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Catholic Church shows ‘robust’ growth in U.S. membership, new report says
The Catholic Church’s membership in the United States grew at the “robust” rate of about 1.5 percent in 2008, according... Read more
Church to commemorate life of woman with troubled childhood
On Thursday, February 25, the Church will celebrate the life of Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani, a 19th century candidate for... Read more
U.S. team beats Brazil in first match of priest/seminarian soccer tournament
Saturday morning on the artificial turf of the Knights of Columbus soccer field at the Pontifical Oratory of St. Peter,... Read more
Universal Church sees increase in seminarians, reports Pontifical Yearbook
The number of Catholics worldwide rose by 19 million from 2007 to 2008 according to the Vatican almanac presented to... Read more
Patriarch of Constantinople’s new encyclical defends Catholic-Orthodox dialogue
Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople’s newest encyclical encourages dialogue between the Orthodox Church and other Christian churches and laments those who... Read more
Bishop Jackels urges young adults to develop a living relationship with Jesus
Bishop Michael O. Jackels of Wichita, Kansas talked about his journey into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ to about... Read more
Expert calls for historic objectivity in judging Pius XII
In an article in the March edition of Pagine ebraiche, the most influential monthly magazine for the Jewish community in... Read more
Benedict XVI urges airports to protect integrity of travelers
Meeting with members of two Italian aviation-related agencies on Saturday in the Nervi Room of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Benedict... Read more
Catholic Athletes for Christ urges virtue instead of Olympic sexual license
Reports of post-competition partying and condom hand-outs at the Olympics show the need for Catholic athletes to be grounded in... Read more
Mexicans seek 50,000 signatures to stop same-sex 'marriage'
Various civil and religious associations of Mexico, united under the organization “Man+Woman=Marriage,” are working to collect 50,000 online signatures from... Read more
Caritas Haiti working to make Haitians part of redevelopment
The director general of Caritas Haiti was at Caritas Internationalis' Vatican headquarters this week. In meetings to discuss the current... Read more
Professor says Spain's new law will not reduce abortions
The head of the Genetics department at the University of Alcala in Spain, Nicolas Jouve de la Barreda, warned this week... Read more
Announcement of Brother André’s canonization causes elated reaction
The announcement of Bl. Brother André’s Oct. 17 canonization has caused a grateful reaction and much anticipation among Catholics and... Read more
Cardinal reminds faithful: Christ wants true conversion, not hypocrisy
The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, reminded Catholics during Mass on Ash Wednesday to strive for a... Read more
Benedict XVI to participate in March 14 ecumenical celebration
The president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal Walter Kasper, announced this week that Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
'Thriller' makes Vatican list of top 10 albums
The Holy See's newspaper has released its picks for the "top ten" albums "to take to a desert island." Among... Read more
Vatican spokesman: Pope has not received letter from Academy for Life members
A statement written and released this week by members of the Pontifical Academy for Life against the actions of their... Read more
Canada, Poland and Australia among nations to have new saints
A half dozen Catholics will officially join the ranks of the Church's canonized saints this autumn. Pope Benedict XVI and... Read more
Repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ could affect military chaplains’ religious freedom
Proposed changes allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the military could marginalize military chaplains from religions which consider homosexual acts... Read more
Woman who brandished knife at abortion clinic protester now glad she did not abort
A pregnant woman who brandished a knife at a pro-life advocate outside a Minnesota abortion clinic is now grateful the... Read more
