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Expert warns of new strategy to promote abortion in Latin America
The recent case of Paulina Ramirez, a rape victim who was used by the US-based “Center for Reproductive Rights (CFR)”... Read more
Archbishop says Chavez employing Messianism to distract Venezuelans
Archbishop Jose Baltazar Porras of Merida, Venezuela, said this week that President Hugo Chavez is employing Messianism and creating conflicts... Read more
Opus Dei launches new website in 22 languages
The Catholic apostolate, Opus Dei has recently launched a new website in 22 languages offering a variety of information about... Read more
Oldest US cathedral undergoes $32M restoration
The nation’s oldest Catholic cathedral has undergone a $32-million restoration, with the intention of returning it to the purity of... Read more
Prayer campaign launched to fight abortion in Latin America
An international pro-life network is organizing a worldwide prayer campaign to combat the looming abortion industry in Latin America. Read more
Ave Maria to take over Nicaraguan college
Ave Maria University will take ownership of a college that was formerly the branch of a Baptist university in Nicaragua.... Read more
San Francisco Archbishop: Gay adoptions conflict with Church teachings, but conflict of interests looms at Catholic Charities
Archbishop George Niederauer has said placing children with same-sex couples conflicts with Catholic teaching and has asked his local Catholic... Read more
Peruvian doctors reject morning-after pill, calling it an illegal abortifacient
A group of doctors from Peru’s College of Medicine have issued a statement this week rejecting the morning-after pill as... Read more
Poles prepare for first anniversary of JP II’s death
Catholics across Poland are preparing to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II with public... Read more
Cardinal Ruini calls on Italian politicians to reject homosexual unions
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Italy, Cardinal Camillo Ruini, called on political candidates this week to defend life... Read more
Jesuits in Spain distance themselves from controversial moral theologian
In response to controversial statements on sexual morality, bioethics and official Church teaching by Jesuit theologian Father Juan Masia, the... Read more
Afghan man facing death for converting to Christianity won’t recant, experts ask, ‘is world body doing enough?’
Abdul Rahman was reportedly turned into Afghan authorities by his own family for becoming Christian--an act which could subject him... Read more
Pope urges Christians to share message of the ‘Good Shepherd’ who seeks to gather his children together
Some 35,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square earlier today to hear Pope Benedict’s weekly Wednesday catechesis in which he... Read more
Vatican says abandoned papal title ‘Patriarch of the West’ was unclear, obsolete
Following widespread media speculation on the Vatican’s abandonment of the papal title, “Patriarch of the West”, the Holy See today... Read more
German Church catches World Cup fever
As sports fans around the world gear up for this year’s World Cup soccer tournament, which will take place around... Read more
Cardinal George “deeply troubled” as Archdiocese of Chicago releases findings of massive abuse probe
The Archdiocese of Chicago released the disturbing findings of their "Report on Clerical Sexual Abuse of Minors Findings and Solutions"... Read more
As anniversary of his death approaches, Canadian bishops offer resources for John Paul II memorials
Churches across Canada have organized memorial services next month to commemorate Pope John Paul II. With the approaching first anniversary... Read more
Redemption key idea in John Paul II’s thought, says Pope Benedict
In the written introduction for the new edition of John Paul II’s, “Memory and Identity,” Pope Benedict XVI notes that... Read more
Poor sales force laboratory to pull morning-after pill from Chilean market
The Grünenthal laboratory, which manufactures the morning-after pill in Chile, has decided to pull the drug from the market because... Read more
Catholic dissident leader says Church in Cuba still being persecuted
Three years after the Castro government’s massive crackdown on opposition groups, the leader of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya,... Read more
