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Abortion legalization in Mexico City motivates pro-life activists
The six months of legalized abortion in the nation's capital of Mexico City have triggered significant Mexican pro-life efforts to... Read more
Pope to meet with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia next week
Pope Benedict will meet with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah next Tuesday for the first time in history, Reuters reports. The... Read more
Norwegians prepare for World Youth Day on-line
The many preparations necessary for World Youth Day 2008 are causing some organizers to utilize the internet to reach the youth. Father Reider... Read more
Draft of English translation of Missal completed
The International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL) is releasing the draft of the English translation of the third... Read more
“To be holy is the task of every Christian, of every man,” says Pope Benedict
Marking today’s Feast of All Saints, Pope Benedict XVI said that striving after holiness is not the calling for a... Read more
New Abbot at Saint Leo Abbey
The Monastic Community of Saint Leo Abbey joyfully announces the election of Father Isaac Camacho, O.S.B. as their Sixth Abbot. Read more
High school ministry in action: “God blessed me in one of the most beautiful ways”
On a recent retreat, the Bishop Machebeuf High School junior boys were granted a deep encounter with Christ. The retreat... Read more
Catholic Church in Mexico discourages Halloween celebrations
As many people prepare to celebrate Halloween today, the Catholic Church in Mexico has published an article describing the holiday... Read more
Holy Father's prayer intentions for November
Today, the press office of the Vatican made public the Holy Father’s intentions for November. Read more
Church faces difficult times, says Nuncio in Mexico
After a meeting this week with the governor of Sonora, Eduardo Bours, the Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, Archbishop Christophe Pierre,... Read more
Chavez reforms would restrict freedom and make power of State absolute, warns Venezuelan archbishop
Archbishop Reinaldo Del Prette of Valencia reaffirmed the recent statements by the bishops of Venezuela calling President Hugo Chavez’s constitutional... Read more
Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez defends massive march for life
During a pro-life march organized by the Catholic Church last weekend in protest of a bill that would legalize abortion... Read more
Family groups denounce lawmakers for refusing to help pregnant women
Socialists and leftists in the parliament of the Spanish region of Andalusia have rejected a proposal to establish an initiative... Read more
Clergy organization denounces calls for a less accurate Missal translation
The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy voiced its support for a literal and accurate English translation of the 2000 Roman Missal.... Read more
Illinois moment-of-silence law unconstitutional, lawsuit alleges
A 14-year-old girl and her outspoken atheist father have filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging an Illinois law requiring a... Read more
Georgetown University bows to homosexual activists’ demands
The president of Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States, has promised funding by next fall for... Read more
Evictions rattle tenants in Church-owned apartments
Several thousand residents in Rome face eviction from their homes rented from the Vatican and other Catholic organizations. Read more
Archbishop to UN: "life is not at anyone's disposal"
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Apostolic Nuncio leading the Holy See's permanent observer mission to the United Nations, gave an address... Read more
To be a good Christian is to be a good citizen, explains the Holy Father
Steady rain fell on St. Peter’s Square today, but that did not stop 30,000 people from attending the Pope’s Wednesday... Read more
Green Party in Germany distances itself from statements by leader against Cardinal Meisner
Leaders of the Green Party decided to distance themselves from statements by the organization’s parliamentary secretary, Volker Beck, who called... Read more
