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Argentine bishop turning 100 assures Pope is 'a holy man'
Bishop Guillermo Leaden, who resides in Buenos Aires and will turn 100 on July 20, reflected on the election of... Read more
Philosopher lauds Pope's thriving Latin Twitter account
With media outlets taking notice of the unexpected success of the Pope's tweets in Latin, a scholar conversant in the... Read more
Proposition 8 still applies in California, backers say
Proposition 8 backers have filed a legal brief saying that the ballot measure defining marriage as a union of a... Read more
Non-profit takes over several Philadelphia archdiocese schools
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia on Monday signed an agreement transferring ownership of 14 former parish elementary schools to an independent... Read more
Child's smile enough to keep volunteers in Syria
A Syrian woman who works in a center for children opened during the country's civil war said that the smile... Read more
Pope Francis' accommodations for World Youth Day revealed
The Pontifical Council for Social Communications has posted a series of photos of the room where Pope Francis will stay... Read more
Pope's island visit carried light to end of world
After the unexpected July 8 visit from Pope Francis, the little Italian island of Lampedusa received “an electric shock,” because... Read more
World Youth Day expected to boost economy in Rio de Janeiro
The organizers of the World Youth Day to be held next week in Brazil have sent a report on the... Read more
Vatican money freeze tied to second Msgr. Scarano case
Although the Vatican froze funds belonging to Monsignor Nunzio Scarano after the Italian police arrested him, the hold on his... Read more
High levels of pro-life state legislation passed so far this year
The progress of pro-life legislation at the state level this year has made the 2013 the second-best year on record... Read more
Pope: God always desires hearts of mercy
In his first Angelus message from Castel Gandolfo, Pope Francis said God desires “good and generous” hearts full of mercy... Read more
Bill helping Sandy-wrecked worship houses draws praise
Religious leaders have praised senators who introduced a bill this week which would ensure that houses of worship are not... Read more
Penn. attorney general refuses to defend state marriage law
The attorney general of Pennsylvania has said she will not defend a state law defining marriage as a union of... Read more
China, Russia faulted for not protecting trafficking victims
A State department official has testified before Congress explaining that China, Russia and Uzbekistan have not made adequate progress in... Read more
Major news outlets' rejection of pro-life ad 'not surprising'
Pro-life group Heroic Media is disappointed after several national newspapers refused to run, and labeled “too controversial,” an ad featuring... Read more
Italian paper publishes account of missionary who baptized Pope
The Italian daily Il Cittadino has unearthed the story of Father Enrico Pozzoli, a Salesian missionary from the province of... Read more
Vatican analyst: encyclical is bridge between two Popes
The director of L’Osservatore Romano, Giovanni Maria Vian, said Pope Francis’ encyclical “Lumen Fidei” could be considered a “bridge” between... Read more
Irish law will lead to abortion increase, Vatican expert predicts
A scientist from the Pontifical Academy for Life says Ireland’s new abortion law will result in an increased number of... Read more
Vatican freezes funds of suspended accountant
The Vatican announced it has frozen the funds of a senior accountant who is accused of laundering money through the... Read more
Catholic fraternity offers support to intellectually disabled
The International Order of Alhambra, a Catholic fraternal order, has served the intellectually disabled youth and young adults of the... Read more
