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Medical association finds abortion-breast cancer link
An international medical organization has recently concluded that there is an increased risk of breast cancer in women who have... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: No room for Christ in American Christmas culture?
As the Catholic Church approaches the second half of Advent, and with it, the coming of Christmas, Denver’s Archbishop Charles... Read more
Wyoming Catholic College to open in 2007, now has president
Slated to open its doors to its first class of students in 2007, Wyoming Catholic College, a liberal arts institution... Read more
Arizona bishops release dramatic letter on immigration
The bishops of Arizona are calling on Catholics to welcome immigrants into their parishes, whether documented or undocumented, and to... Read more
Idaho Supreme Court to hear arguments on Ten Commandments monument
At press time, the Keep the Commandments Coalition was presenting arguments to the Idaho Supreme Court in favor of putting... Read more
Pro-life girls to picket American Girl Place in New York
Adolescent girls and their parents will picket Saturday at American Girl Place on Fifth Avenue in New York City in... Read more
Archdiocese of Boston to decide about same-sex adoptions early in New Year
The Archdiocese of Boston is expected to make a decision by early in the New Year on whether Catholic Charities... Read more
Papal trip to Poland could come sooner than expected
The Polish news agency PAP quoted Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow this week as saying Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to... Read more
Brazilian lawmakers organize seminar in defense of life
Pro-life legislators in Brazil organized a National Seminar in Defense of Life on Wednesday, bringing together representatives of the Health... Read more
CatholicMusicNetwork.com launches digital music download service
The Catholic music website, CatholicMusicNetwork.com, launched a digital music service this week allowing users to purchase and download individual songs... Read more
Mary, Mother of the Church and guardian of Vatican II, inspires Christians to goodness, purity, says Pope
At the close of the Second Vatican Council 40 years ago, Pope Paul VI entrusted the implementation of the new... Read more
Catholics and Methodists: Pope hopeful for ongoing dialogue, shared Christian ‘treasures’
In a Friday meeting with Methodist Bishop Sunday Mbang of Nigeria, who was accompanied by members of the World Methodist... Read more
Pro-life triumph in Colombia as Constitutional Court refuses to legalize abortion
The Constitutional Court of Colombia has ruled it is “inhibited” from legalizing abortion in that country, saying the arguments presented... Read more
“Scrooges”, “Grinches” and “Nice” organizations featured in List of Corporations regarding their position toward real Christmas tradition.
Intervening in the heated debate about the mention of Christmas on the public square, Concerned Women for America (CWA) presented... Read more
Mary is the key to interpret the Council says the Pope, celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the closing of Vatican II
During his extensive homily, on the occasion of the feast of the Immaculate Conception, celebrating the same day the 40th anniversary... Read more
Plan exempts Catholic hospitals from offering morning-after pills
Governor is set to grant an exemption for Catholic and other privately run hospitals from this regulation on religious and... Read more
Brooklyn priest named direct of US bishops’ ecumenical office
Fr. James Massa of Brooklyn and professor at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, N.Y., has been named... Read more
Apostolic nuncio recommends no same-sex adoptions for Catholic Charities
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts has welcomed a letter by the apostolic nuncio in Washington that calls for Catholic... Read more
Bishops say health care is ‘basic human right’
Adequate health care is a basic human right and the state should do more to ensure medical treatment for the... Read more
Pope makes pilgrimage to Mary statue in Rome, marking the feast of the Immaculate Conception
After the Mass celebrated in Saint Peters Basilica, Pope Benedict marked the feast of the Immaculate Conception, paying homage to... Read more
