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Elections bring some good news for marriage, bad news for pro-life activists
Yesterday's elections in the United States, which brought the first Democratic controlled House of Representatives (and possibly Senate) since 1994,... Read more
Conform your mind to Christ, Pope tells Swiss Bishops at Mass
Made public today was the homily given by the Pope yesterday during a Mass concelebrated in the Vatican's "Redemptoris mater"... Read more
Bishop confirms: priest did not receive permission from Vatican to enter politics
Contrary to claims made by a political party and media reports, a Canadian priest did not receive permission from the... Read more
Australian Senate passes cloning bill
The Australian Senate passed a controversial private member's bill on therapeutic cloning on Monday despite intense lobbying by Catholic and... Read more
Iraqi archbishop opposes US rescue bid for Christians
An Iraqi bishop has criticized the United States bishops’ proposal to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, which calls on... Read more
Bishop Larkin, English tutor to JP II, dies
Bishop William Thomas Larkin, who headed the Diocese of St. Petersburg, from 1979 to 1988, died Nov. 4, after a... Read more
Bishops deplore disruption of Mass in Mexico City Cathedral
The Bishops’ Conference of Mexico has expressed outrage at the actions of radical groups that stormed the Cathedral of Mexico... Read more
Focolares foundress hospitalized in Rome
The press office of the Focolores Movement announced on Tuesday that its foundress, Chiara Lubich, has been hospitalized in the... Read more
Pope’s visit to Turkey is primarily ecumenical, says Cardinal Poupard
The President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, Cardinal Paul Poupard, said this week in Assisi that the primary... Read more
Ecuadorian government distributing textbooks that encourage teens to experiment with sex
With financial backing from the Dutch government, the government of Ecuador has begun distributing textbooks in schools throughout the country... Read more
Pope calls Christians to "immerge themselves" in Christ, like St. Paul
Speaking to the 15,000-plus people gathered for his weekly General Audience, Pope Benedict XVI considered, for the second time, the... Read more
Seek out holiness in the little things of daily life, says Argentinean bishop
During the Mass of All Saints, Bishop Francisco Polti of Santiago del Estero told the faithful, “We do not need... Read more
Archbishop calls for new ways of witnessing to the love of God for those in need
Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia has called on the faithful to develop “new ways and methods” of making the love... Read more
Bishops say Catholics anxiously awaiting papal visit to Turkey
“The Church in Turkey awaits the encounter with Benedict XVI. We are preparing for the celebration in December, when the... Read more
Government trying to play God with proposed medical research law, Bishop warns
Bishop Jesus Sanz Montes of Huesca warned the Spanish government this week that its proposed law on medical research seeks... Read more
British doctors recommend euthanasia for disabled newborns
A leading medical association in England has suggested that doctors euthanize newborns who have severe brain damage or major physical... Read more
Supreme Court to hear arguments re partial-birth abortion ban
Pro-life groups are hopeful as the United States Supreme Court heads into hearings Wednesday on the constitutionality of the Partial-Birth... Read more
Thousands gather to oppose ‘conversion’ in Malaysia
More than 1,000 angry Muslim protesters gathered outside Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Silibin on Sunday after a... Read more
Pope buys 'vaccination' bond to fight disease in developing countries
Pope Benedict XVI today became the holder of the first bond issued by the British government to help fund immunization... Read more
Benedict confronts Swiss bishops on secularization, liturgy, and lay involvement
Meeting with members of the Conference of Swiss Bishops today, Pope Benedict XVI urged a continued battle against the advance... Read more
