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Archbishop Chaput: Pope Benedict will have no ‘media honeymoon’
In his most recent weekly column, Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput defended Pope Benedict XVI against recent slander and explained why... Read more
U.S. networks downplay pro-Pope polls, reveal liberal media bias
A poll by ABC and The Washington Post demonstrated that 81 percent of U.S. Catholics approve of the selection of... Read more
USCCB official hails passage of interstate abortion bill, urges Senate to follow through
An official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging the Senate to pass a bill that would prevent... Read more
New federal budget ‘hard to justify’: Catholic Charities USA
Catholic Charities USA is disappointed that the federal budget for 2006 includes $35 billion in mandatory spending cuts, including $9... Read more
Alaska family files lawsuit over secret, government-funded abortion
The parents of a then 15-year old girl are suing an Alaska hospital whose social worker secretly flew her and... Read more
Vatican to issue last coins with image of John Paul II
The Vatican put into circulation on Thursday the last series of euros with the image of the late Pope John... Read more
Argentinean bishop: “Benedict XVI was sent by God”
Bishop Agustin Radrizzani of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina, said this week Pope Benedict XVI was “sent by God” and he... Read more
Colorado Senator regrets ‘Antichrist’ comment
Yesterday, freshman Colorado senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) said that he regrets referring to the Christian group Focus on the Family... Read more
Theologian hopeful Benedict XVI will explore women’s contribution to the Church
Pope Benedict XVI cannot change the Church’s position on abortion, birth control or women’s ordination because they flow from the... Read more
China detains seven Catholic priests
The Cardinal Kung Foundation released a statement saying that seven priests of the underground Catholic Church in China have been... Read more
Denver scholar defends Crusades in light of new film
With renewed attention being given to the Catholic Crusades in light of Ridley Scott’s soon-to-be released film ‘Kingdom of Heaven’,... Read more
German mom jailed for home schooling children
A German mom has been sent to jail for six days and fined $115 US because she and her husband... Read more
Tucson Diocese proposes $20M cap for sex-abuse claims
The Diocese of Tucson has filed an amended bankruptcy plan that seeks to limit its payout for sex-abuse claims to... Read more
New bill makes helping youth cross state lines for abortion a crime
The House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday, making it a federal crime for any adult to accompany a minor... Read more
Jerusalem rabbi notes positive Jewish reaction to election of Benedict XVI
The Rabbi of Jerusalem, David Rosen, a key player in Jewish-Christian dialogue in recent years, said this week the reaction... Read more
Argentinean archbishop exhorts laity to live Christian life without fear or embarrassment
Archbishop Domingo Castaña of Corrientes, Argentina, said this week that unless one encounters Christ as the true way to follow,... Read more
Lawyer for archdiocese demands case of murdered Guatemalan bishop be solved
Speaking on the seventh anniversary of the murder of Auxiliary Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera of Guatemala City, the lawyer for... Read more
Cardinal Carles: conscience is above the law
The Archbishop emeritus of Barcelona, Cardinal Ricard Maria Carles, expressed his support for mayors of Spain’s Partido Popular (Popular Party)... Read more
L'Osservatore Romano publishes new Papal coat of arms
The official Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, published today the new coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI, which includes all... Read more
Pope Benedict, ‘in the footsteps of Benedict XV’, places ministry at service of ‘reconciliation and harmony between peoples’
Some 15,000 people were present this morning in St. Peter’s Square as Pope Benedict XVI gave the first General Audience... Read more
