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Pope to visit Malta, might meet with sex abuse victims
At a press briefing this morning, the Holy See’s press office director, Fr. Federico Lombardi, responded to questions about the... Read more
Vatican analyst denounces anti-Catholic media bias
Vatican analyst Andrea Tornielli published a column this week discussing the Associated Press' manipulation of a letter from then-Cardinal Joseph... Read more
Stupak’s health care compromise was not a victory, Catholic leader argues
Despite initially withstanding “tremendous pressure” to abandon his pro-life demands on health care reform, Rep. Bart Stupak’s (D-Mich.) decision to... Read more
Concern for fetal pain drives Nebraska to enact abortion ban at 20 weeks
Citing evidence that unborn children feel pain, Nebraska lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill banning abortion at 20 weeks or... Read more
Pedophilia is not linked to celibacy, but homosexuality, says Cardinal Bertone
During a lengthy press conference in Chile, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, was asked about the possible... Read more
Archbishop Chaput takes immediate action on sex abuse allegation in Denver
Archbishop Charles Chaput removed a priest from active duty in the Archdiocese of Denver the day after an allegation was... Read more
Benedict XVI accepts no excuses for abuse, say Chilean bishops
During his keynote address for the opening of the 99th Plenary Assembly of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro... Read more
Vatican announces members of Medjugorje commission
Today the Vatican announced the individual members of the commission created by the Holy See to investigate the alleged apparitions... Read more
Head of Italian bishops praises Pope's efforts to cleanse the Church
Pope Benedict XVI is leading a “self-examination” of the Church to rid it of the individuals who are responsible for... Read more
Undercover video exposes abortion clinic misinformation about fetal development
A new undercover video from pro-life investigators shows medically inaccurate abortion counseling at a Milwaukee Planned Parenthood clinic. A staffer... Read more
Connecticut bishops warn against statute of limitations bill
A Connecticut bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations on civil lawsuits in cases of sexual abuse targets the... Read more
Complaints dropped against Maine school counselor who supported marriage
Last Friday, a state licensing board in Maine dismissed two charges against a high school counselor which were made due... Read more
Vatican prefect says religion in schools is the tool for understanding others
Last week at the 15th European Forum for the Teaching of Religion, the prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education,... Read more
Cardinal Bertone delivers statue of Our Lady of Carmel to Chile
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, celebrated Mass on Sunday at the Cathedral of Santiago and officially presented a... Read more
Pro-abortion nominee Dawn Johnsen withdraws bid for Office of Legal Council
Dawn Johnsen announced her decision last Friday to withdraw her bid for the White House Office of Legal Council, citing... Read more
AP guilty of bad journalism in Oakland abuse reporting, says Ignatius Press founder
Responding to a recent Associated Press article that claimed a 1985 letter showed then-Cardinal Ratzinger “stalled” the case of a... Read more
Legion reacts to ‘slanderous publication’ in Spanish newspaper
Responding to allegations made in an interview published yesterday by the Spanish newspaper, El Mundo, the regional director of the... Read more
Canon lawyer: New guide on responding to abuse shows Church is serious
The Holy See released a document today outlining the procedures used by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith... Read more
European statisticians cast doubt on C-14 dating of Shroud of Turin
Results of radiocarbon dating carried out by three laboratories in 1988 which placed the origins of the Shroud in the... Read more
Abuse scandals not exclusive to Catholic church, asserts Mexican lawyer
The president of the College of Catholic Lawyers in Mexico, Armando Martinez, addressed the Mexican Bishops’ Conference last week and... Read more
