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Shrine of Ugandan martyrs visited by 500,000 for feast day
Earlier this month over 500,000 people gathered in northeastern Uganda to celebrate the feast day of Saint Charles Lwanga and... Read more
US bishops launch initiative to teach about unique place of marriage
Seeking to help catechize and educate Catholics on the meaning of marriage as the union of a man and a... Read more
Mexican archbishop calls drug traffickers to repentance
Archbishop Felipe Aguirre Franco of Acapulco, Mexico urged drug traffickers to “abandon” drug trade and instead return to God, who... Read more
Kagan’s abortion comments support ‘massive loophole’ in law, pro-life group says
In Tuesday confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has confirmed her belief that past high court decisions require that... Read more
L’Osservatore Romano suggests soccer was invented by Paraguayan Indians
Amidst the enthusiasm over the World Cup Soccer tournament, L’Osservatore Romano published an article this week arguing that the Guarani... Read more
Sts. Peter and Paul serve as foundation of the Church, Benedict XVI says
Although they carried out different missions, Saints Peter and Paul together form the foundation of the “one, holy, Catholic, Apostolic”... Read more
EU Court rules prohibition of same-sex 'marriage' not a violation of human rights
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France has ruled that European countries that prohibit same-sex marriage are not... Read more
One thousand in Spain sign welcome letter for Pope's upcoming visit
One thousand representatives from across Spain have signed a letter titled, “Letter of support and welcome to the Pope,” in... Read more
Pope says greatest danger to Church is internal pollution
During his address for today's feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, the Holy Father asserted that the “greatest danger” to... Read more
Critics see ruling on Christian Legal Society as blow to religious freedom
Critics lamented the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Monday to dismiss a lawsuit from a Christian student organization seeking to... Read more
Rosary for the Bishop celebrates six months of prayer, global expansion
Thursday, July 1, marks six months since the inauguration of the Rosary for the Bishop campaign, an online website that... Read more
Bishop Kicanas defends Holy Father against protest group
A bishop defended the Holy Father's role in combating clerical sex abuse to a self-described “Catholic” protest group in Arizona,... Read more
Only the family is capable of energizing economy, asserts Spanish family federation
Responding to a new study from Spain's National Statistics Institute (NSI), the Spanish Federation of Large Families said that the... Read more
Benedict XVI sees more progress on horizon for Catholic-Orthodox dialogue
The Holy Father has welcomed a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in light of the celebration of the... Read more
Belgian police search brings out Da Vinci Code comparisons
Last week's search by the Belgian police, deemed "Operation Church," was "worthy of the Da Vinci Code," Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard... Read more
Pope decries search of Belgian archbishop's offices as 'surprising and deplorable'
In a message to Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard after the June 24 raid of the Cathedral of Mechelen and the archbishop's... Read more
Ethics group denounces Spanish political party for hypocrisy on sex-ed
The organization, Professionals for Ethics, denounced the hypocrisy of the Spanish political party, “Partido Popular,” for criticizing the country's new... Read more
Archdiocese of Mexico City: Legalizing gay adoption doesn’t make it moral
The spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico City, Father Hugo Valdemar, said last week that if the country’s Supreme Court... Read more
Pope announces Council for Renewed Evangelization for secularized world
From the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-walls in Rome where he was celebrating First Vespers on the eve of the... Read more
Supreme Court allows sex abuse case against Vatican to proceed
Today the U.S. Supreme Court declined an immunity appeal by the Holy See in a case that attempts to sue... Read more
