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Cleveland Bishop honors fallen soldiers in Iraq during special Mass
Bishop Anthony M. Pilla, shepherd of the Catholic Church in northeast Ohio, honored slain members of an Ohio-based batallion serving... Read more
Catholic-Jewish interfaith group rebukes Israel’s attack on Pope Benedict
Earlier this week, Gary Krupp, head of the Pave the Way Foundation, an organization seeking to improve relations between Catholics... Read more
Masonic Lodge in Italy appoints Catholic priest as chaplain, claims "openness" to Catholic Church
In an unusual show of “openness” to the Catholic Church, a Masonic lodge in Italy has announced the appointment of... Read more
Socialist party leader in Bolivia proposes legalization of abortion
Bolivia’s Socialist Party leader Evo Morales said this week the government should approve a new law on sexual and reproductive... Read more
Bishops of Venezuela pledge to make Church more active and prominent
At the conclusion of their Plenary Council, the bishops of Venezuela announced their intention to make the Church in that... Read more
Large group of Spaniards make pilgrimage to the Holy Land
In what has been determined the largest pilgrimage ever from the Spanish region of Valencia, more than 180 Spaniards arrived... Read more
USCCB urges Supreme Court to uphold parental notification law in New Hampshire
In a friend of the court brief, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the bishop of Manchester,... Read more
Knights say will never consider Roe v. Wade settled constitutional law
The largest international lay Catholic organization, the Knights of Columbus, has adopted two resolutions that affirm Roe v. Wade as... Read more
Ten U.S. bishops to give catechesis at WYD
Ten U.S. bishops have been scheduled to give catechetical sessions to young pilgrims at World Youth Day in Cologne in... Read more
Iraq’s draft constitution borders on sharia rule, debate needed, says expert
An open debate among Americans and Iraqis about Islamic sharia law is critically needed as Iraq prepares to finalize its... Read more
Lutheran church debates dropping ban on openly homosexual clergy
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the latest Christian denomination to enter the debate over whether or not to... Read more
Missionary children ready to evangelize Cuba
More than 370 children and teenagers attended the II National Congress of Missionary Children, which took place July 29-31 in... Read more
Chilean diocese denounces massive government plan to distribute condoms
The Diocese of San Bernardo in Chile is denouncing a government plan to promote the use of condoms, saying the... Read more
Bishop calls for greater implementation of Church’s social teachings in Latin America
During the presentation of the Compendium of Social Teachings of the Church at the Catholic University of Argentina (CUA), the... Read more
Bishops reject violent protests in northern Peru
The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Peru, Bishop Hugo Garaycoa said this week the bishops in the northern provinces... Read more
Pope visits brother in hospital
Pope Benedict XVI traveled by helicopter from his summer residence in Castelgandolfo Friday to visit his brother Georg, who is... Read more
Pope’s brother in hospital, gets pacemaker
Pope Benedict’s brother, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, was admitted to Gemelli Hospital in Rome last night with irregularities in his heartbeat.... Read more
US bishops mark anniversary of atomic bombings, condemn ‘total war’
The 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki provides an opportunity to reflect on the lessons of the... Read more
Ohio woman battles to reform divorce laws; says many Catholics are slighted in proceedings
An Ohio woman filed an appeal this week with a local divorce court in the latest phase of what she... Read more
Catholic League claims Philadelphia DA ripped off Church and taxpayers
The grand jury investigation into charges of sexual abuse by priests in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia over the last few... Read more
