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Regnum Christi visitation to focus on consecrated members, leaders say
Contrary to previous reports, leaders from the Regnum Christi Movement stressed that the visitation to be conducted by Church officials... Read more
Argentinean lawmakers reject violence at women’s conference
Lawmakers in the province of Chaco, Argentina have passed a resolution condemning the violence carried out by a group of... Read more
Pro-life leader says she's facing prosecution for using Catholic bishops' message
Ohio voters this November won't be seeing a controversial ad campaign that accuses Ohio Representative Steve Driehaus of betraying his pro-life... Read more
Bishop notes that vasectomies and tubal ligations are mutilations of the body
The Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia reminded Catholics this week that sterilization procedures are mutilations of the... Read more
80,000 expected to rally for education at Vatican
Education is important to the Catholic Church in Italy and many want to demonstrate that. That’s why tens of thousands,... Read more
Amnesty International pressures Peru to legalize abortion
Amnesty International has announced it will give Peru's ministry of health a petition signed by 11,000 people calling for the... Read more
Pope Benedict appeals for aid to tsunami and flood victims
Indonesia has been rocked by simultaneous catastrophes this week, leaving hundreds dead and many others displaced. Pope Benedict XVI appealed... Read more
Architect of Barcelona's Church of Holy Family could be beatified in 2016
The Association for the Beatification of Antoni Gaudi stated this week that the architect could possibly be beatified in 2016. ... Read more
Holy women as important as priests in Church history, Pope says
The 14th-century St. Bridget of Sweden is a “powerful example of feminine sanctity” and a model for Christian families and... Read more
Mass. bishops emphasize sanctity of life, traditional marriage in upcoming elections
Bishops in Massachusetts are emphasizing the importance of voters protecting the sanctity of life and upholding traditional marriage in the... Read more
Ohio billboard case on abortion funding in health care law advances
A federal judge ruled Oct. 26 that Rep. Steve Driehaus’ complaint against the Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) may... Read more
Nearly 80,000 youth offer thanks for rescue of Chilean miners
Some 80,000 young people joined in the 20th Youth Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Teresa of the Andes to thank... Read more
Pope stresses unity of global human family as theme of upcoming migrant’s day
Pope Benedict XVI announced the theme of “One Human Family” as the message of the 97th World Day of Migrants... Read more
Families need God to in order to authentically develop, says Peruvian cardinal
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, noted this week that the family needs God in order to... Read more
Acknowledging mistakes, CCHD leaders pledge new fidelity to Catholic principles
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) launched a program of “review and renewal” on October 26, acknowledging mistakes and... Read more
Ann Arbor Dominican sisters to buy John Paul II Center in DC
To accommodate their rapidly growing community, the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist announced today that they will... Read more
Swiss Catholics outraged by parish decision to distribute condoms
A parish in the Swiss city of Lucerne recently launched a controversial campaign to distribute condoms to young people. While... Read more
Cardinal calls for aid to stop spread of cholera in Haiti
The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, has called on the World Health Organization to send... Read more
Pro-life issues are the ‘untold story’ of 2010 midterm elections
While media pundits have focused on economic issues as key in the 2010 U.S. elections, pro-life leaders say abortion is... Read more
Canadian bishop recovering from head trauma after late-night assault
The Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, remains hospitalized after suffering severe head trauma in a beating at the rectory of... Read more
