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Benedict XVI admits 'shock' at sexual abuses, says healing for victims is top priority
The Pope has expressed his “shock” and “great sadness” due to sexual abuses by members of clergy. Victims of abuse must... Read more
Downsizing of Catholics in Alliance creates debate over Catholic political funding
The closure of the offices of the Democrat-leaning group Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good (CACG) has prompted debate... Read more
Holy Father 'not worried' about UK's history of anti-Catholicism
The Holy Father remarked that it was with “great courage and joy” that he traveled to Great Britain on Thursday.... Read more
British ad regulator bans ice cream ad with pregnant nun
With the papal visit to the U.K. about to begin, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of Great Britain has banned... Read more
Priests have been 'worse' than silent on contraception, says canon law expert
Adding to Vatican analyst Sandro Magister's recent commentary on the issue of widespread contraception use among Catholics today, a noted... Read more
Morning-after pill distorts abortion figures in Spain, experts assert
The president of the Institute for Family Policy in Spain, Eduardo Hertfelder, charged this week that the widespread distribution of... Read more
New project to help preserve Cardinal Newman’s manuscripts and spread his ideas
The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS) has launched a project to help preserve the handwritten manuscripts of the nineteenth-century convert and... Read more
Columnist denounces ‘media charade’ over infanticide cases in Mexico
A columnist from the Mexican newspaper El Universal has denounced the recent “media charade” carried out by abortion supporters that... Read more
UK prime minister offers Pope Benedict 'very warm welcome'
Two days before the official state visit of Pope Benedict XVI to England and Scotland, British Prime Minister David Cameron... Read more
Tony Blair highlights intellectual courage of Cardinal Newman and Benedict XVI
On the eve of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the United Kingdom this week, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair... Read more
Role of Church is to lead us to heaven, teaches Spanish archbishop
During a Mass of Thanksgiving for the beatification of Capuchin Friar Leopold of Alpandeire, Archbishop Javier Martinez of Granada recalled... Read more
Church indebted to courageous women, teaches Holy Father
Continuing his theme on women's contributions to the Church throughout history, Pope Benedict recalled the life of St. Clare of... Read more
Writer blasts secular Britain’s anti-Catholicism in run-up to papal visit
Belfast-born author and journalist Leo McKinstry has said an anti-Catholic mood before the papal visit to the U.K. is comparable... Read more
Fr. Robert Barron to launch national Catholic television show on WGN America
Fr. Robert Barron of the Archdiocese of Chicago will begin broadcasting a weekly national television show on WGN America to... Read more
Detroit's first Native American priest chosen as cultural consultant for USCCB
Father Maurice Henry Sands, pastor of St. Alfred parish in Taylor, Michigan, has been appointed as a consultant to the... Read more
Washington DC archbishop to speak on faith's role in shaping society
Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C. is slated to lecture on the topic of religious faith in shaping American society... Read more
Impact of WYD 2011 depends on spiritual preparation, say organizers
The organizing committee for World Youth Day Madrid 2011 recently published a pastoral plan to assist young people in preparing... Read more
Peace and brotherhood are found in Christ, Archbishop Gomez teaches on 9/11 anniversary
Celebrating the Holy Mass of Cultures last Saturday at Los Angeles' Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Archbishop Jose... Read more
Benedict XVI urges families to place Christ at center of their homes
In a message sent to families participating in the 21st Marian Day of the Family in the Spanish city of... Read more
Peruvian cardinal laments society’s attacks on the family
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, asserted this week that the family must be protected. “If we attack... Read more
