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Mother of the Year finalist refused abortion, delayed leukemia treatment until daughter’s birth
According to a report on Lifesitenews.com, Sarah Peck, a 31 year-old British mother, postponed treatment for leukemia when her diagnosis... Read more
Archbishop pleads for end to Christian exodus from Middle East
Archbishop Jean-Clement Jeanbart of Alepo, Syria, has said that “the Church needs Christians in the Middle East” and has therefore... Read more
John Paul II, Pope Benedict’s childhood homes, now in Church hands, secured as museums
Pope John Paul II’s home southern Poland, where he was born in 1920, was bought by one of Poland’s richest... Read more
Stance on Immigration threatens GOP Hispanic outreach, says Catholic analyst
With their current House immigration bill, the Republicans risk becoming an anti-immigrant party and “losing ground both with Hispanic voters... Read more
Married convert, Mexican native are first of both kinds ordained in Delaware
The Diocese of Wilmington experienced two firsts this weekend with the priestly ordinations of a Mexican native and a married... Read more
US bishops applaud debt cancellation of 17 countries
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) welcomed the decision by the World Bank Executive Board to approve debt... Read more
Pope to Ivory Coast bishops, peace can only come through generous forgiveness, true reconciliation
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI met with a number of Bishop’s from Africa’s often violence-ridded Ivory Coast, to whom he... Read more
Pope Benedict echoes Patriarch’s call for 2-day fast for peace in Iraq
Following his Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Benedict echoed a request made recently by His Beatitude Emmanuel III Delly, patriarch of... Read more
Tens of thousands gather for candlelit memorial remembering John Paul II
“Faithfulness and dedication” were the two recurring words used by Pope Benedict XVI to recall his predecessor John Paul II... Read more
Pope Benedict: John Paul II died one year ago as he always lived; animated by faith, giving self up to God
On Sunday, the Catholic Church paused to remember the one-year-ago-to-the-day death of Pope John Paul II. Pope Benedict XVI said... Read more
Universal approval of Latin Missal could be on the way
The St. Pius V Missal, which the Catholic Church used until 1962 before it was replaced by the new ordinary... Read more
New 'sister city' bond between birthplaces of John Paul II and Padre Pio
San Giovanni Rotondo in Italy and Wadowice in Poland, cities where St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina and the Servant of... Read more
Family under assault from hedonistic mentality, says new Spanish cardinal
In the prologue for a new book containing a collection of John Paul II’s writings on marriage and the family,... Read more
Taiwanese minister: “The Holy See will not abandon Taiwan's Catholics”
Following a meeting with the Vatican’s representative in Taiwan, Archbishop Ambrosio Matha, Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Relations, Huang Chih Fang... Read more
Planned Parenthood targets teens with iPod and movie pass giveaway
Anyone who makes an appointment at one of the eight facilities run by Planned Parenthood Golden Gate (PPGG) before April... Read more
Spokane Diocese forced to stop paying lawyers in midst of bankruptcy case
The Diocese of Spokane, Washington is so impoverished that it has stopped paying its lawyers in the midst of its... Read more
Bishop's report: US Church received 783 new abuse claims in 2005, but most are decades old
Results of he United States Catholic bishops’ third nationwide audit shows that dioceses nationwide received a total of 783 new... Read more
Mass attendance up in Boston despite church closings
The number of people attending Mass in the Archdiocese of Boston has risen slightly since widespread church closings began in... Read more
Following viewing of new film biography, Pope calls John Paul II ‘tireless prophet of hope and peace’
Yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI had the opportunity to view the latest in a recent string of films exploring the life... Read more
Pope Benedict focuses prayer on political rights of women
During the month of April, Pope Benedict XVI has said that he will focus much of his prayer on the... Read more
