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Diocese of Columbus launches Facebook application to encourage vocations
The Office of Vocations for the Diocese of Columbus has hired a marketing firm to develop and manage a Facebook... Read more
Life with Down Syndrome baby 'normal and beautiful,' says blogger
Professional photographer and blogger Kelle Hampton recently discussed her experience in giving birth to a baby with Down Syndrome in... Read more
White House Easter Egg Roll ticket giveaway excludes private schools, parents say
The White House has announced it has reserved 3,000 free tickets for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll for... Read more
Settlement reached in free speech dispute between Illinois city and pro-lifers
The city of Aurora, Illinois has settled a lawsuit alleging it violated the First Amendment rights of protesters of a... Read more
Bishops call on Pakistani government to combat anti-Christian persecution
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha, has condemned the recent anti-Christian attacks in the country... Read more
USCCB communications department to undergo reorganization
On Thursday, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' communications office released a statement detailing changes that the department will soon... Read more
Stable family life essential to healthy society, Pope emphasizes to Nordic bishops
Meeting with the bishops of Scandinavia this morning on the occasion of their "ad limina" visit, the Holy Father placed... Read more
Commission notes urgency of unity in Chinese Catholic Church
A joint Vatican-Chinese commission to discuss the matter of formation of priests and religious within the Church of China wrapped... Read more
Human life under attack in Peru, cardinal warns
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, warned this week that human life from the moment of conception is... Read more
Iraqi youth use technology to join celebrations in St. Peter's Square
Fr. Rayan P. Atto's parish in Mar Qardagh ad Erbil, Iraq will be "present" for the Pope's celebration for World... Read more
Holy Father accepts no excuses for clerical abuse, affirms cardinal
The president of the Italian bishops’ conference, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, remarked this week that in the Holy Father's pastoral letter... Read more
Pilgrims to Shroud of Turin will see a 'mirror of the Gospel,' Cardinal Poletto says
Cardinal Severino Poletto, custodian of the Holy Shroud and Archbishop of Turin, was in Rome on Thursday morning to officially... Read more
Many artists desire to renew partnership with the Church, Vatican official affirms
The president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, noted this week that during Pope Benedict XVI’s most... Read more
Vatican records from World War II era now online
The Holy See announced today that documents that had only been available in hard-copy in libraries are now available online... Read more
Fr. Lombardi explains Vatican response to sexual abuse by Wisconsin priest
The New York Times printed an article on Wednesday in which they alleged that in the 1990s the prefect of... Read more
Rep. Smith sees Google's China decision as boost for human rights
In a congressional statement on Wednesday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) praised the internet company Google for its decision to stop censoring... Read more
Archbishop Beuchlein, facing tumor surgery, reflects on the nature of illness
Archbishop of Indianapolis Daniel M. Beuchlein, O.S.B., will undergo surgery to remove a small tumor as a precautionary measure, he... Read more
Pilgrims in England to walk 120 miles, bear life-sized cross
During the upcoming Holy Week, pilgrims from multiple areas in England will walk 120 miles around the country carrying a... Read more
Catholic Health Association benefits financially from new health care bill, says critic
In a Catholic Advocate article on Wednesday, author Anne Hendershott criticized the Catholic Health Association's (CHA) support for the new... Read more
Rep. Stupak defends executive order on abortion funding
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) has defended President Obama’s executive order intended to bar taxpayer dollars from funding abortion under the... Read more
