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Calif. gay therapy law erodes parental rights, critics charge
Pro-family and parental rights groups are saying a new California law banning therapy for minors who struggle with same-sex attraction... Read more
NY bishops say government, private charities should ease poverty
Church leaders in New York called for continued efforts by both government and private charities to address high levels of... Read more
Anti-Christian graffiti hits Franciscan convent in Jerusalem
Vandals sprayed graffiti insulting to Jesus on the walls of a Franciscan convent on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, echoing a... Read more
Pope to examine social networks as portals of faith
Pope Benedict XVI will release a message in January 2013 that will examine the promise of social networks like Facebook... Read more
Pro-life leaders urge veto of Buenos Aires abortion law
Pro-life leaders in Argentina are encouraging the governor of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri, to veto a law legalizing abortion in... Read more
Pope's butler pleads innocent in document theft
Despite his confession to Vatican police, papal butler Paolo Gabriele has said he is innocent of stealing Pope Benedict XVI’s... Read more
Catholic students spark controversy over IVF support
Students at Loyola Law School have drawn criticism over writing a legal brief in support of Costa Rica legalizing in-vitro... Read more
EWTN novena begins with homily on spiritual aspect of religious freedom fight
Bishop-designate James D. Conley of Lincoln, Neb. began a novena to the Virgin Mary for religious freedom in the U.S.... Read more
Mo. business appealing ruling against its HHS mandate lawsuit
A federal district court in Missouri has dismissed a Catholic businessman’s lawsuit that contends that the HHS mandate violates his... Read more
Scheduled execution put on hold in Pennsylvania
A Philadelphia judge stayed the execution of Terrance Williams last Friday, and his case will now go to the Pennsylvania... Read more
Supreme Court justices urged to let God inspire their work
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio encouraged six Supreme Court justices to allow God to inspire their pursuit of justice and to... Read more
Pope names Texas monsignor as new Tyler bishop
In a rare move, Pope Benedict XVI has named Monsignor Joseph E. Strickland, the vicar general of the Diocese of... Read more
Brazilian bishops slam magazine for photo of 'crucified' soccer star
The bishops of Brazil have rapped a Brazilian sports magazine for printing photos of famous soccer star Neymar, in which... Read more
Dodger Stadium to host 'joyous' pro-life youth event
An “upbeat” pro-life event this November at Dodger Stadium will bring together teen speakers, professional athletes, celebrities, musicians and religious... Read more
Pope: Rejoice when non-Catholics do good
Pope Benedict XVI says that Catholics should be delighted whenever non-Catholics do what is good or embrace what is true. Read more
No actor’s life for him
Oscar Wilde once famously said, “I love acting. It is so much more real than life.” Read more
Church remembers Carthusian monastic founder St. Bruno Oct. 6
On Oct. 6, the Catholic Church commemorates Saint Bruno of Cologne, founder of the Carthusian order of monks who remain... Read more
Former abortion clinic workers detail conversion stories
At a recent conference in Illinois, former abortion workers told the stories of the work that they once thought was... Read more
Immigration policy opening doors for young people
For the last few years, since learning he had entered the United States illegally as a young child, Luis Lucario... Read more
Mountain of evidence revealed as trial of Pope's butler begins
The trial of the Pope Benedict XVI’s former butler began this morning at the Vatican as the 46-year-old Paolo Gabriele... Read more
