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Group files lawsuit against bill protecting health care workers from providing abortion
A pro-abortion association, whose members include Planned Parenthood, announced plans Dec. 13 to file a federal lawsuit against the pro-life... Read more
Abortion still top concern among Catholic investors
In a Top Ten list of issues, about which Catholic investors in 2004 are most concerned, abortion takes first place,... Read more
Independent initiatives mark Catholic school rebirth in Chicago
New Catholic schools are opening and flourishing in the Archdiocese of Chicago, thanks to committed parents and the investments of... Read more
Pope receives Christmas tree during general audience
Pope John Paul II received a Christmas tree from the Archbishop and faithful of the autonomous Italian province of Trento... Read more
Dark future for Christians in Arab regions if world continues neglect, says scholar
The situation in the Arab world has reached a point at which the further subjugation and persecution of Christians in... Read more
Anglican Church faces implosion and life underground, says senior adviser
A senior adviser to the Archbishop of Canterbury has issued a warning that the Church of England will fragment over... Read more
Emotional Mass in Cuba to celebrate restoration of island's oldest church
This Sunday hundreds of Cubans participated in an emotional Mass to mark the re-inauguration of the Hermitage of the Immaculate,... Read more
Despite boycott, thousands march against abortion in Spain
More than two thousand people participated in a march for life this past Saturday near the Ministry of Health in... Read more
Cardinal Rivera calls on Mexicans to contribute for building of church for St. Juan Diego
Cardinal Norberto Rivera, Archbishop of Mexico City, is calling on Mexicans to financially assist the Church to continue building a... Read more
Sexual “taboos” exist for a reason, says Australian minister
The morals which the “sexual revolution” considered to be “taboos” exist for a reason, Health Minister Tony Abbott told “The... Read more
CELAM plans gathering on Social Responsibility of Businesses
The Latin America Bishops Conference (CELAM) is planning a gathering of the bishops of the region to discuss how to... Read more
Minister says Iraq committed to protecting Christian communities
In a meeting yesterday with Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Hoshyar Zebari, minister of Foreign Affairs of... Read more
Democrat governor of Louisiana defends abstinence program against ACLU charges
Gov. Kathleen Blanco of Louisiana, a Democrat, responded to charges by the American Civil Liberties Union that Louisiana’s abstinence program... Read more
Circuit court hears New York City Nativity case
Oral arguments were presented yesterday in a case over whether the Nativity scene can be displayed in New York City... Read more
Faithful spark cause for canonization for Archbishop Fulton Sheen
The cause for sainthood for the most popular TV bishop in the United States – whose program led many to... Read more
Statue vandalized at Knoxville Catholic offices
Police are investigating a disturbing case of vandalism that struck the Chancery Office of the Diocese of Knoxville. Read more
French ban on religious displays includes chocolates, kindergarten students learn
Teachers in a rural school in northern France returned 1,300 packages of chocolates intended for their kindergarten students last week... Read more
Politician leads campaign for government subsidies for religious groups in France
While French public schools are battling to implement a new ban on all religious symbols, the former finance minister is... Read more
Bishops of Spain launch pro-marriage campaign
The Bishops Conference of Spain has announced that December 26 it will dedicate the traditional “Family and Life” Day to... Read more
Brazilian bishops call on government not to expand legality of abortion
The Bishops Conference of Brazil has published a statement calling on the government not to expand the legal justifications for... Read more
