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Priest encourages participation in televised Mass
A Mexican priest is urging viewers to participate in a Dec. 12 televised Mass to mark the bicentennial independence of... Read more
Pope's US appointees stress urgency of New Evangelization
Catholics must rediscover their religious identity and mission, according to two new American appointees to the Pontifical Council for the... Read more
Human dignity central to Catholic faith, Archbishop Dolan teaches
New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan gave the inaugural lecture for Notre Dame's Project on Human Dignity Dec. 6, citing... Read more
Root your lives in God, LA archbishop tells 25,000 'Guadalupanos'
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez celebrated a procession and Mass for nearly 25,000 devotees of Our Lady of Guadalupe... Read more
Crowd braves rain for Rhode Island Christmas tree lighting
Heavy rains didn’t dampen the spirits of more than 300 who attended the blessing and lighting of the Christmas tree... Read more
Military bishop to spend Advent, Christmas in Afghanistan
Bishop F. Richard Spencer of the military archdiocese arrived in northern Afghanistan on Dec. 5 to spend Advent and Christmas... Read more
Report challenges Jesuit universities’ 'sexual diversity' conference
A new report by the Cardinal Newman Society says a conference series hosted by two Jesuit universities appears to question... Read more
New translation is opportunity to grow in faith, stress Catholic leaders
A panel of liturgical experts recently noted that the early weeks of using the new English translation of the Roman Missal should... Read more
Free speech questions surface after Clinton's invitation to Muslim group
A religious liberty expert is concerned that the U.S. State Department appears to be collaborating with a group that has... Read more
Our Lady of Guadalupe draws runners from Mexico to New York
Around 5,000 runners are participating in the 10th annual relay from Mexico to New York in honor of the upcoming... Read more
Vatican officials will not testify in Oregon case
Demands for face-to-face questioning of Vatican officials were denied by a federal judge in a case involving a Washington man... Read more
After ABC interview, Gingrich insists life starts at conception
After drawing criticism for suggesting that human life begins at implantation, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich reaffirmed his commitment to... Read more
Catholic sports league promotes character development, not just game skills
Late in the championship game for “big” schools, eighth-grader Alex Pierre collided with his opponent in the end zone. Read more
Guadalupe visionary St. Juan Diego honored Dec. 9
On Dec. 9, Roman Catholics celebrate St. Juan Diego, the indigenous Mexican Catholic convert whose encounter with the Virgin Mary... Read more
Rhode Island governor excludes Christmas from State House ceremony
A 17-foot Colorado blue spruce is standing tall at the center of controversy in the Rhode Island State House rotunda... Read more
Irish pub owner reflects on God’s guidance in his life
For Irish immigrant Pat Troy, “faith is everything.” At age 70, Troy is surrounded by his family and friends and... Read more
iPhone’s lack of abortion clinic advice not intentional, Apple says
The failure of the iPhone’s Siri program to locate some abortion clinics drew praise from pro-lifers and criticism from pro-abortion... Read more
Detroit archdiocese council recommends nine parish closures, 60 mergers
Responding to decades of depopulation in Detroit and other declines in Catholic numbers, an advisory council for the Archdiocese of... Read more
Pope gives new bishop to Catholics in Fresno diocese
Bishop Armando X. Ochoa of El Paso, Texas was named today as the new bishop of Fresno, Calif. by Pope... Read more
Catholic advocates promote tax credits for tuition
Leaders at a Nov. 30 conference in Washington, D.C. argued that tax credits for education benefit not only the students... Read more
