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Spanish presidential candidate pledges to sign euthanasia law if elected
The Socialist party’s candidate for Spain’s upcoming presidential elections on Nov. 20. has stated that if elected, his first act... Read more
Ahead of inmate’s execution, Florida Catholic bishops seek clemency
The Catholic bishops of Florida have asked Gov. Rick Scott to stay the execution of Manuel Valle, who was convicted... Read more
Indian archbishop urges peace on anniversary of anti-Christian violence
On the third anniversary of the outbreak of massive anti-Christian violence in Orissa state, a local Catholic archbishop has appealed... Read more
Biden accused of 'selling out' Chinese with one-child remarks
A leading human rights advocate in the U.S. House of Representatives says Vice President Joe Biden betrayed Chinese women and... Read more
World Youth Day nets $230 million for Madrid
Arturo Fernandez, the president of Madrid’s House of Commerce said Aug. 22 that hotels, transportation services and businesses in the... Read more
Catholics caught in crossfire as Libyan violence continues
As Libya's conflict rages on between rebel forces and troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi, Catholics in the capital city of... Read more
Catholic doctors’ group launches petition against contraception mandate
The St. Gianna Physician’s Guild has launched an online petition asking the Obama administration to remove references to contraception and... Read more
Fertility monitoring software is natural family planning's 'new face'
The developer of new fertility management software says it is becoming the “new face” for natural family planning. It can... Read more
Pope ‘almost moved to tears’ during World Youth Day, says cardinal
Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela of Madrid, Spain recalled that Pope Benedict was “emotionally moved many times, almost to tears,”... Read more
Voris will address legal trouble, restrict controversial staffer's duties
RealCatholicTV's Senior Executive Producer Michael Voris says he'll seek to restore his nonprofit corporation's good standing with the state of... Read more
Organizers praise well-behaved World Youth Day crowds
World Youth Day 2011 organizers have said they are “proud” of the young people who participated in last week’s events... Read more
US bishops help preserve Catholic identity of closed Belgian seminary
The U.S. bishops have entrusted their recently closed Belgian seminary to the local Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven in order to... Read more
Bishops' immigration expert calls new policy a step in the right direction
The U.S. bishops' migration policy head, Kevin Appleby, said that the Obama administration's decision to suspend deportation of illegal immigrants... Read more
Take the World Youth Day experience back home, says Pope Benedict
Pope Benedict XVI left Spain on the evening of August 21, after giving a challenge to the million-plus young people who... Read more
World Youth Day volunteers receive Pope's gratitude
Pope Benedict XVI took time on August 21 to thank World Youth Day 2011 volunteers, saying they made pilgrims feel... Read more
A rare breed: the World Youth Day pilgrim from communist China
The final Mass of World Youth Day was a sea of national flags. In the million-strong crowd, however, it was... Read more
Guadalupe rose visits Iowa parishes
Three silver roses, carefully crafted in Mexico to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, are traveling through North America, with one... Read more
Pope announces next World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro in Brazil will host World Youth Day in 2013, Pope Benedict XVI told a million young pilgrims... Read more
At closing Mass, Pope tells youth to follow Christ through his Church
Pope Benedict XVI told over a million young pilgrims to World Youth Day that the best way to a personal... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI defends the dignity of the disabled
Pope Benedict XVI visited a center for mentally and physically disabled young people as part of his World Youth Day... Read more
