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Pro-life groups outraged by FDA approval of over-the-counter abortion pill
Pro-life groups nationwide are outraged by yesterday’s announcement that the Food and Drug Administration will approve Barr Pharmaceutical’s abortion drug,... Read more
Bishops of Brazil issue urgent call for end to violence
In a strongly worded statement, the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (NCBB) has issued an urgent call to end... Read more
Pharmacists in Buenos Aires denounce schoolbooks that teach how to cause chemically induced abortions
The Buenos Aires College of Pharmacy has denounced a textbook being used in schools that teaches teenagers how to take... Read more
U.S. Catholics continue support for hurricane ravaged areas in Louisiana and Mississippi
Catholics in parishes throughout the United States can contribute to the efforts of their brothers and sisters in the Archdiocese... Read more
Priest fined during emergency call to offer Sacrament of the sick
The pastor of a New York Catholic church is protesting a $115 parking ticket, which was issued while his associate... Read more
Duluth Diocese cancels nun's talk because of anti-Bush newspaper ad
Sr. Helen Prejean, author of "Dead Man Walking" and a longtime social activist, has been uninvited as the keynote speaker... Read more
Thomas More Law Center asks Supreme Court to review New York’s Nativity ban
The Thomas More Law Center has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review its case challenging New York City’s ban... Read more
Bishop says Parliament made "terrible mistake" in approving same-sex marriage
Canadian Parliament made a “terrible mistake” when it redefined marriage last year, said Bishop Richard Smith of Pembroke, Ont., to... Read more
Pope to extend visit to Turkey to spend time with Catholics, visit Hagia Sophia
Pope Benedict XVI will extend his planned trip to Turkey, from three days to four, in order to celebrate Mass... Read more
Dominican cardinal exhorts faithful to live the gift of sexuality responsibly
The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, said this week sexuality is a gift from God... Read more
Government seeking to impose new family models on Argentinean children, archbishop warns
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata, Argentina, has denounced the country’s government for seeking to impose new “definitions of the... Read more
Cardinal Spidlik opens World Congress on spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius
Czech Republic Jesuit, Cardinal Tomas Spidlik, opened this week a World Meeting on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of... Read more
Palestinian organization asks Pope to intervene in securing release of prisoners
The Italian news agency ANSA reported Wednesday that a Palestinian organization has asked Pope Benedict XVI to intervene in their... Read more
Canadian bishop encourages boycott of President Clinton
After receiving complaints from across Canada, Bishop Gerard Bergie, is encouraging Catholics to boycott an upcoming fundraiser at which former... Read more
Pope: Only the Lamb can reveal the ultimate meaning of history in God’s eternal plan
Pope Benedict XVI urged Christians to be a people of hope and trust in the coming of God’s Kingdom in... Read more
Community groups decry ‘homosexual indoctrination’ bill aimed at public schools
The California Assembly passed a bill by a vote of 46-31 on Monday that says public schools may neither teach... Read more
New edition of Theology of the Body translated from original Polish
A new English translation of Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body promises to offer a more true reading... Read more
Bandits attack Catholic priest in eastern India
A Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Ranchi, located in eastern India, was seriously wounded Aug. 21st while resisting a... Read more
Bishop calls for Catholic reaction to “moral emptiness of society”
Amidst the heated public debate in Argentina surrounding the recent cases of handicapped women whose families sought to obtain abortions... Read more
Archbishop encourages catechists to spread knowledge of Christ
During the celebration of Catechists Day on August 20, Archbishop Pastor Cuquejo of Asuncion, Paraguay, said the role of catechists... Read more
