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Venezuelan bishops reiterate rejection of proposal to allow abortion
Archbishop Baltazar Porras Cardozo of Merida and president of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, reiterated this past week the Church’s... Read more
Man loses his way without God, says Madrid cardinal
The Archbishop of Madrid, Caridnal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, said this week that in his search for happiness man loses... Read more
Catholics should engage in civil disobedience against anti-life legislation
The President of the Committee on Missions of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Florencio Olvera Ochoa of Cuernavaca, said... Read more
New Vatican document calls prostitution an ‘act of violence’ and a ‘form of slavery’
In a new document released yesterday the Vatican called prostitution a “form of modern day slavery” and an act of... Read more
Vatican calls for eradication of illegal arms trade
Speaking to a group at the United Nations yesterday, the Vatican’s Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer to the U.N. called... Read more
Anglican priests may defect to Catholic Church if women bishops approved, warned cleric
A senior cleric in the Church of England has warned that he and as many as 800 other priests may... Read more
US not secular but ‘interfaith’ nation, says bishop Wensky
The Founding Fathers of the United States were right is setting up a limited government, yet these checks and balances... Read more
Pro-life expert decries ‘unconstitutionality’ ruling on partial birth abortion; calls for judges, not activists
In response to a federal appeals court which recently ruled that the U.S.’s ban on partial birth abortion is unconstitutional,... Read more
Catholic family conference opens on weekend
In an effort to strengthen family life and society through the Catholic faith, a number of organizations have collaborated to... Read more
WHO puts abortifacients on essential drug list
The World Health Organization has added two abortifacient drugs on its list of essential medicines for developing countries, says a... Read more
Fatima holds vigil for victims of London's terrorist attacks
The international shrine of Our Lady, located in Fatima, Portugal, will hold an evening prayer vigil today in remembrance of... Read more
Canadian Senate to hear bishops, experts on same-sex marriage bill
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has been given one last chance to argue its case against the legal... Read more
Concern in Uruguay over decision by cable ops to cancel EWTN
Popular Jesuit priest Father Horacio Bojorge denounced the decision by two cable operators in Montevideo to drop EWTN from their... Read more
Cardinal Rivera says Mexico still in need of true religious freedom
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, said this week the country is still in need of true... Read more
Paraguayan bishop says homosexual “marriage” is a fruit of an age of decadence
Bishop Claudio Gimenez Medina of Caacupe and President of the Paraguayan Bishops’ Conference told the Fides news agency this week... Read more
Argentinean bishop says education key to social integration
The president of Caritas Argentina, Bishop Jorge Casaretto, said last week that improving education is the key to overcoming “the... Read more
Vatican’s 2004 financial record shows increased charity to poor, help toward individual churches
Earlier today in the Vatican, the Holy See released its financial records for 2004 which show the Church’s monetary work toward... Read more
Ave Maria University establishes Terri Schiavo Scholarship
In an attempt to weaken what John Paul II coined as the “Culture of Death”, Florida’s Ave Maria University has... Read more
L.A.’s largest class of priests celebrates golden anniversary
Fifteen priests of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles are marking 50 years of service to the Church and to the... Read more
Priest who commissioned world’s largest crucifix dies
The founder of National Shrine and Parish of the Cross in the Woods in northern Michigan died July 7. At... Read more
