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Pope to preside at Mass for deceased cardinals and bishops
Pope John Paul II will preside at a Mass on November 11 at 11.30 a.m. in St. Peter’s Basilica for... Read more
British debate "designer babies," government authorizes more experiments
The debate on “designer babies” has intensified in the UK after the government authorized a local university to screen embryos... Read more
Catholic Charities network ranked third-largest nonprofit in the U.S.
The Catholic Charities network has been ranked third among the nation's largest nonprofits by The NonProfit Times. Read more
Australia’s Health Minister speaks out on abortion
Australia’s Health Minister Tony Abbott is worried about the number of abortions in the country, and he has called for... Read more
Pro-life group says federal funding for Planned Parenthood should be cut
Tuesday’s election results show that Planned Parenthood is "simply out of touch with American values" and should stop receiving federal... Read more
Archbishop says Christians suffer political and intellectual persecution in Europe
In a pastoral letter issued this week, Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia, Spain, said today in Europe there is a... Read more
John Paul II celebrates feast day with large group of Polish
Pope John Paul II celebrated his patron saint’s feast day, St. Charles Borromeo, by interrupting his routine work schedule to... Read more
Spanish Health Minister seeks to have abortion pill distributed nationwide free of charge
Spain’s Health Minister, Elena Salgado, is set to propose to all of Spain’s autonomous communities that the morning after pill... Read more
Pope encourages Iraqi efforts to build democracy
Pope John Paul II met with Prime Minister Iyad Allawi this morning and encouraged him and the Iraqi people in... Read more
Pro-life group urges Bush to take immediate action against abortion
Pro-life groups are not wasting any time. Just hours after President George W. Bush was re-elected to the White House,... Read more
Pro-life leader questions Bush’s commitment to ending abortions
American Life League president Judie Brown said many pro-life groups are “gleefully” declaring victory following President George W. Bush's re-election,... Read more
President Bush won Catholic vote
Results show that 52% of Catholics in the United States voted to re-elect President Bush over Sen. Kerry in Tuesday’s... Read more
Pope appoints new bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana
Monsignor Ronald P. Herzog, a priest of the diocese of Biloxi and pastor of Immaculate Conception parish, Laurel, Mississippi, has... Read more
“Clone and kill” bill devaluates human life, says California pro-family group
Following California voters’ approval of Proposition 71, the embryonic stem cell research bond – dubbed the “clone and kill” bill... Read more
USCCB says religious programming part of public interest
Broadcasters’ public interest obligations include airing religious programming, said the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in a comment filed... Read more
Ohio voters based vote on moral issues
George W. Bush’s position against abortion, same-sex marriage and embryonic stem-cell research, and for family values inspired many Ohio Evangelical... Read more
Truth about death helps us measure our values, Argentinean bishop says
During a Mass celebrated for those who gave their lives for the country, Bishop Antonio Baseotto of the Argentinean Military... Read more
Madrid Cardinal says anonymous saints are builders of true progress
During his weekly address, the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Maria Rouco Varela, said the anonymous saints of today “are the... Read more
Salvadoran Archbishop says political affiliation should not determine who receives aid
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador, El Salvador, said this week the money that is generated after new fiscal... Read more
Archbishop denounces use of embryos as panacea against diseases
During the traditional recitation of the Rosary of the Aurora, Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez of Valladolid, Spain, denounced the use of... Read more
