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Presidential divorce in Guatemala mocks the family, charges expert
A family expert in Guatemala is accusing the country's president and his wife of making “a mockery of the family.”... Read more
US bishops warn of radical secularism in Senate testimony
The U.S. bishops told a Senate subcommittee on March 29 that Catholics face growing threats to their religious liberty because... Read more
Bishop Sheridan calls on Congress to defund abortion providers
Congress should pass the Pence Amendment to defund organizations which offer abortion services, Bishop Michael J. Sheridan of Colorado Springs... Read more
Vatican decree reconciles woman who sought priestly ordination
A former advocate of women's ordination, who later renounced her attempt to be ordained as a deacon and declared her... Read more
Catholic charity mobilizes for Ivory Coast refugees as crisis escalates
Catholic Relief Service is working to provide immediate aid to over 100,000 refugees who've fled the Ivory Coast amid rising... Read more
Christians pray for defeat of Colorado civil unions bill
Colorado Catholics and others in a coalition opposed to a civil unions bill will gather on the state capitol’s eastern... Read more
Church welcomes divorced with mercy, Vatican official affirms
The head of the Vatican's council for the family, affirmed that the Catholic Church always embraces those who are divorced... Read more
Pope sends top Vatican official to Ivory Coast
Internal conflicts in the Ivory Coast that threaten tear the country apart are a cause of such great concern for... Read more
Bishop approves Our Lady of Lourdes healing
Bishop Emmanuel Delmas of Angers, France confirmed the healing of a man at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. Read more
Pope proposes St. Alphonsus Liguori as model for new evangelization
The Church owes a debt of gratitude to the towering figure of St. Alphonsus Maria of Liguori, Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
New Ukrainian Catholic leader seeks restoration of patriarchal status
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, newly enthroned as the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church on March 29, will discuss the... Read more
Bishop Aquila urges clergy not to let ‘lies’ take hold
When bishops and priests are hesitant in exercising their authority, the “father of lies” takes hold of the hearts and... Read more
Conference examines inspiring poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins
The deeply religious poetry of the Jesuit priest Gerard Manley Hopkins was the focus of a conference where participants praised... Read more
As beatification nears, memories of John Paul II surface
With the May 1 beatification of Pope John Paul II fast approaching, those who knew and loved the late pontiff... Read more
Catholic Relief Services resumes food aid in Sudan
Catholic Relief Services announced that it has been allowed resume food distribution in Sudan's West Darfur state after the government... Read more
Argentinean bishops denounce printing press blockade
The Argentinean bishops' committee on justice and peace issued a statement denouncing the March 27 blockade of two printing press... Read more
Caritas bishop sees long days ahead in Japanese rebuilding
Japan’s top Catholic charities official says the people face great challenges rebuilding their lives in the wake of the March... Read more
John Paul II remembered as 'friend of humanity'
Archbishop Piero Marini, who served as Pope John Paul II’s master of liturgical ceremonies, said the late Pope's beatification will... Read more
Good Friday stations will have Augustinian mark
Pope Benedict XVI asked a sister of the order of St. Augustine to author the prayers and meditations that will... Read more
Despite controversy in NYC, pro-life billboards coming to Chicago
A pro-life group plans to continue their billboard campaign in Chicago after a recent ad was pulled in New York... Read more
