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California diocese announces $100M settlement with abuse victims
The Diocese of Orange announced the largest settlement in history with victims of clergy sexual abuse Jan. 3. Bishop Tod... Read more
Arizona Based Youth Take Pope’s Message of the New Evangelization to Northern Ireland
On November 23rd, a group of 17 Arizona-based students returned from a three-week long trip to Northern Ireland to spread... Read more
Seminary expansion in San Antonio good news for vocations
While some seminaries across the country are closing their doors, Assumption Seminary in the Archdiocese of San Antonio is expanding. Read more
Diocese, Catholic League defend children of same-sex couple in Catholic school
Parents in the Diocese of Orange County have threatened to pull their children from a Catholic school and to seek... Read more
New bill says pharmacists have no right to refuse birth control prescriptions
A new bill proposed last month would oblige pharmacists to fill prescriptions for birth control and other abortifacients, even if... Read more
Colorado Group Challenges Youth to Choose Purity
Bob Lemming is serious about encouraging kids to choose chastity, and with good reason. His three sons will soon be... Read more
Church helping to get aid to most isolated areas in Thailand
Bishop Joseph Parthan of the Diocese of Surat Thani in Thailand said the Church in that country is preparing to... Read more
Archbishop of Valencia offers scholarships to mothers and children saved from abortion
Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia, Spain, has announced that hundreds of women who chose life rather than abortion for their... Read more
Argentinean bishop says overcoming evil with good stems from faith
Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes, Argentina, recalled this week that despite the culture of death which has taken root in... Read more
Catholic magazine in Cuba takes stock of successes and challenges for the future
Despite heavy restrictions on freedom of speech in Cuba, the magazine “Palabra Nueva” (“New Word”), published by the Archdiocese of... Read more
Pope Appoints Bishop Gomez to Archbishop of San Antonio
The Vatican announced today that the Most Reverend Jose Gomez, the first auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Denver since... Read more
Largest Provincial Archdiocese in the World to be Split
As the Archdiocese of San Antonio prepares to receive a new shepherd, the Vatican announced today that the Archdiocese, which... Read more
Bishop Gomez Bids an Emotional Farewell to Archdiocese of Denver
Amid an appointment from Pope John Paul II this morning to become Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Bishop... Read more
Fargo Bishop addresses the roots of dissent among Catholics in pastoral letter
In a pastoral letter to be released on Saturday, Most Rev. Samuel J. Aquila, Bishop of Fargo, addresses the roots... Read more
Fr. McBrien attacks pro-life bishops in syndicated column
In his syndicated column, Fr. Richard McBrien, professor of Theology at the University of Notre-Dame, issued a scathing attack on... Read more
Vatican creates new foundation to help AIDS patients
The Vatican's Good Samaritan Foundation for AIDS patients was presented today in the Holy See Press Office and “all men... Read more
Star-filled Christmas concert at the Vatican to build new churches in Rome
Pope John Paul II told the 90 performers who will perfrom at the Christmas in the Vatican Concert that it... Read more
Pope to ADL: let us work together to eliminate all forms of racism
Welcoming 18 members of the Anti-Defamation League in the Vatican this morning, Pope John Paul II expressed his fervent desire... Read more
Parents file lawsuit after school district bans Christmas decorations
Parents and students have filed a federal lawsuit against a public school district in Plano, Tex., after it informed its... Read more
Investigation urged after new analysis shows the pill is harmful to women’s health
A new analysis of a studies on birth control pills demonstrates that there is no evidence that the pill cuts... Read more
