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Focus misplaced regarding resignation of America editor, says Catholic analyst
While reports on the May 6 resignation of Fr. Thomas Reese, SJ, as editor of America magazine focused on the... Read more
Pope call priests to place nothing above love of Christ
During the Sunday Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI called on Christians to pray that priests may never place anything above the... Read more
Pontifical Council of Culture convenes Continental meeting in Brazil
The Pontifical Council for Culture has convened its members and consultors on the American continent for a plenary meeting that... Read more
Homosexual marriage licenses defeated in California
California’s same-sex marriage license bill was defeated Thursday by four votes in the California State Assembly, leaving pro-family groups pleased... Read more
Kentucky diocese agrees to largest settlement with abuse victims in the US
The Diocese of Covington has agreed to the largest settlement yet for alleged victims of clergy sexual abuse. Read more
Anti-Catholic bias marks Florida art show
The Catholic League is demanding that an image of Pope Benedict XVI surrounded by swastikas be removed from a Florida... Read more
Navarro-Valls to stay on as Vatican spokesman
The Italian daily, Secolo d’Italia, is reporting that Joaquin Navarro-Valls will stay on as official spokesman and director of the... Read more
Pope exhorts Church in Cuba to promote missions
Cuban church officials revealed this week that Pope Benedict XVI, in a message sent through Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal... Read more
Youth from US, Canada, Mexico walking 1,300 miles in defense of life
Fifty young adults are walking 1,300 miles to declare the pro-life message that human life is sacred and must be... Read more
Congress on palliative medicine in Paraguay presents alternative to euthanasia
The first Paraguayan Congress on Palliative Medicine took place this weekend in Asuncion, in an effort to provide a moral... Read more
Pope John Paul's Secretary becomes his successor in the Archdiocese of Krakow
Pope Benedict XVI appointed today Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, adjunct prefect of the Pontifical Household and former Pope John Paul II's... Read more
Pro-life groups predict defeat of physician-assisted suicide bill
Pro-life groups are hopeful that California’s physician-assisted suicide bill, AB 654, will not pass as it faces mounting opposition among... Read more
Dominicans celebrate 200 years in the United States
The Dominican Friars marking their 200th anniversary of their foundation in the United States. Read more
Forum gathers 600 to discuss future of religious life
The largest gathering of consecrated religious in Canada in the last 30 years will be held in Montreal this weekend,... Read more
Pope Benedict issues blessing for Canadian exhibit of Vatican art
A much-anticipated exhibit of more than 300 pieces of Vatican art was launched yesterday at an invitation-only gathering at Notre-Dame... Read more
Catholics oppose broadcast of “Popetown” in New Zealand
A Catholic organization in New Zealand is insisting that a local television station scrap the broadcast of the highly controversial... Read more
Westminster Abbey counters Da Vinci Code
Since one of London's top tourist attractions appeared in Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, tour guides have been inundated with... Read more
Chilean bishop calls for new era of reconciliation in wake of torture report
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Sergio Valech Aldunate of Santiago, Chile, called for a “new era of reconciliation in the country” this... Read more
Church in Bolivia calls for national agreement in midst of growing crisis
The Bishops’ Conference of Bolivia is calling on the government and on demonstration leaders to make their best effort to... Read more
Gaudi’s Church of the Holy Family to be ready for worship in 2008
The Church of the Holy Family in Barcelona, the unfinished work of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi, will be ready for... Read more
