planned Parenthood
Pro-life leader Dr. Alveda King, niece of civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., recently discussed her past... Read more
Minnesota professor endorses YouTube videos of Eucharistic desecrations
Paul Zachary Myers, a science blogger and biology professor at the University of Minnesota at Morris who posted on his... Read more
‘Fireproof’ takes in $6.8 million over opening weekend
Fireproof, a new movie about a firefighter who learns how to rescue his troubled marriage, is reportedly faring well at... Read more
McCain leading Obama among Ohio Catholics 51 to 43
A new survey from Rasmussen Reports shows that Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is leading Democratic Sen. Barack Obama... Read more
Fiscal crisis response must not forget human cost, Bishop Murphy says
William Murphy, Bishop of Rockville Centre and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice... Read more
Archbishop of New Orleans criticizes ‘blatantly anti-life’ sterilization proposal
Archbishop of New Orleans Alfred C. Hughes has criticized a Louisiana lawmaker’s proposal to pay poor women to sterilize themselves,... Read more
Pro-life group launches campaign to pray for abortionists’ conversion
The pro-life group Human Life International (HLI) has launched an international campaign to promote praying the St. Michael prayer for... Read more
Archbishop Gomez launches Latino-oriented educational service on political life
Archbishop of San Antonio José Gomez, who is also the founder of the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders (CALL), has... Read more
Poor box at SS. Peter and Paul hits million milestone
Week in and week out, parishioners of all ages at SS. Peter and Paul Parish thoughtfully slip cash — and... Read more
New technique advances embryonic stem cell alternative
Researchers have refined an experimental process that could produce stem cells without needing to create and destroy human embryos. The... Read more
Bishop Soto’s defense of Church teaching at gay ministry conference draws attendees’ ire
Jaime Soto, the coadjutor bishop of Sacramento, addressed the National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries conference in... Read more
Wisconsin court rules that assisting in suicide is not ‘killing’
The Wisconsin District 4 Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled that the wife and the daughter of a Wisconsin man... Read more
Virginia State Police chaplains resign over ban on ‘Jesus’ words
At least five Virginia State Police chaplains have resigned after being told they must refrain from using words like "Jesus"... Read more
YouTube.com pulls full version of video on abortion and Hispanics
YouTube.com has pulled the complete Spanish version of the pro-life video “The Hard Truth” as presented by Mexican actor Eduardo Verastegui.... Read more
Archbishop Chaput to answer questions about new book, ‘Render Unto Caesar’
This afternoon, Denver Archbishop, Charles J. Chaput will respond to questions and discuss his recent book, "Render Unto Caesar: Serving... Read more
California parental consent proposal leading in polls
A new poll shows that California likely voters tend to support the ballot proposal Proposition 4, which would require abortionists... Read more
U.S. Representatives send protest letter to Vietnamese president
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, a California Democrat, along with other U.S. House members, has written a letter to Vietnam’s President Nguyen... Read more
