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Eduardo Verastegui plays Jesus in Peru's Way of the Cross
Mexican actor and pro-life advocate Eduardo Verastegui played the role of Jesus in a Good Friday Way of the Cross... Read more
Thousands join Catholic Church on Easter
Thousands of new Catholics were baptized and thousands more Christians were received into full communion with the Catholic Church at... Read more
Contrasting reasons given for canceling Vatican stem cell congress
Officials at the Pontifical Academy for Life are offering two different and contrasting explanations for canceling a controversial summit that... Read more
Catholic University students help design hermitage in busy DC
Architecture students at The Catholic University of America are seeing their design efforts come to life through a project to... Read more
Cardinal, former Syrian Patriarch, dies in Rome
Cardinal Ignace Moussa Daoud, the former patriarch of the Syrian Catholic Church, died in Rome on April 7, the morning... Read more
Catholics urged to imitate St. Thomas More in contraception battle
Catholics should follow the example of St. Thomas More in their current conflict with the Obama administration, said Fr. Paul... Read more
Live your faith in the marketplace, cardinal tells business leaders
Christians should integrate their faith with their work in the private sector, the head of the Pontifical Council for Justice... Read more
Over 40 Cuban dissidents arrested in new wave of repression
The Cuban Commission on Human Rights reported that 43 dissidents have been detained by the Communist government in a new... Read more
On Easter morning, Pope proclaims Christ as source of hope amid suffering
Jesus Christ is “present as a force of hope through his Church,” Pope Benedict XVI announced in his Easter greeting... Read more
Faith is the true ‘enlightenment,’ Pope says at Easter Vigil
Faith, which reveals God’s light to humanity, is the "true enlightenment," Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed on April 7 as he... Read more
Cardinal O’Brien exhorts Christians to wear crosses
Scottish Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s Easter Sunday homily will call for Christians to make the cross more prominent in their lives... Read more
‘Shear guts’ – Maryvale grad goes bald for charity
Just minutes before she was to have her long golden locks shaved off for charity, 24-year-old Erin Shannon spoke of... Read more
Christ's crucifixion a source of hope for families, Pope says
Pope Benedict XVI said that although families around the world today are facing many challenges, Jesus' death on the cross... Read more
Attorney sees Easter as opportunity to voice religious freedom
Easter Sunday will mark not only the celebration of Christ's resurrection, but will also serve as an opportunity to express... Read more
Efforts to defend marriage intensify in Maryland
A month after the state of Maryland approved a bill to legalize “gay marriage,” local initiatives to block the legislation... Read more
Only union with God brings freedom, Pope says on Holy Thursday
At the Mass of the Supper of the Lord on Holy Thursday, Pope Benedict said that men and women find... Read more
Pope Benedict: fidelity to Jesus is source of change in the Church
During his homily at the Chrism Mass celebrated the morning of Holy Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI said that humble fidelity... Read more
Did NY Times columnist invent story of Catholic-turned-abortionist?
A New York Times writer is facing allegations that he embellished or fabricated the story of a college classmate who... Read more
Xavier University to halt contraception, sterilization coverage
Xavier University president Fr. Michael J. Graham, S.J. has directed the Jesuit school to stop its health plan's insurance coverage... Read more
Irish broadcaster discontinues program that falsely accused priest
Irish broadcaster RTE has ended its current affairs series “Prime Time Investigates” after a news report last year falsely claimed... Read more
