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Reclaiming college culture, 1200 students attend weekend FOCUS conferences
On Saturday evening, most of Denver, Colorado was enthralled by the Denver Broncos football team and their impressive playoff toppling... Read more
Bishop Loverde honors Dr. King, calls for more African American priests
Yesterday, as Americans celebrated what would have been the 77th birthday of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,... Read more
Bishop apologizes for ‘failings’ re priest who likely murdered two
Bishop Raphael Fliss of Superior apologized Sunday for the way he handled the situation involving a local priest, who a... Read more
Chilean bishops send congratulations to country’s new Socialist President
The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro Goic Karmelic of Rancagua, together with Cardinal Francisco Javier of... Read more
Archbishop laments widespread belief among Catholics that Church is “irrelevant”
Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez of Valladolid, Spain, said this week Catholics do not know what the Church is and that it... Read more
Vatican news agency reveals living nightmare of 860 million children
The Fides news agency has published a study entitled, “Herod: the slaughter of the innocents continues,” denouncing the nightmare endured... Read more
Human rights defender harassed by Cuban government agents
The President of the Cuban Foundation for Human Rights, Juan Carlos Gonzalez Leiva, who is blind, is denouncing the psychological... Read more
Venezuela on verge of Marxist dictatorship says cardinal
In one his harshest criticisms to date of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara accused that country’s government... Read more
Splinter group sees slow reconciliation with Vatican
Talks aimed at reconciling the Vatican and the Society of St. Pius X are progressing, according to Bishop Bernard Fellay,... Read more
Pro-life campaign must succeed, says Catholic League
The Catholic League is encouraging Catholics across the country to support the United States bishops’ pro-life campaign, called the Second... Read more
Group launches national campaign to include ex-gay resources in sex-ed curricula
A nonprofit group that is working to impact the national debate on homosexuality—by letting everyone know that no one is... Read more
Carry out your duties conscientiously, altruistically, Pope tells Vatican police
This weekend, Pope Benedict XVI met with members of the General Inspectorate for Public Security at the Vatican, which oversees... Read more
In New Year, constantly ‘seek’ and ‘find’ Jesus, Pope tells Vatican audience
Speaking briefly yesterday, on the occasion of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Benedict XVI called for an... Read more
Pope to Jewish community: We must work together to transmit Ten Commandments, denounce injustice, violence
In a meeting earlier today with Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Sengi and members of Rome’s Jewish community, Pope Benedict stressed... Read more
Called to greatness: Denver Archbishop encourages college students to live vocations of glorifying God
Recalling the role of his own mother in shaping his faith as a young boy, the Archbishop said that “each... Read more
Culture war between pro-family groups and homosexual lobby on the rise in business world
More than 40 pro-family groups in the US have threatened to boycott Ford if it continues to openly support the... Read more
Diocese to create one system for all Catholic schools
The Diocese of Lansing's Catholic schools will unify to form a K-12 school system to eventually encompass some suburban schools. Read more
Pope’s Encyclical, Love is not an ideology.
The next encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI will be a comment on the First Letter of Saint John, in which... Read more
US bishops call for ‘responsible transition’ in Iraq
The United States bishops have called for a national civil dialogue that will lead to a responsible transition in Iraq,... Read more
800 youth attend vocation rally
About 800 Catholic high school juniors from Northern Kentucky gathered Wednesday for the second annual vocations rally for the Diocese... Read more
