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Objectors to required Spanish course take case to EU Court
Jose Luis Bazan of Professionals for Ethics announced during a press conference this week that 300 conscientious objectors to the... Read more
Catholic adoption charity may appeal in equality case, British High Court rules
Britain’s High Court has allowed a Catholic adoption charity to appeal for an exemption from sexual orientation rules that would... Read more
New sex-ed bill in England draws ire of Catholic leader
The House of Lords in Britain is currently debating a new bill that will require Catholic schools to provide, among... Read more
Cardinal Brady calls for renewal of Irish Church on St. Patrick's Day
Cardinal Sean Brady, Primate of All Ireland, spoke about renewal in his St. Patrick’s day homily at St. Patrick’s Cathedral... Read more
Accused Munich priest resigns in sex abuse case wrongly linked to Pope
The Tourism chaplain for the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising has been immediately suspended from ministry after more allegations that... Read more
Abortion is never a right, affirms Spanish bishop
Bishop Jose Sanchez of Siguenza-Guadalajara, Spain remarked Monday that abortion is “an attack against life,” and is therefore “an injustice”... Read more
Group accuses Spanish government of seeking to deny conscientious objection rights
The National Association for the Defense of the Right to Conscientious Objection is accusing the government in the Spanish region... Read more
New film celebrating Year for Priests released in Rome
“Alter Christus,” a video on the many aspects of the priesthood, was recently released in Rome. The film focuses on... Read more
Catholic clergy look for faith renewal in Pope's UK visit
Following Queen Elizabeth II's formal announcement on Tuesday of the Pope's Sept. 16-19 visit to the U.K., numerous Church and... Read more
Pope to visit Queen, beatify Cardinal Newman during England visit
In a joint press conference on Tuesday, the U.K. Government and the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Scotland, England and Wales... Read more
Pope’s visit to Barcelona to highlight importance of marriage and family
The Archbishop of Barcelona, Cardinal Lluis Martinez Sistach, invited the faithful to spiritually prepare for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to... Read more
Archbishop encourages young people to help reverse 'vocational winter'
Archbishop Juan Jose Asenjo called on priests and seminarians to reverse “the vocational winter” by encouraging young people who feel... Read more
Family policy expert denounces plan to promote condoms at schools in Spain
The president of Professionals for Ethics in the Spanish region of Catalonia, Ramon Novella, denounced a plan by the Catalonian... Read more
Church to celebrate feast of patron of Ireland, Nigeria and snakes
On Wednesday, March 17, the Church, along with the rest of the world, will celebrate the feast of St. Patrick... Read more
Pope's former archdiocese clarifies details of abusive priest's placement
The vicar general of the Archdiocese of Munich has owned up to his responsibility in making the "mistaken decisions" that... Read more
Archbishop of Turin presents Pope's schedule for Shroud visit
Cardinal Severino Poletto, Archbishop of Turin and Guardian of the Holy Shroud, has announced the schedule for Pope Benedict XVI's... Read more
Catholic bishops maintain celibacy not linked to pedophilia
After media outlets misinterpreted an article by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn to say that he is questioning the Church's rule of... Read more
'Union of Mothers' formed in Spain to protect women and motherhood
Dozens of Spanish women protested at the country's Ministry of Health on Monday, the International Day for Women, and announced... Read more
Dutch Catholic leaders call for external investigation of sex abuse cases
Following meetings between leaders of religious orders in Holland and members of the Dutch Bishops’ Conference, the Dutch Church announced... Read more
Nearly one million in Spain march for life, protest new abortion law
Nearly one million Spaniards marched in cities across the country on March 7 defending the right to life of the... Read more
