In response to public outcry, government officials in Chile moved to prohibit the distribution of condoms to summer vacations at... Read more
During his ceremony of ordination as Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Bishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez, addressed his fellow Cubans and... Read more
Pope John Paul II hopes that “the lively dialogue” between faith and reason will last and “none of the current... Read more
In a message to the participants in an international symposium on the "Dignity and Rights of the Mentally Handicapped", Pope... Read more
A federal court is expected to decide next week whether a state-run university must remove an anti-Catholic sculpture from campus... Read more
A civil liberties organization has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of an elementary school student and his... Read more
With the number of U.S.-born clergy dwindling, the United States has become mission territory again for an increasing number of... Read more
Archbishop Carmelo Juan Giaquinta of Resistencia, Argentina, said he is praying “fervently” that the country’s president, Néstor Kirchner, “be who... Read more
Bishop José Francisco Ulloa of Limón and President of the Costa Rica Bishops Conference asked the government this week to... Read more
An Argentinean congressman has introduced a bill that would establish penalties for the production and distribution of abortifacients—medicines whose purpose... Read more
Pope John Paul II appointed Bishop Joseph F. Naumann, auxiliary of St. Louis, MO; a strong supporter of the Pro-life... Read more
Pope John Paul II dedicated his first catechesis of 2004 to reflect upon “The divine maternity of Mary”, and called... Read more
The more than 300-pages long Audit on the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People have been made... Read more
The Australian Medical Association says the decision to make the morning-after pill the first contraceptive available in the country without... Read more
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops denounced a new law, signed by New Jersey Governor James McGreevey Jan. 4,... Read more
A federal judge’s decision last Saturday to remove a statue of Our Lady of the Rosary of St. Nicholas from... Read more
On January 1 a new organization sponsored by a group of doctors and scientists was officially inaugurated in Spain that... Read more
Despite working in a majority Muslim country, Catholic Charities in Iran has been one of the most efficient organizations in... Read more
The results of the audit of the dioceses and eparchies of the United States, which was called for by the... Read more
Recalling his predecessor, Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II said today, during the feast of the Epiphany, that Christianity... Read more