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Pope highlights call for 'firm' and 'planted' youth in WYD 2011 message
Speaking to youth in his message for World Youth Day 2011, Pope Benedict XVI said that the young person's relationship... Read more
Benedict XVI: All Christians, including the Pope, are called to prayer
“Without prayer … we can do nothing,” said the Pope while commemorating the legacy of Leo XIII. Joining in the... Read more
Pro-Obama Catholic group plans to launch news business
Chris Korzen, Executive Director of Catholics United, told CNA in an e-mail last Friday that his group is getting ready to... Read more
Pope appoints new 'ambassador' to stricken Iraqi Catholics
Benedict XVI appointed Monsignor Giorgio Lingua as the Holy See's representative to Iraq and Jordan on Saturday. The new apostolic... Read more
Parents told to ensure respect is the first rule for students’ online behavior
Many children and teenagers return to school this fall with thoughts of text messages, Facebook posts and Twitter alerts dancing... Read more
Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good closes offices, ceases 'most operations'
A member of the advisory board for the group Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good (CACG) confirmed to CNA on Friday... Read more
Reacting to court ruling on stem cells, Rep. DeGette pushes bill to fund embryo-destroying research
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) claims to have wide support for proposed legislation to permit government funding for embryo-killing research and... Read more
Benedict XVI, like predecessors, to remember Pope Leo XIII with visit
The Holy Father will be traveling to Pope Leo XIII's hometown to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth. It is not... Read more
Mexican governor says feminists lied about women being imprisoned for abortion
The governor of the Mexican state of Guanajuato, Juan Manuel Oliva Ramirez, expressed regret this week that some feminist groups... Read more
Chilean cardinal delivers gifts from Benedict XVI to trapped miners' families
Rosaries blessed personally by Pope Benedict XVI were received by family members on behalf of each of the miners buried... Read more
Church is depending on youth, writes Benedict XVI in WYD 2011 message
Drawing on the metaphor of a plant that grows firm on a foundation of strong roots, Pope Benedict XVI asked... Read more
Three Catholic hospitals in Catalonia reportedly distributing abortion pill
The Spanish newspaper ABC reported this week that at least three Catholic hospitals in the region of Catalonia are distributing... Read more
Hawking's new book does not dismiss the real God from creation, Jesuit scholars say
Dr. Stephen Hawking's new book, “The Grand Design,” makes the bold claim that the universe “created itself from nothing” based... Read more
Sistine Chapel has too many visitors, warns Vatican Museums director
Twenty thousand visitors a day are taking their toll on Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel masterpieces. At the conclusion of a summer... Read more
Founder of Catholic reproductive health institute reflects on answering call of 'Humane Vitae'
Catholic medical professionals, clergy and lay people from across the United States and around the world are gathering this weekend... Read more
Rhode Island parish prepares for Hurricane Earl
Despite Hurricane Earl’s projected path, which could see the Category 3 storm lashing some parts of the Rhode Island coast... Read more
Catholic elementary school makes run at $500,000 prize
Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic School, a 480 student elementary school in Missouri is competing for half a million... Read more
Bishop Olmsted says ‘divisive’ attempted ordination of woman harms Church
The Catholic Bishop of Phoenix responded Wednesday to a priest’s reported participation in an attempted priestly ordination of a woman.... Read more
Full recovery expected for Ambassador Kmiec
Reports from Malibu, California indicated on Wednesday that the U.S. Ambassador to Malta, Douglas Kmiec, was expected to make a... Read more
Pro-life leader criticizes professor’s support for coercive sterilization
A British professor’s call to sterilize by force members of society who would be “inadequate parents” prompted criticism from the... Read more
