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Pope encourages youth to make Christ center of their lives
At the end of today’s general audience at the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican Pope John Paul II exhorted... Read more
U.S. Congress acts to save the Mt. Soledad Cross - atheist blames ‘Jihad Jesus Republicans’
The United States Congress has acted to save a 43-foot tall cross atop Mount Soledad in San Diego, whose removal... Read more
Bishops' official applauds passage of federal bill that includes pro-life measure
An official with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has praised Congress for passing the Hyde-Weldon Conscience Protection Amendment... Read more
Catholic schools seeking new strategies to remain open in Rochester
Catholic schools of the Diocese of Rochester have announced a series of new strategies to keep their Catholic schools open... Read more
Kid can give thanks to God on Thanksgiving… thanks to watchdog legal group
Responding to legal advice from its attorneys, after complaints from an outraged parent, Lincoln-Franklin Elementary School in Garwood, New Jersey,... Read more
EWTN announces special Christmas programming
EWTN will air exclusive coverage of special live events and related programming for Advent and Christmas on television, radio and... Read more
Largest mosque in the US raises concerns about radical Islam
An already underway $22 million project in Boston to build what will be the largest mosque in the US is... Read more
More aid needed to achieve Millennium development goals, says Vatican at UN
Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly on the Millenium Declaration which was signed in September of 2000, Archbishop Celestino... Read more
Group of obstetricians seek legalization of anencephaly abortion in Peru
The Peruvian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (PSOG) plans to send a new “protocol” to doctors this week what would... Read more
Swedish Archbishop calls for revitalization of Catholicism in Europe
Archbishop Anders Arborelius of Stockholm, Sweden, said this week Swedish and other European Catholics need to recover their pride in... Read more
Bishops evangelize Cuba with comic books on the saints
Thanks to assistance provided by Aid to the Church in Need, the Bishops in Cuba are now evangelizing the country... Read more
New Cornwell’s biography of Pope unfounded, biased, says British reviewer
A new biography of Pope John Paul II, which attempts to document the Pope’s “intellectual decline” has serious flaws in... Read more
Pope to mark act of reconciliation with Greek Orthodox by returning saints’ relics to Ecumenical Patriarch
The relics of Saints Gregory Nazianzus and John Chrysostom, two of the eight Great Doctors of the Church, will be... Read more
"We are fools for Christ’s sake," says Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
At a Mass attended by hundreds of lawyers and judges in St. Daniel the Prophet Church in Wheaton on Sunday,... Read more
Pope receives honors from university for contribution to dialogue between faith and science.
Pope John Paul II, on receiving this morning the rector and members of the faculty and staff of the Nicolaus... Read more
Vatican announces "catalogue" of new international movements and lay associations in the Church
The Vatican has announced the recent publication of a "Catalogue of International Associations of the Faithful" in response to Pope... Read more
Council for the Laity to reflect on challenges facing parishes in the third millenium
The 21st Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, which will be held in Rome between November 24-28,... Read more
National Catholic Reporter’s publisher resigns unexpectedly
The longtime editor and publisher of the National Catholic Reporter resigned Sept. 29, citing “professional and personal reasons.” Read more
New bill permits health professionals to refuse providing abortion-related services
Pro-life advocates are claiming another victory after Congress passed a $388-billion spending bill Nov. 20 that includes a provision, which... Read more
Journalist exposes Islamic fundamentalist group that inspired al-Qaida
Associated Press religion writer Brian Murphy warns of an “ultra-radical Islamic ideology,” which is drawing more scrutiny from authorities but... Read more
