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Pro-life activist Lila Rose appears in Rome on Dec. 4, 2012.

Lila Rose spreading her US pro-life work to Europe

Dec 4, 2012

A young pro-life American activist is expanding her work overseas after speaking at her first international conference in France.  Read more

Dr. Carlo Bellieni, director of the neonatal unit at Siena University Hospital in Siena, Italy.

Doctor charges governments with ignoring causes of infertility

Dec 2, 2012

An Italian doctor who specializes in treating newborns says governments are not working to prevent infertility because of financial reasons.  Read more

Cardinal Karl Josef Becker speaks during a book launch at the Gregorian University in Rome, Nov. 30, 2012.

Theologian says China to have largest Christian population

Dec 1, 2012

During a recent book launch in Rome, a noted theologian said that China will be home to the majority of... Read more

Torchlit procession to mark the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council and opening of the Year of Faith, Oct. 11 2012.

UK bishops' conference tweeting for Year of Faith

Dec 1, 2012

By Carl Bunderson

The evangelization office of the English and Welsh bishops' conference has launched a program of daily tweets to teach the... Read more

pro-life sign on the inside of a bus window during a July 2, 2011 rally in Dublin, Ireland.

Irish pro-life group insists abortion on demand is likely

Nov 29, 2012

By Kevin J. Jones

An Irish pro-life group has reiterated its opposition to proposed new regulations or laws on abortion, warning that these would... Read more

Downton Abbey features Hugh Bonneville (center) as Robert Crawley, 7th Earl of Grantham. Photo courtesy of MASTERPIECE.

Conference to study father figures in television

Nov 28, 2012

At an upcoming spring conference, the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross will examine father figures and their portrayal in... Read more

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Spanish bishops to release document supporting marriage

Nov 27, 2012

The bishops of Spain will release a new document on Dec. 17 supporting marriage in the wake of a ruling... Read more

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Teens equate virtual world with reality, study finds

Nov 27, 2012

A study carried out in Spain on the digital breach between adults and young people revealed that teens see the... Read more

Cardinal John Onaiyekan walks through Vatican City after being made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI Nov. 24.

Nigerian cardinal condemns bombing of Protestant church

Nov 26, 2012

The newest cardinal from Nigeria has condemned a deadly terrorist attack on a Protestant church at a local military base,... Read more

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Vatican helps launch new interreligious dialogue center

Nov 26, 2012

The Holy See is a founding observer of a new international organization for religious dialogue, which opened Nov. 26 in... Read more

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Spanish group calls for bolstering of disabled children's rights

Nov 21, 2012

On Universal Children's Day marked worldwide on Nov. 20, the organization Down Spain called for increased protection of the rights... Read more

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French president to support 'gay marriage' conscience rights

Nov 21, 2012

French President Francois Hollande said that his proposal to legalize “gay marriage” in the country would include a conscience protections... Read more

Stephanie Gray of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform.

In Ireland abortion case, pro-lifers warn against snap judgments

Nov 21, 2012

By Carl Bunderson

Following the death of a pregnant women in Ireland who was denied an abortion, pro-life voices are advising careful examination... Read more

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Quarter million people in France march for marriage

Nov 20, 2012

Nearly 250,000 people across France took to the streets on Nov. 17 to voice their support for marriage against ongoing... Read more

The monument to Blessed Columba Marmion, O.S.B., in St. Agatha of the Goths church. Courtesy of Duncan G. Stroik Architecture.

Cardinal Burke honors Irish blessed with monument

Nov 15, 2012

By Carl Bunderson

Cardinal Raymond L. Burke recently unveiled a monument he commissioned for his titular church – Saint Agatha of the Goths... Read more

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Divorced should be embraced with kindness, priest underscores

Nov 14, 2012

An Italian priest who serves as a spiritual director for dozens of divorced Catholics in Rome said that the Church... Read more

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Jesus expressed the faith in small 'tweets,' cardinal says

Nov 14, 2012

A Vatican official urged Catholics to share the Gospel in a concise and eloquent way like Jesus, “who used only... Read more

Fr. Jesús Fernández Hernández, Card Zenon Grocholewski, Fr. Angel Galindo Garcia_Fifth World Congress of Metaphysics 2012.

Priest calls study of non-physical realm the 'supreme' science

Nov 14, 2012

A priest who headed the fifth annual World Congress of Metaphysics in Rome said the study of that which lies... Read more

Enrichetta Vitali greets Pope Benedict XVI.

Pope Benedict brings joy to 'peers' at elderly home

Nov 12, 2012

Pope Benedict visited fellow seniors at a home for the aged in Rome on Nov. 12, speaking to their needs... Read more

Bishop of Durham Justin Welby will become the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, succeeding the retiring Dr. Rowan Williams.

Bishop Justin Welby chosen to lead Anglican Communion

Nov 9, 2012

Bishop of Durham Justin Welby will become the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, succeeding... Read more