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Year of Faith is Pope's response to 'profound crisis'
The upcoming 2012-2013 “Year of Faith” seeks to awaken humanity at a critical moment, Pope Benedict XVI said as he... Read more
Bells to welcome Pope upon arrival in Mexico
Father Jorge Raul Villegas, the director of logistics for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Leon, said church bells throughout the... Read more
Days after HHS mandate, White House honors Catholic educators
Despite the White House’s recent effort to honor people committed to Catholic education, analysts are cautioning about seeing the gesture... Read more
Pittsburgh bishop: contraception mandate tells Catholics ‘To hell with you!’
The new federal contraception mandate is “like a slap in the face” that says “To Hell with you!” to Catholics... Read more
Archbishop Dolan says Obama administration 'treats pregnancy as disease'
Cardinal-designate Timothy M. Dolan, head of the U.S. bishops' conference, says the Obama administration has revoked the religious freedom of... Read more
Next Church doctor is model for evangelization
Today's world can learn a lot from St. John of Avila, according to those who have studied the life of... Read more
Fr. Lombardi: Vatican corruption charges ‘well beyond reality’
The official Vatican spokesman says an Italian television broadcast claiming to disclose financial corruption at the Vatican exaggerated the situation. Read more
Spanish government seeks to add parental consent to abortion law
Spain’s Minister of Justice, Alberto Ruiz Gallardon, announced on Jan. 25 that the government will work to change the country’s... Read more
Cardinal Wuerl thinks Church can win contraception fight
Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C. believes that the Church can win its fight against the Obama administration’s contraception mandate... Read more
Minnesota governor rejects plan for stadium near basilica
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton does not want the Vikings' new football stadium to be built near the Basilica of Saint... Read more
Panicked Catholics flee violence in northern Nigeria
As many as 35,000 people have fled their homes in northern Nigeria after continuing attacks from the Islamic extremist group... Read more
Crisis gives reason to reflect on human existence, says Spanish archbishop
Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez of Toledo, Spain recently spoke of the impact a crisis can have on humanity. Read more
Hearing highlights human rights abuses in Vietnam
Witnesses at a Jan. 24 House subcommittee hearing on human rights abuses in Vietnam urged the U.S. government to intervene... Read more
Catholics United’s defense of contraception mandate draws criticism
A Democratic-leaning Catholic group’s favorable reaction to the Obama administration’s new contraception mandate is being criticized for neglecting the threat... Read more
Pope asks Catholics to pray for Christian unity
Jesus’ “priestly prayer” at the Last Supper for Christian unity should inspire Catholics to pray and work for it, Pope... Read more
Nothing has changed with papal approval, explains Neocatechumenal priest
Father Ricardo Reyes Castillo, a member of the Neocatechumenal Way, said Pope Benedict XVI’s approval of the movement’s non-liturgical celebrations... Read more
Bethlehem university takes concerns to Vatican
The Israeli-built wall between Jerusalem and the West Bank is deterring staff and students from attending Bethlehem Catholic University, officials... Read more
LA archbishop calls on Catholics to oppose HHS mandate
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles urged lay Catholics to defend the faith after the Department of Health and... Read more
Church leaders in England stress unity as secularism spreads
Catholic and Coptic Orthodox leaders in England are encouraging unity between the two churches as society grows increasingly hostile to... Read more
Washington archbishop testifies against state's 'gay marriage' bill
A Washington state bill that would recognize same-sex “marriage” poses a “grave challenge” to the common good, Archbishop of Seattle... Read more
