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Knights of Columbus resolve to promote life and marriage, defend the Pope
The Knights of Columbus closed their 128th Supreme Convention today in Washington, D.C., approving several resolutions renewing the fraternal organization's... Read more
Pro-life leaders 'deeply' troubled by Kagan confirmation
After Solicitor General Elena Kagan was confirmed on Thursday as the next U.S. Supreme Court Justice, pro-life groups reacted to... Read more
Pope remembers victims of Congo river ferry tragedy
Pope Benedict XVI asked God to welcome the dead and comfort the living after a tragic boat accident occurred in... Read more
New evangelization and defense of marriage are priorities for K of C, says Supreme Knight
In an exclusive interview with CNA, Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson explained that the priorities of the Knights of Columbus... Read more
Abortion law in Spain is dividing society, argue pro-life groups
Pro-life associations in Spain said this week that a 6-5 ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court refusing to suspend the... Read more
Speaker Pelosi avoids question about unborn Jesus’ right to life
Citing her previous references to the Incarnation, a journalist recently asked legal abortion supporter House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) at... Read more
More than 50,000 altar servers on Rome pilgrimage experience communion
The pilgrimage that brought altar boys and girls to Rome en masse this week concluded on a high note at... Read more
Catholic Charities relief effort for victims of Gulf oil spill running out of funds
Efforts to help those affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill are running out of funds, Catholic Charities of the... Read more
Permitting TV ad for abortion organization is ‘dishonest,’ pro-life group says
A British pro-life group has criticized a ruling allowing the broadcast of a television advertisement by Marie Stopes International (MSI),... Read more
Archbishop of Toledo walks 13 miles with youth on pilgrimage route
This week Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez of Toledo, Spain accompanied 750 young people on a 13 mile leg of the Way... Read more
Pro-family groups decry Prop. 8 ruling allowing same-sex 'marriage'
Critics are denouncing Wednesday's ruling by a U.S. district judge who struck down the voter-approved Proposition 8, a measure that... Read more
US Catholic bishops say Prop. 8 ruling misuses the law
After U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker struck down California's Proposition 8 on Wednesday afternoon, Cardinal Francis George, president of the... Read more
Catholic Church remembers St. John Vianney, the 'revolutionary of love'
The secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy, Archbishop Mauro Piacenza, wrote an article for today’s feast of St. John... Read more
Benedict XVI statue planned for famous Spanish pilgrimage route
A sculpture of Pope Benedict XVI will be erected in Santiago de Compostela, Spain by the time he visits the... Read more
California judge strikes down Prop. 8 citing 'fundamental right to marry'
A California federal judge issued a ruling this afternoon striking down Proposition 8, which defined marriage as between man and... Read more
K of C program helps Haitian children who lost limbs in earthquake
Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson announced today that the Knights of Columbus will “come to the aid of every Haitian... Read more
Holy Father prays for victims of fires and floods, asks for solidarity
After Wednesday's general audience, the Holy Father prayed for the victims of the recent natural disasters in different regions in... Read more
Bishop defends marriage, says laws must stem from reason, not feelings or emotions
This week, Auxiliary Bishop Fernando Chomali of Santiago spoke up in defense of marriage and remarked that all laws must... Read more
Institute warns Mexicans of gay adoption's negative impact
The Mexican Institute of Sexual Orientation (MISO) recently launched a campaign to inform the public of the negative consequences of... Read more
Cardinal Rigali to Knights of Columbus: 'The Church needs you'
During Mass on Tuesday morning for the 128th Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus, Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of... Read more
