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New Abbot at Saint Leo Abbey
The Monastic Community of Saint Leo Abbey joyfully announces the election of Father Isaac Camacho, O.S.B. as their Sixth Abbot. Read more
High school ministry in action: “God blessed me in one of the most beautiful ways”
On a recent retreat, the Bishop Machebeuf High School junior boys were granted a deep encounter with Christ. The retreat... Read more
Clergy organization denounces calls for a less accurate Missal translation
The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy voiced its support for a literal and accurate English translation of the 2000 Roman Missal.... Read more
Illinois moment-of-silence law unconstitutional, lawsuit alleges
A 14-year-old girl and her outspoken atheist father have filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging an Illinois law requiring a... Read more
Georgetown University bows to homosexual activists’ demands
The president of Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States, has promised funding by next fall for... Read more
Archbishop to UN: "life is not at anyone's disposal"
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Apostolic Nuncio leading the Holy See's permanent observer mission to the United Nations, gave an address... Read more
Britney’s newest publicity stunt involves inappropriate photos with “priest”
Britney Spears is attempting to stir-up controversy with her new album “Blackout” by posing suggestively in a confessional with a... Read more
Catholic healthcare group's expansion in Colorado triggers dispute over abortion, contraceptive coverage
A Catholic hospital group's acquisition of non-Catholic Denver-area hospitals has started a debate about the place of Catholic ethics in... Read more
Former USCCB president diagnosed with prostate cancer
Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Read more
Conventual Franciscan appointed auxiliary bishop of Milwaukee
Today the Holy Father announced the appointment of Father William Patrick Callahan as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. ... Read more
Woman faces execution for murdering mother, kidnapping unborn child
A Jury on Friday recommended the death penalty in the case of a woman who killed an expectant mother and... Read more
Priest with secret marriage pleas guilty to half-million-dollar embezzlement
A retired Roman Catholic priest faces forty years in jail for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from two rural... Read more
Statistician refutes Planned Parenthood report
In a report issued on October 11, 2007 by the Guttmacher Institute (the research arm of Planned Parenthood) and the... Read more
Musicians fulfill dying wish of Cuban composer by finishing his CD
A group of Hispanic Catholic musicians will hold on concert on October 26 in Miami to launch a new CD... Read more
Vocations DVD wins Hollywood award
Fishers of Men, a DVD created to inspire vocations to the priesthood, has been awarded the Gabriel Award for its... Read more
Catholic Charities USA applauds House passage of modified children's health bill
"Catholic Charities USA applauds Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle who came together to craft compromise legislation to... Read more
Construction company 'digs in their heels' to build the largest Planned Parenthood abortion facility
On October 24, pro-life activists met with the heads of the Weitz Company to discuss the new Planned Parenthood abortion... Read more
Brownback talks to Giuliani, Catholics for Brownback “outraged”
Senator Sam Brownback, the Kansas Republican who sought the Republican presidential nomination on a socially conservative platform, is considering supporting... Read more
Abortionist ordered to release records of woman's death
The mother of a woman who died during an abortion has secured a court order requiring an abortionist to release... Read more
President Bush poised to appoint Mary Ann Glendon as U.S. ambassador to Vatican
It looks as though the well-known lawyer and pro-life feminist Mary Ann Glendon may become the newest U.S. ambassador to... Read more
