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Publisher, papal friend says Pope’s new book focuses on beauty, personal relationship with Christ
In an interview with CNA yesterday, Fr. Joseph Fessio, founder of Ignatius Press and personal friend of Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Viacom CEO defends slam on Mother Theresa, Catholic League calls response ‘arrogant’
The CEO of media giant Viacom has defended the airing of a T.V. special which attacks Mother Theresa and the... Read more
Albany Bishop will not defrock priests; ‘Formal and public removal from ministry is sufficient punishment’
Bishop Howard Hubbard of the Catholic Diocese of Albany, NY has decided that he will not laicize 13 priests in... Read more
Former Methodist minister seeks the Roman collar
In 2002, Mark Kurowski, in what he calls the hardest move of his life, left the United Methodist church he’d... Read more
Small Bible-belt diocese sees increase in seminarians
Bishop William Friend has been praying for years that God would give the Diocese of Shreveport, in northwest Louisiana, just... Read more
Judge rules that Episcopal Diocese cannot confiscate property from gay-ordination dissenting parish
A California judge has ruled that an Episcopal parish who wants to disassociate itself from the L.A. diocese over the... Read more
Cardinal Newman Society calls for removal of ‘pro-choice’ Catholic college professors
The Cardinal Newman Society, a Catholic watchdog group, is calling for the removal of 18 academics who they say, “perpetuate... Read more
Women’s group blasts Glamour Magazine for denying breast cancer-abortion link
The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer blasted the magazine Glamour yesterday for an article which denies the scientific link between abortion... Read more
San Antonio Archbishop makes list of 25 most influential U.S. Hispanics
In its latest issue, Time Magazine has honored San Antonio’s Archbishop Jose Gomez as one of the 25 most influential... Read more
‘Ministers of Annoyance’ spark fight at Ohio pilgrimage site
Harassment from a fundamentalist group calling themselves the “Ministry of Annoyance” caused some faithful visiting an Ohio Marian shrine for... Read more
Youth organization hopes bracelets will encourage solidarity with new pope
Following the example of the tremendously popular Lance Armstrong “live strong” bracelets, a Connecticut youth organization has created a new... Read more
San Francisco mayor, faithful, bid Archbishop Levada farewell
Nearly 2,300 well-wishers turned out Saturday night to bid farewell to San Francisco Archbishop William Levada as he heads to... Read more
24,000 U.S. youth among those flooding Germany for World Youth Day
This week, some 600 young people from Denver, Colorado will complete the overseas trek to join an estimated 800,000 youth... Read more
Catholic League president calls for constitutional restructuring of Supreme Court; end to ‘judicial tyranny’
William Donahue, president of the New York-based Catholic League for religious and civil liberties is calling for a restructuring of... Read more
Mass. State Senate seeks to regulate church funds; many decry as violation of church and state
Massachusetts State Senator Marian Walsh is leading a charge demanding that religious organizations publicly disclose their financial books to the... Read more
Pro-gay marriage church shown the door in Archdiocese of New Orleans
The Archdiocese of New Orleans has decided to terminate the lease on space being used by a local church which... Read more
St. Patrick’s Cathedral rector resigns
Monsignor Eugene Clark, who has been rector of New York’s historic St. Patrick’s Cathedral since 2001, submitted his resignation Thursday,... Read more
Youth ministry expert says teens are on the front lines of the culture wars
Bob Rice knows teens. The long time youth minister and professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville has been on the... Read more
Activist walks from New Haven to NYC in effort to inspire priests
Edward Thomas Coll, who recently completed a 5,000 mile walk around the northeastern U.S., calling for an increase in vocations... Read more
Jewish author defends Pope Pius XII in new book
While many recent years have sought to align Pope Pius XII and in fact, the Catholic Church as a whole,... Read more
