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US Bishops urge President Bush to tackle global issues at G8 summit
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops president, Bishop William Skylstad, urged President George Bush and world leaders in a letter yesterday,... Read more
Canadian Parliament passes same-sex marriage bill
After more than two years of debate, Canada’s controversial same-sex marriage legislation was passed last night by a 25-vote margin... Read more
US bishops call for international solidarity, action in Zimbabwe
The United States bishops have called upon the international community to pressure the government of Zimbabwe to cease brutal treatment... Read more
Alberta may drop Marriage Act, leave marriage to churches
Canadian Parliament may have voted to pass the controversial same-sex marriage bill, but the debate is far from over in... Read more
Dioceses encouraged to hold focus groups on marriage
Issues surrounding marriage and family life have elicited passionate dialogue and public debate recently, and the U.S. bishops’ Committee on... Read more
Papacy key to understanding recent history, says Spanish cardinal
During the celebration of the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco, noted... Read more
Expert warns “Hate crime” laws may undermine Church, debase family
In light of yesterday’s decision by the Canadian government to legalize same-sex marriage throughout the country, a prominent Catholic analyst... Read more
Catholic League President calls Air Force investigation bigoted, biased
In a letter written last week to members of the House Armed Forces Military Personnel Subcommittee, which met yesterday to... Read more
Spanish bishops encourage use of Compendium in conjunction with full Catechism
The bishops of Spain have expressed their satisfaction at the publication of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic... Read more
Argentinean bishop denounces bill that would promote sterilizations
In a statement released this week, Bishop Jorge Luis Lona of San Luis, Argentina, denounced a local proposal that would... Read more
Archdiocese of Mexico: despair can lead to unwanted violence
The weekly newspaper of the Archdiocese of Mexico City, Desde la Fe (“From The Faith”), published an editorial this week... Read more
Pope Benedict calls Catechism Compendium ‘a renewed announcement of the Gospel’
At a special liturgy this morning for the debut of the new Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church,... Read more
Vatican unveils new compendium of Catholic Catechism
The dense Catechism of the Catholic Church, groundbreaking when it debuted in 1992, will now be even more accessible to... Read more
Thousands gather for Cardinal Sin’s funeral, Philippine’s ‘champion of the poor’
The Manila Cathedral was packed this morning for the funeral mass of the much-loved Jaime Cardinal Sin, former archbishop of... Read more
The road to Sainthood: Beatification process for John Paul the Great set to open
Mere two months and twenty-six days after his death in April, the Vatican will officially open the cause for beatification... Read more
Pope to vacation in Italian alps
According to an announcement from the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI will spend much... Read more
Cardinal McCarrick ready to retire but always open to God’s call
Theodore Cardinal McCarrick is looking forward to his retirement but says he would continue to serve as archbishop of Washington... Read more
Boston remembers Uganda martyrs, honors St. Peter
This past weekend was one of celebration, remembrance and tradition in the Archdiocese of Boston. Archbishop Sean O’Malley led a... Read more
Catholic medical experts back new ethical embryonic stem-cell research
A new experimental technique that could produce embryo-like stem cells — without killing human embryos in the process — has... Read more
Pro-life advocates concerned about possible pick for Supreme Court
Pro-life advocates are concerned that President George W. Bush may be considering Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as a nominee to... Read more
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