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Priest sees hopeful future for Vietnam’s Christians
An official with the Vietnamese bishops’ conference foresees a confident future for the Christian community in Vietnam. He cites the... Read more
Ahead of Benin visit, Pope Benedict seeks prayers
Pope Benedict XVI will visit the West African country of Benin from Nov. 18 to 20 this week. He has... Read more
DOMA unlikely to disappear before 2012 elections
Despite multiple legislative and judicial efforts to fight the Defense of Marriage Act, senators and legal experts agree that the... Read more
New nuncio says Pope places ‘great hope’ in US Church
The new apostolic nuncio to the United States extended Pope Benedict’s love and greetings to the Catholic Church in America... Read more
Bishop Lori calls on US bishops to fight for religious freedom
The U.S. bishops must be “watchmen for the Church” in defending religious freedom, said Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport,... Read more
Mexican bishops grieved by officials' deaths in helicopter crash
The bishops of Mexico sent their condolences to president Felipe Calderon after a helicopter crash took the lives of the... Read more
Colorado Catholic retreat center seriously damaged in fire
Camp Saint Malo, a historic Catholic retreat center in the Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, has suffered serious damage in a... Read more
Church in Cuba grateful for possible visit by Pope Benedict
Cardinal Jaime Ortega of Havana expressed gratitude to Pope Benedict XVI for considering a trip to the country in the... Read more
Catholic Church must renew its appeal, Archbishop Dolan tells conference
The U.S. bishops must work to “renew the appeal of the Church,” which has wounds, like Christ did, said Archbishop... Read more
'Personhood' defeat not a serious setback for pro-life movement
Representatives of the Thomas More Society and the Pro-Life Action League say the defeat of Mississippi's “personhood” initiative does not... Read more
Cardinal Wuerl: New evangelization ‘re-proposes’ Gospel to those who left faith
Facing an “eclipse in the sense of God” in Western society today, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl contends, the Church must... Read more
Pope Benedict: Do not waste your God-given talents and mission
Pope Benedict XVI used his Sunday Angelus address Nov. 13 to remind people that God has given everybody both talents... Read more
Beloved queen St. Margaret of Scotland honored Nov. 16
On Nov. 16, Roman Catholics celebrate the feast of St. Margaret of Scotland, the queen whose devotion, charity and defense... Read more
New Catholic iPhone app ‘ignites’ prayer communities
A new iPhone app called “Ignio” is designed to help Catholics deepen their faith by featuring a digital flame that... Read more
Vatican official urges calm in theology of the body debates
Bishop Jean Laffitte, secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family, said it is important for scholars of Pope John... Read more
Dawn Eden: Penn State scandal a reminder of abuse victims’ needs
The Penn State sex abuse scandal is a time both to remember the harm done by abuse and to help... Read more
Visitation of saint's relics draws Catholics in NJ
It has been more than 150 years since St. John Neumann – then the 4th bishop of Philadelphia – crossed... Read more
Senate requests details on HHS denial of grant to bishops
Twenty-seven U.S. senators requested information on how the Department of Health and Human Services graded applicants for anti-trafficking grants and... Read more
Illinois Catholic charity to split from diocese, offer same-sex adoptions
Catholic Social Services of Southern Illinois announced that will it separate from the Belleville diocese and offer adoptions and foster-care... Read more
Brooklyn Catholics object to crucifix video
Catholic leaders in the Diocese of Brooklyn have objected to a Brooklyn Museum art exhibit’s planned inclusion of a video... Read more
