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Cuba sentences four dissidents to prison for government protests
A provincial court in Havana, Cuba has sentenced four dissidents to three to five years in prison for distributing pamphlets... Read more
Australian pilgrim house in Rome ready for visitors
Australians traveling to Rome now have a place that they can call home--Domus Australia – or Australia House. Cardinal George... Read more
Public Rosary in San Francisco to draw thousands
Fifty years after a 1961 public Rosary gathered over half a million people in San Francisco, a Catholic lay group... Read more
Physician sees profit motive behind Planned Parenthood's S. Dakota lawsuit
Planned Parenthood is suing the state of South Dakota, saying its new abortion law threatens women's privacy and free speech.... Read more
US Catholic bishops to consider statement on assisted suicide
The U.S. bishops will debate and vote on a statement that strongly opposes physician assisted suicide--one of the most controversial... Read more
Italy releases over $33 million in Vatican bank assets
Rome's attorney general has released 23 million Euro (over $33 million) in assets belonging to the Institute for Religious Works,... Read more
Pope closes Marian month with reflection on faith and courage
Pope Benedict XVI concluded a month of Marian celebrations with a procession and Rosary in the Vatican Gardens on May... Read more
Church’s 2000-year-old faith remains unchanged, says Vatican official
The new secretary of the Vatican council for promoting evangelization, Archbishop Octavio Ruiz explained that the Church proclaims the same... Read more
‘Today’ show prepares episode from the Vatican
At the end of the June 1 general audience, Pope Benedict XVI greeted NBC anchors Matt Lauer and Al Rocker,... Read more
National Catholic Register is first member in editors' service
Catholic News Agency and EWTN News have announced that the National Catholic Register is the first official member of their new service... Read more
Thieves break into Argentinean basilica, leave priest with hands tied
Three men broke into the rectory of the Basilica of St. Rose of Lima in Buenos Aires, Argentina on May... Read more
Pope points to Moses as model of intercessory prayer
Pope Benedict XVI said at the June 1 general audience that intercessory prayer helps us to grow in deeper knowledge... Read more
New Academy for Life member speaks about need for post-abortion healing
Vicki Thorn, a Wisconsin-based mother of six and recently appointed member of the Pontifical Academy for Life, says that the Church... Read more
Doug Kmiec likely to support Obama for president in 2012
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Malta Doug Kmiec has reiterated his support for President Obama and said he will almost certainly... Read more
Poll finds Americans widely accepting of divorce, premarital sex
A recent Gallup poll found that while Americans remain largely split on several moral issues, the majority in recent years... Read more
Cardinal exhorts candidates in Peru to foster reconciliation
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima is calling on the candidates of Peru’s upcoming presidential runoff election to talk about... Read more
Pope upholds primacy of Gregorian chant (Corrected)
Pope Benedict XVI has reminded church musicians of the primacy of Gregorian chant in the Mass, describing it “as the... Read more
Pope aims to bolster family in Croatia
Pope Benedict XVI will focus on the family during his two day visit to Croatia next month. Plans for his visit... Read more
Archbishop of Tijuana confirms murder of Mexican priest
Archbishop Rafael Romo Munoz of Tijuana, Mexico has confirmed the death of Father Salvador Ruiz Enciso, who disappeared on May... Read more
Father John Haney receives pastor award from NCEA
Father John Haney, administrator of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin Parish and School in Whitehall, Pa. and pastor for... Read more
