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Illinois bishop runs Kansas City Marathon
Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois ran the Kansas City Marathon on Saturday to help raise money and awareness... Read more
Former publisher clarifies Zenit's history, finances
Former Zenit publisher Fr. Thomas Williams has provided financial and historical details about the news agency in the wake of... Read more
Australian bishops to issue Toowoomba statement
The bishops of Australia will issue a joint statement on the troubled diocese of Toowoomba, and it may be published... Read more
Argentinean bishop laments scorn for maternity
Bishop Juan Ruben Martinez of Posadas, Argentina recently lamented the “unusual” contempt for maternity expressed by many authority figures. Read more
Citing ‘global crisis,’ advocates urge Congress to fund religious freedom agency
Catholics and other advocates are urging Congress and the White House not to let partisan politics to put an end... Read more
Psalm 136 reveals God's love throughout history, Pope says
Pope Benedict XVI told pilgrims at this week’s general audience that Psalm 136 summarizes the loving plan of God manifested... Read more
Beatification cause for Carmelite nun opened in Spain
Archbishop Carlos Osoro of Valencia has opened the beatification cause of a Carmelite nun from the Spanish town of Ontinyent. Read more
Pope appoints Archbishop Viganò as new US nuncio
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, 70, was appointed today by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as his official representative to the... Read more
Pope gives North Dakota's capital new bishop
On Oct. 19, Pope Benedict appointed Msgr. David Kagan from the Rockford, Ill. diocese as the new Bishop of Bismarck,... Read more
Immaculate Heart sisters featured in basketball movie
The Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary are featured in the upcoming movie “The Mighty Macs,” an inspirational true... Read more
Canadian journal opens new dialogue on faith's public role
Two Canadian Catholics – one priest and one layman – have launched a new journal aimed at starting an intellectual... Read more
Kenyan archbishop backs military action against Somali militia
The Catholic Archbishop of Mombassa has supported Kenyan military efforts to counter the Al-Shabaab militia in Somalia, but he advises... Read more
US bishops urge Obama to defend religious minorities in Egypt
Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is pressing the Obama administration... Read more
Vatican laments violence at Occupy Wall Street protests in Rome
The director of the Vatican press office, Father Federico Lombardi, denounced the violence that characterized the recent Occupy Wall Street-inspired... Read more
Quotes without God on MLK memorial spark controversy
A new memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington, D.C. is drawing the attention of those who say... Read more
Details of Assisi peace gathering unveiled
The Oct. 27 gathering of religious leaders in Assisi to discuss global peace will include four leading atheists, but will... Read more
Mexican bishop slams Herman Cain for proposing electric fence along border
Bishop Renato Ascencio Leon of Juarez, Mexico has rejected Republican candidate Herman Cain’s suggestion to build an electric fence along... Read more
Changes announced in oversight of Regnum Christi's consecrated laity
Following a review of Regnum Christi, the lay movement affiliated with the Legionaries of Christ, changes will be made in... Read more
Mount Soledad cross supporters will appeal to Supreme Court
A federal appeals court will not review a ruling that the Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial cross is unconstitutional, but supporters... Read more
Patriarch asks Egyptian Christians to pray and persevere
Egypt's Coptic Catholic Patriarch Antonios Naguib has encouraged his flock to “persevere in hardship” and “keep praying,” after the violence... Read more
