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Call for solidarity with victims of flooding in Mexico
The Mexican bishops’ Committee on Social Ministry and the Caritas National Federation of Mexico have called for solidarity in Mexico... Read more
World Youth Day Cross and Icon visit Aborigines
Two major symbols of World Youth Day, the World Youth Day Cross and and the Sacred Icon of the Blessed... Read more
U.S. Bishops to finalize document giving guidance to Catholic voters
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is preparing to vote on guidelines for Catholic political participation, the Associated Press... Read more
Lawyers say threats resume against safety of Mexican cardinal
The president of the College of Catholic Lawyers in Mexico, Armando Martinez, warned this week that the archbishop of Mexico... Read more
Church in Uruguay criticizes effort by Senate to legalize abortion
Archbishop Nicolas Cotugno of Montevideo expressed regret this week at the new efforts by anti-life groups in Uruguay to legalize... Read more
Diocese of Pittsburgh votes to separate from Episcopal Church
Following a widening theological rift with the national Episcopal Church, Episcopalian clergy and laity in Pittsburgh have voted 227 to... Read more
Ethical stem cell treatments advance in California
Two bills regarding the use of umbilical cord blood for medical treatment and research purposes were recently signed into law... Read more
Prominent Jesuit priest faces new sex abuse charges
The Reverend Donald MacGuire, SJ, was taken into federal custody in Chicago on charges of molesting two U.S. boys, including... Read more
Pope and Saudi king deal with issues “close to the heart”
Pope Benedict XVI welcomed King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to the Vatican today, marking the first time that a Saudi... Read more
A new campus for the “New Evangelization”
After 18 years without a Catholic presence at Loretto Heights Campus in Denver, Colorado, the Augustine Institute has succeeded in... Read more
Mexico City Health Secretary falsified data to push for legalization of abortion
The sub-director of the international office of Fundacion Vida, Guillermo de Navascues, denounced the Health Secretary of Mexico City, Manuel... Read more
Obsession with violence leading to increase in satanic cults in Colombia, exorcist warns
Colombian exorcist Father Jaime Velez Correa said this week the country with the most Satanism “is the United States, the... Read more
Bill meant to legalize euthanasia in Colombia dies mercifully
A bill that would have established norms for euthanasia died in the Colombian Senate this week as sponsors of the... Read more
Augustine Institute on the forefront of the New Evangelization
Students of the Augustine Institute not only gain knowledge of the Catholic faith, but they also learn how to effectively... Read more
Priest known for helping prostitutes and drug addicts passes away
Don Oreste Benzi, the president and founder of the Community of Pope John XXIII, died of a heart attack last... Read more
More abuse of statistics in pro-abortion advocacy alleged
The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute reports more statistical distortions in activist literature favoring the legalization of abortion. Read more
New papal nuncio "ready for challenges" in the Philippines
Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams arrived in the Philippines Thursday and assured the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines that he... Read more
Law on “Historic Memory” will allow Church to maintain artistic and religious symbols
The controversial Historic Memory Law which was approved by the Spanish Congress this week will require all monuments, names and... Read more
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Possible papal visit to Quebec inspires hopes of Catholic revival
A massive Catholic event is scheduled to take place in Quebec City in June 2008. Canada's first Eucharistic Congress since 1910... Read more
Christians would be main victims of attack by Turkey in northern Iraq
Chaldean Catholic Bishop Mer Patros said this week a possible incursion into the northern Iraq by Turkish forces in to... Read more
