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Film captures story of faith-filled teacher's service to homeless
A new Hallmark TV movie premiering on April 24 chronicles the true story of renowned Utah educator Stacey Bess and... Read more
Calif. parish pledges to rebuild after arsonist destroys church
Parishioners at St. John Vianney are determined to rebuild after an April 16 arson attack destroyed their Hacienda Heights, Calif.... Read more
Chicago's Polish community eager to celebrate JP II beatification
Home to over a million Polish people, Chicago is bustling with plans to participate in the global celebration of Pope... Read more
Theologians must preserve truth, Cardinal Wuerl says after backlash
Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, chairman of the U.S. bishops' doctrine committee, reaffirmed the role of bishops as teachers of the... Read more
US Catholic Church finds astonishing variety of people joining this Easter
A Muslim, a family of seven, a marine, a former abortion clinic administrator – these are just a few of... Read more
US bishops join call for new Middle East peace talks
The U.S. Catholic bishops have joined a coalition of Christian, Jewish, and Muslims leaders urging the president and secretary of... Read more
Pope appoints youngest bishop in US to Detroit archdiocese (Updated)
Pope Benedict appointed Texas priest Jose Auturo Cepeda as an auxiliary bishop of Detroit. At the age of 41, he... Read more
Architect of Steubenville's Catholic revival to retire after 37 years
The Franciscan University of Steubenville has announced that its chancellor and past president Father Michael Scanlan will retiring on June... Read more
New Hampshire Catholic reflects on adventure, conversion
As a kid growing up in Milton, Massachusetts, Dan Egan used to kneel next to his brothers on the church... Read more
Rosary-making ministry touches Catholics worldwide
In Rome in October 2002, while waiting with Catholics from around the world for a papal Mass to begin, Roy... Read more
Appeals court rejects lawsuit against National Day of Prayer
A federal court has rejected of a lawsuit that sought to remove President Barack Obama’s right to proclaim the National... Read more
Apparitions in Argentina are not authentic, declares archbishop
Archbishop Jose Maria Arancedo of Santa de la Vera Cruz, Argentina declared that the reported Marian apparitions in the town... Read more
Jews vs. Catholics basketball game seeks to bring back lapsed believers
Although the idea began as a joke, and still elicits laughter from students, an April 17 “Jews versus Catholics” basketball... Read more
Planned Parenthood funding ban fails in Senate
A ban on federal funding for Planned Parenthood passed the U.S. House but failed in the Senate on April 14. Read more
US bishops launch John Paul II memorial website
In honor of the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II, the U.S. bishops' conference launched a new website featuring... Read more
Poverty not reduced by population control, states Vatican’s UN observer
The chief Vatican representative to the United Nations said that pushing population control methods on underdeveloped countries offends human dignity... Read more
Middle East expert warns against illusion of 'moderate' Islamists
Habib Malik, a Lebanese Roman Catholic scholar and human rights advocate, recently warned Western countries to be on their guard against... Read more
Natural fertility training session draws record numbers
A record number of women’s health practitioners from around the world have completed a training regimen in how to apply... Read more
Seattle bishop to head Diocese of Yakima
Auxiliary Bishop Joseph J. Tyson of Seattle will succeed Bishop Carlos Sevilla of Yakima, Pope Benedict XVI has decided. Read more
Cardinal asks Ricky Martin to set strong example for youth
Cardinal Luis Aponte Martinez of San Juan, Puerto Rico, recently asked singer Ricky Martin to refrain from promoting homosexuality and... Read more
