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Family Research Council shooting suspect charged with terrorism
A federal grand jury indicted a 28-year-old Virginia man for “committing an act of terrorism” in connection with the shooting... Read more
Vatican condemns Beirut car bomb attack
The Vatican’s spokesman is condemning the car bomb attack in Beirut which killed a leading Lebanese security official and seven... Read more
Spanish youths attack Catholic school, threaten to burn priests alive
A group of young people shouting, “Where are the priests? We’re going to burn them at the stake,” attacked the... Read more
Campaign against New Orleans violence recalls 1815 prayers
“Thou shalt not kill” is the message on yard signs being distributed to parishes in the Archdiocese of New Orleans... Read more
As targeted girl arrives in UK, religious leaders in Pakistan pray
Christians across Pakistan are praying for 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai, whose recent attempted murder by the Taliban has sparked widespread rebuke... Read more
Catholic bishop supports girl shot by Taliban
A Catholic bishop in Pakistan has voiced “sympathy and solidarity” towards Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old Muslim activist critically injured by... Read more
Indiana priest found after scare in Greece
A Catholic priest from Indiana who disappeared in Greece after telling his family he believed he was in danger has... Read more
'Pro-choice terrorist' sentenced for death threats against pro-lifers
A self-described “pro-choice terrorist” on Wednesday was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for his 2010 internet death threats... Read more
US bishops offer condolences, support after Nigeria church bombing
Leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops offered their support to the Church in Nigeria after a suicide car... Read more
Catholics decry Muslim violence in Libya, Middle East
Catholic leaders and scholars have denounced the violence that killed a U.S. ambassador and several other Americans in Libya, as... Read more
Vatican condemns killing of US Ambassador in Libya
The Vatican voiced its “firmest possible condemnation” of the fatal attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, which... Read more
Pope Benedict urges Christians to be 'builders of peace' in Middle East
Only 48-hours before his Apostolic Visit to Lebanon begins, Pope Benedict XVI has called upon the Christians of the Middle... Read more
Caritas increases aid as refugees flood out of Syria
Caritas Internationalis is ramping up its efforts to help the growing number of Syrian families who have fled the conflict in... Read more
Exiled Jesuit priest still hopeful for Syria's future
The Italian Jesuit who was exiled from Syria after criticizing President Bashar al-Assad says he is still hopeful for the... Read more
Thousands of Christians trapped in Syrian village
Syrian rebel forces have trapped over 12,000 Greek Catholics in a village near the Lebanese border, causing shortages of food,... Read more
Tony Perkins says 'hate group' label may have motivated shooter
Family Research Council president Tony Perkins called for an end to the “reckless rhetoric” that may have motivated a gunman... Read more
Suspect charged in Family Research Council shooting
A man suspected of shooting a security guard at the Family Research Council headquarters in Washington, D.C. is expected to... Read more
Colombian diocese laments death of priest who was attacked
The Diocese of Cucuta in Colombia condemned the death of Father Pablo Emilio Sanchez Alabarracin, who died from the injuries... Read more
Archdiocese offers prayers in wake of Sikh temple shooting
Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki expressed sorrow and promised prayers after a gunman killed six people at a local Sikh temple... Read more
God draws greater good from evil acts, Aurora priest says at funeral
In his funeral homily for a parishioner killed in the July 20 shooting in Aurora, Father Martin Lally said God... Read more
