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Free access to Plan B offers sex “with no muss and no fuss,” for virile men
While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision to allow prescription-less access to the “Morning-after Pill” is drawing praise from... Read more
Vatican Observatory director quashes rumors of anti-evolution appointment
Father José G. Funes, S.J., incoming director of the Vatican Observatory, has told friends that rumors he was appointed as... Read more
Religious rights groups are incensed at “blatant assault on religious freedom in California”
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law yesterday, Senate Bill 1441, a bill that would potentially remove state assistance from... Read more
Priest says the Mass helps tiny Turkmenistanian Church survive
Father Andrzej Madej, OMI, head of the mission ‘sui-iuris’ in Turkmenistan, spoke to Aid to the Church in Need recently... Read more
Archbishop reflects on anniversary of Katrina, says God will continue to bring good from suffering
Amid commemorations and ceremonies surrounding the first anniversary of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in the American south, New... Read more
Cardinal Bertone: a reform in the Roman Curia is indeed possible
Two weeks before starting his duties as the new Vatican secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone declared that a reform... Read more
Appointment for Italian Archdiocese end rumors of immediate changes in the Curia
Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco to be the new Archbishop of Genoa (Italy) today, replacing Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone... Read more
Pope calls for changes in lifestyles that harm creation
At the conclusion of the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI told Italian pilgrims that Christians should work to stop... Read more
Colombian priest killed on the island of Curacao
The Catholic Church in Curacao, a part of the Netherlands Antilles, has reported the death of Colombian priest Father Alejandro... Read more
Colombian congress to debate bill that would regulate euthanasia
Colombian Senator Armando Benedetti, of the left-wing Social Party of National Unity, has sponsored a bill that would provide norms... Read more
Argentinean baby, saved from death two weeks ago, aborted Friday
The parents of a mentally disabled woman who had supposedly conceived through rape and had been given permission by the... Read more
Chinese authorities release Catholic bishop after 10-year detention
After more than a decade, Chinese authorities have released a bishop who was ordained to serve the country’s underground Roman... Read more
German police assure Pope’s safety during trip
German police have assured that Pope Benedict XVI will be safe in Germany during his mid-September visit and that appropriate... Read more
Vatican: ‘Breakthrough technique’ in embryonic research does not satisfy moral test
A U.S.-based research company claims it has developed a new method to create embryonic stem cells in developing cures for... Read more
Saints Monica, Augustine offer hope to troubled families, says Pope
Troubled families today can receive great comfort from the lives of St. Monica and her son St. Augustine, said Pope... Read more
Benedict XVI receives German Chancellor ahead of Pontiff's trip to homeland
Pope Benedict XVI visited with German Chancellor Angela Merkel today at his summer residence, Castelgandolfo. The two reportedly discussed current... Read more
Nigerian priest says Church honored to take part in building country’s future
Father Peter Audu, a priest from the Archdiocese of Kaduna in northern Nigeria, recently told Aid to the Church in... Read more
Eastern-rite leaders say Latin-rite bishops suppress their faith traditions
Eastern-rite Catholics of the Syro-Malabar Church, who live in Latin-rite territories, say they face severe challenges in practicing their faith... Read more
Journalist hopes arrest of JonBenet suspect will shed light on sexual abuse in public schools
Exposing sexual abuse within the Catholic Church was necessary and a good step, but that investigation must now be expanded... Read more
Priest says Pakistani Catholics remain strong in their faith
Speaking to officials with Aid to the Church in Need, the apostolic prefect of Quetta in the province of Baluchistan... Read more
