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Dominican named director of Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., has a new interim director. Fr. Steven Boguslawski, a Dominican... Read more
U.S. Bishops react to FDA move toward approving Plan B for over-the-counter use
A pro-life spokeswoman for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops reacted strongly against the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to... Read more
Pope tells altar servers to be open to the call of the Lord
Pope Benedict XVI used much of his General Audience today to greet the thousands of altar servers who are visiting... Read more
One million Costa Ricans to pay homage to Our Lady of the Angles
An expected one million Costa Ricans will visit the Basilica of the Angels in Cartago this week to honor the... Read more
Cardinal Rivera calls on Mexicans to pray for peace and reconciliation
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, has called on the faithful to participate in the days of... Read more
Salesians bringing hope to refugees in Lebanon
Amidst the continuing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, the Salesian houses in Lebanon at Al Fidar and El Houssoun are... Read more
Supreme Court of Buenos Aires allows handicapped woman to undergo abortion
The Supreme Court of the province of Buenos Aires in Argentina issued a 6-3 ruling this week allowing a 19... Read more
Canadian parliamentarians push for renewed debate on assisted suicide bill
Some Canadian parliamentarians are pushing for a debate in the House of Commons on the legalization of assisted suicide. A... Read more
Asia Youth Day gathers 800, including from mainland China
About 800 young Catholics from 25 countries and regions, mostly in Asia, have gathered for the Fourth Asian Youth Day... Read more
Women’s ‘ordinations’ in Pittsburgh invalid, lead to excommunication
Eight women excommunicated themselves from the Roman Catholic Church after presenting themselves yesterday to be ordained priests in a ceremony... Read more
Cancer tests for Cardinal George come up negative
Cardinal Francis George’s pathology results indicate that there is no evidence of any cancer remaining in his body, announced his... Read more
Mexico among top 10 donors to the Vatican in 2005
A spokesman for the Mexican Bishops’ Conference has revealed that donations from Catholics in that country have made it the... Read more
Darwin and Islam on Pope’s summer agenda, says Vatican analyst
In a column to be released this Wednesday, renowned Vatican analyst Sandro Magister of the Italian weekly “L’Espresso” says the... Read more
Jesuits commemorate 450th anniversary of death of St. Ignatius of Loyola
Jesuit provincial leaders from across Europe gathered at the Basilica of Loyola in Spain to concelebrate a special Mass with... Read more
Archbishop calls on Salvadorans to sign petition demanding protection of marriage
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador has asked Salvadorans to support a petition calling on the country’s Congress to... Read more
Maronite archbishops tends to flock in hills of southern Lebanon
Archbishop Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage, Maronite Catholic Archbishop of Tyr, went into the hills of his war struck archdiocese yesterday, in search... Read more
Saudi Arabia seeking to acquire private schools in Spain to set up Islamic centers
The government of Saudi Arabia is working through its embassy in Madrid to acquire numerous private schools in Spain in... Read more
Cuban exiles launch campaign to support civil resistance in Cuba
Various organizations of Cuban exiles announced the launching of a campaign called "No Cooperation with the Dictatorship" to support the... Read more
Cardinal admonishes bishop who participated in highway blockade in Honduras
The Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez, has admonished Bishop Luis Alfonso Santos of Copan for leading a blockade... Read more
Catholic University offers to "adopt" unborn child in danger of being aborted
The AICA news agency in Argentina reported this weekend that the Catholic University of La Plata has offered to help... Read more
