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Organization of American States rejects controversial convention
The Organization of American States rejected a treaty which would have pressured member countries to legalize abortion and same-sex unions. Read more
Vatican launches stem cell venture with US company
The Vatican has signed its first ever commercial agreement with an outside company. The contract with U.S.-based bio-pharmaceutical firm NeoStem... Read more
Rome’s rollerblading monk headed to France
Brother Anthony Ariniello is one of the most recognizable and intriguing figures to hit the streets of Rome in recent... Read more
Supreme Court rejects atheist's latest challenge to Pledge of Allegiance
On June 13, the Supreme Court ruled against atheist activist Michael Newdow's latest attempt to remove the words “under God”... Read more
Prop 8 judge not obliged to recuse himself, ruling says
A homosexual judge who overturned California’s 2008 ballot measure defining marriage as the union between a man and a woman... Read more
Vatican diplomat: Farah Hatim case deserves UN intervention
A leading Vatican diplomat said that the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights should intervene in the case of Farah... Read more
Paraguay offers to hold debate on legalization of abortion
Paraguay may move toward the legalization of abortion, according to the country’s permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva. Read more
Plans for Pope Pius XII museum revealed
A leading Italian politician is giving his support to plans for a museum in Rome to commemorate the memory of... Read more
Spanish bishop suspends priest elected to city council
A priest in Spain was suspended after he was elected to public office in the northeastern city of La Gudina. Read more
Without God, man falls into idolatry, Pope warns
“When God disappears, man falls into the slavery of idolatry,” Pope Benedict XVI said at the June 15 General Audience... Read more
NY archbishop warns lawmakers not to reinvent marriage ahead of vote
New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan is concerned that state senators might “re-invent the very definition” of marriage—society's basic institution—as... Read more
Catholic leaders rip 'ludicrous' article for slant against KC bishop (Corrected)
Catholic leaders are calling a recent National Catholic Reporter article “ludicrous” for criticizing Kansas City Bishop Robert W. Finn in... Read more
Syrian uprising risks creating Iraq-like future, Catholic bishop warns
One of Syria’s most respected bishops is condemning the violence in Syria but is also defending the Syrian government’s response... Read more
John Paul II relic placed in Krakow church
A reliquary of Bl. Pope John Paul II’s blood has been placed in the altar of a new church in... Read more
Pope given church replicas for 60th anniversary of priestly ordination
Pope Benedict XVI received replicas of the six most significant churches of his life to mark the 60th anniversary of... Read more
New evangelization must begin with the heart, Pope teaches
The effort to renew the evangelization of mankind begins in the human heart, Pope Benedict XVI told the clergy, religious... Read more
Cardinal Cipriani calls for peace, tolerance in Peru
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima reminded Catholics, “Peru is one family, one sentiment, one geography, one tradition, one way... Read more
Vatican announces first winners of Ratzinger Prize
The first three winners of the inaugural Ratzinger Prize for Theology were announced June 14. Read more
Catholic University of America plans return to single-sex dorms
Catholic University of America plans to return to single-sex dormitories to reduce binge drinking and the “culture of hooking up,”... Read more
New child protection leader says Church can help society fight sex abuse
The new head of the U.S. bishops' youth protection office said that the Catholic Church has the ability to challenge... Read more
