Archive for January 13, 2011

Abby Johnson's new memoir UnPlanned?w=200&h=150

Abby Johnson reveals details of pro-life turnaround and Catholic conversion

Despite legal challenges and personal attacks from Planned Parenthood, Abby Johnson has published a new memoir explaining why she left... Read more

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Costa Rican bishop urges laity to take greater role in evangelization

Bishop Jose Francisco Ulloa of Cartago, Costa Rica is calling on priests to encourage lay Catholics to take on a... Read more

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Bishop calls Mexicans to welcome refugees and immigrants

Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Sanchez Martinez of Durango, Mexico is asking Catholics in his country to be hospitable to immigrants and... Read more

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Palestinians returning to Gaza, but area still 'crying' for peace, bishops say

A special delegation of bishops from Western nations has pledged action for the most pressing need in the Holy Land:... Read more

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By Alan Holdren

Vatican official: Church’s justice teachings need new 'vocabulary' for some US audiences

When he travels to the United States next month, Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson is aware that he may have... Read more

An Australian Army helicopter flies over flooded Queensland. Courtesy of the Commonwealth of Australia?w=200&h=150

Australian Catholics face long recovery from 'worst-ever' floods

As floodwaters begin to recede in the urban center of Brisbane and other submerged areas, Catholic charities and churches throughout... Read more

Rep. Duncan Hunter and the Mt. Soledad Memorial Cross?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Proposed legislation reacts to court ruling on Mt. Soledad Memorial Cross

In response to a federal court’s ruling that the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial Cross is unconstitutional, U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter... Read more