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Catholics urged to pray for canonization of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
The Washington-based Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions announced recently that they have declared July 14th as an official day of... Read more
Knights of Columbus welcome Bush’s threat to veto stem-cell research bill
President George W. Bush's decision to veto embryonic stem-cell research legislation being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives is... Read more
Bishops declare Latin America to be in “state of mission”
The Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conference (CELAM) wrapped up its 30th Plenary Assembly by declaring to continent to be... Read more
Gunmen release hostages and bishop in Philippines
Gunmen in the Philippines released 13 hostages yesterday, including a Catholic bishop, after having kidnapped them the day before in... Read more
Chilean bishops express spiritual solidarity with family members of missing soldiers
Bishop Juan Barros of the Military Diocese of Chile and Bishop Miguel Caviedes of Los Angeles, Chile, traveled to southern... Read more
Spanish television promotes homosexual “marriage” in children’s programming
Last Wednesday during the children’s program “Los Lunnis,” the Spanish Television network (TVE) broadcast a segment entitled “Different Weddings,” in... Read more
Christ wishes to come to all mankind, Pope says
During the celebration of the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, which took place in the square facing the Basilica of St.... Read more
Pope’s Wednesday message of hope: God frees us from terror of death
This morning, Pope Benedict XVI, continuing his series of Wednesday catechesis on the Psalms, offered the 27,000 gathered pilgrims a... Read more
Cardinal Keeler urges support for bill on umbilical cord blood stem-cell research
A new bill that would allow research based on the stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood immediately after births... Read more
Senate moves to confirm Owen, a Sunday school teacher, as federal judge
The Senate started voting Wednesday to confirm Judge Priscilla Owen to the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.... Read more
Church teaching on homosexuality causes hope for some, derision for others
Two very different groups, which offer support for homosexuals in the Church are planning their first conferences since the election... Read more
Los Angeles Times writer spews hate toward the Church, says Catholic League president
Los Angeles Times op-ed writer Robert Scheer has distorted the truth about the Catholic Church and homosexuals, says Catholic League... Read more
Pittsburgh honors volunteer catechists
The Diocese of Pittsburgh will honor 2,100 volunteer religious educators at a convocation Thursday at the David Lawrence Convention Center.... Read more
3,000 attend Eucharistic procession in Connecticut
Over 3,000 faithful braved a steady downpour of rain on Sunday to process with the Blessed Sacrament through the streets... Read more
Archbishop Foley to speak to U.S. groups on the Church and mass communication
Earlier today, Archbishop John Foley, president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications spoke at a joint meeting of... Read more
Pope's death inspires would-be priests in England
The death of Pope John Paul II sparked inquiries about the priesthood among young Catholics in the United Kingdom, and... Read more
Bishop mobilizing Paraguayans to defend life and family from proposed law
As debate looms in the Paraguayan Congress over a new law that would open the door to abortion and homosexual... Read more
Church will never approve the deliberate taking of human life, says Mexican cardinal
Commenting on a bill sponsored by Mexico’s Democratic Revolution Party which would legalize euthanasia in the country, the Archbishop of... Read more
Christian leaders not happy with filibuster compromise
The Family Research Council is among numerous groups around the country expressing their distaste for a compromise, which will allow... Read more
Globalization and Christian morality: Vatican to hold summit
The Vatican announced today that it will hold an international summit aimed at understanding moral factors in globalization from May... Read more
