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UK pro-lifers throw rare legal punch against sex-selective abortion
Claiming that the government has turned a blind eye to sex-selective abortions, British pro-life activists are launching a rare private... Read more
Education to love: the real issue for the next Synod on the Family
The lack of a proper 'education to love' is the major issue at stake with regard to family – being... Read more
Italian bishops' television pulls invite to trans-sexual activist
Following protests from viewers, the Italian bishops' conference-run TV station has withdrawn an invitation to a popular Italian trans-sexual and... Read more
Top Vatican jobs: The 'Francis effect' on the Roman Curia
The latest round of major appointments to top positions in the Vatican hierarchy shows that change is afoot as Pope... Read more
Cardinal Scola: Universities can play crucial role in family synod
Cardinal Angelo Scola holds that pontifical universities are the ideal place where issues at stake in the Synod of Bishops... Read more
Ruins of the Berlin Wall: what they whisper 25 years later
What remains of the Berlin Wall discloses a subtle yet stark reminder for civilization to not “look to walls as... Read more
Save Catholic clinics in Africa – they may be the only ones to fight Ebola
Caritas officials have urged that in facing the Ebola outbreak in west Africa, efforts should be focused on keeping Catholic... Read more
Pray – with your iPhone? How one mobile app unites users in prayer
A social network focused on connecting the world in prayer has launched a mobile application enabling people from across the... Read more
Spanish nurse survives Ebola, thanks God for recovery
Upon announcing her recovery from Ebola, Spanish nurse Teresa Romero said Wednesday that she praises God for her life and... Read more
Exorcisms on the rise: Occult activity sparks 'pastoral emergency'
Catholic experts say occult activity and the resulting need for exorcisms has reached a critical level. Read more
For German bishops mercy comes at a price, critics charge
As Cardinal Walter Kasper prepares to receive an award and give a speech at The Catholic University of America later... Read more
Faith in the time of annexation: A tough choice for Crimea's Church
Since Russia's annexation of Crimea in March, religious groups there – aside from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) –... Read more
Will Pope Francis' visit to European Parliament be a wake-up call?
Pope Francis' upcoming visit to European Parliament and the Council of Europe may serve as a wake-up call to Europe... Read more
Vatican astronomer yawns at frenzy over Pope's Big Bang words
A leading Vatican astronomer said that although some see Pope Francis' recent words on the Big Bang as signifying a... Read more
Italian diocese laments suicide of priest who admitted abuse
The Diocese of Trieste has announced “with a spirit full of sorrow and dismay” that one of its priests, who... Read more
Ukrainian dignity and determination, as a nation votes for change
Travelling to Ukraine as the country prepared to go to the polls Oct. 26, Neville Kyrke-Smith of Aid to the... Read more
Ebola orphans and other woes: What the Church in West Africa faces
A health adviser for a top global Catholic relief agency stressed the Church's key efforts on the Ebola front in... Read more
Cardinal Parolin: Without its Christian roots, Europe won't help the world
The European Union could be significant and helpful in solving crises around the world, but its common effort should lie... Read more
English bishop shares 'never failing' gift of the rosary with his diocese
Since prayers through the Blessed Virgin Mary “never fail,” Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth is commemorating this month of the... Read more
Cardinal Nichols clarifies, dispels media portrayals of synod
After returning from the 2014 Synod on the Family, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster has clarified that the meeting was... Read more
