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Pope resting after tracheotomy surgery
Vatican Press Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls confirmed a short time ago that doctors at Rome’s Gemelli hospital have successfully performed a... Read more
Pope’s new book presented last night
Memory and Identity, Pope John Paul II’s most recent book, was presented yesterday evening at a press conference in Rome's... Read more
Pope addresses crowd through TV, asks to live a Lent of solidarity
Pope John Paul greeted pilgrims gathered at the Vatican this morning over a television link from the library of his... Read more
Court rejects challenge to Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court rejected yesterday a challenge to its landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized... Read more
Christian doctors urge Supreme Court to rule against assisted suicide
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the nation’s only assisted suicide law gives it the opportunity to protect patients, preserve... Read more
Taxpayer groups challenge state funding for stem-cell research
Two taxpayer groups filed a petition yesterday in the California Supreme Court, requesting that organizations set up to organize and... Read more
Documentary proves vitality of human life in the womb
A new documentary takes viewers into the mysterious world of pregnancy and demonstrates the fragility of the human life within... Read more
Cuban opposition celebrates Mass for missing dissidents
Members of the opposition to the Castro regime celebrated Mass in Havana this week in memory of all the victims... Read more
Chinese young people enthusiastically await encounter with Pope at WYD 2005
With World Youth Day 2005 just months away, thousands of Chinese young people are expressing their enthusiasm for participating in... Read more
Archdiocese of Paris gives outgoing Archbishop two years’ worth of free flights
The outgoing Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, has received a peculiar gift from his close friends: he will be... Read more
Cardinal Sandoval calls for respect for homosexuals without harming the family
The Archbishop of Guadalajara, Mexico, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiquez, is calling for respect for homosexual persons because of their dignity... Read more
Founder of Communion and Liberation movement dies at 82
The founder of the Communion and Liberation movement, Msgr. Luigi Giussani, died early this morning at the age of 82. ... Read more
Canonization of Jacinta and Francisco Marto likely
The EFE news agency is reporting that the Diocese of Leiria-Fatima has sent the final documents for the canonization of... Read more
Italy grieves over the death of Don Giussani
In the wake of the passing of Msgr. Don Luigi Giussani, President of the Communion and Liberation Movement this morning,... Read more
Priests question pro-abortion theology classes
The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Rights' recent move to begin "Theology and Reproductive Rights" classes in Protestant seminaries is not... Read more
Anglican archbishop fights to save Anglican Communion from schism
Anglican primates gathered yesterday to grapple with the issues of homosexuality and same-sex marriage, which have divided the church, and... Read more
New bishop for West Virginia hopes to unify regions
West Virginia's 76,000 Catholics will have a new bishop today. Bishop-elect Michael J. Bransfield succeeds retiring Bishop Bernard W. Schmitt. Read more
Bishops hope to “Keep Christ in Christmas” in Cuba
The bishops of Cuba have requested one million statues of the child Jesus for a mission this year that will... Read more
Archbishop of Valencia laments lack of information in Spain on referendum
Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia, Spain, said this week information about the implications of approving the European Constitution through referendum... Read more
Catholic playwright’s new play about possible clergy sex abuse to hit Broadway
A new play about a nun, who has suspicions that a priest could be molesting a boy, will hit Broadway... Read more
