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Priests for Life back California’s proposal to legislate parental notification
A new measure in California, which would require parents of a minor to be notified before an abortion is performed,... Read more
Consider work, economy from justice perspective, US bishops urge
The United States bishops are calling on people this Labor Day to consider the U.S. economy “from the ‘bottom up’”,... Read more
Catholic League president: Church must start playing hardball against victimization
Yesterday, William Donahue, president of the Catholic League for religious and civil rights called recent verbal attacks on Archbishop William... Read more
Diocese to appeal court decision that parishes can be liquidated; claims breach of church/state separation
Bishop William Skylstad of Spokane, Washington has announced that his diocese will appeal a federal court ruling which, on Friday,... Read more
Archdiocese of Newark hopes new on-line giving system will increase stewardship
The Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey has announced that it will begin using an on-line giving system called ParishPay, in... Read more
Serving coffee and Scripture, Catholic outreach café to close after one year
Business was growing, the coffee was great, and the Word divine, but after one year in operation, a Catholic coffee... Read more
Bishop ‘dismayed’ as abortion doctor receives public honor
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ president expressed great dismay that Canada’s most notorious abortion doctor received a prestigious national... Read more
Five exorcisms per day taking place in Mexico
At the recent National Congress of Exorcists held at the headquarters of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, organizers revealed that... Read more
Argentina celebrates “National Day of Solidarity” honoring Mother Teresa
In order to commemorate the birthday of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the government of Argentina, at the request of the... Read more
Pope, leader of St. Pius X Fraternity agree on “gradual process” towards unity
Pope Benedict XVI met today with Msgr. Bernard Fellay, superior general of the Society of St. Pius X, Holy See... Read more
Judge rules diocese can be liquidated in sex-abuse case: questions arise about “big business”
In a shocking decision last week, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled that all parish churches, schools and other property of... Read more
Youth seek help to be witnesses of Christ, says Pope
Pope Benedict XVI reflected on last week’s World Youth Day celebrations in Cologne once again during the Sunday Angelus, calling... Read more
Catholic JAMA editor moves to center of fetal pain report storm
The flurry of controversy surrounding a report published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) which claims... Read more
As Hurricane Katrina rocks gulf, Catholic Charities prepares for massive relief effort
As Hurricane Katrina makes landfall, and as New Orleans and the U.S. gulf coast brace for what some meteorologists have... Read more
Former high-ranking justice official denounces “political trickery” to legalize abortion in Colombia
In an article published in the Colombian daily El Tiempo, Rafael Nieto Loaiza, a former high-ranking official of the Justice... Read more
Venezuelan archbishop tells Chavez to “fix problems at home” first
Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro, Venezuela, called on President Hugo Chavez this week to worry first about running his own... Read more
Police in Spain arrest man suspected of faxing terrorist message
Spanish police arrested a man Wednesday in Barcelona who is suspected of having faxed a message in the name of... Read more
Pope would visit Poland in 2006, declaration of Polish Bishop
Pope Benedict XVI could travel to Poland in 2006, in a declaration from Bishop Kazimierz Nycz, to oversee the Polish... Read more
Israel and Vatican reconcile after dispute over pope's comments, Pope to meet with chief rabbis on September 15th.
Dispute between Israel and the Vatican over recent comments the Pope made on terrorism appears to have been resolved after... Read more
Apostolic visit of nation’s seminaries to ensure future priests will live faithfully, chastely, ‘for the Kingdom’
The U.S. Catholic Bishops Conference (USCCB) has announced that a Vatican delegation will begin an Apostolic Visitation of U.S. seminaries... Read more
