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Patrick Trueman, former chief of the U.S. Department of Justice Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.

New website to examine harms of pornography ‘pandemic’

Feb 19, 2010

A new website called Pornography Harms has been launched to provide access to credible, peer-reviewed research documenting the ill effects... Read more

Children with same-sex parents prone to suicide, study reveals

Feb 18, 2010

A study presented at the symposium in Mexico, “Homosexual Adoption: What Science Has Discovered,” revealed that most children adopted by... Read more

Archbishop Amil Shamaaoun Nona of Mosul.

Politically motivated murders of Mosul Christians causing emigration, archbishop warns

Feb 18, 2010

Following a series of murders of Christians in Mosul, the Archbishop of Mosul has warned that they all may leave... Read more

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Bishops urge Mexico to conquer mediocrity and violence

Feb 18, 2010

In light of the upcoming elections and the bicentennial celebration of Mexico’s independence, two of the country's bishops have released... Read more

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Roman Missal workshops to prepare clergy and officials for revised liturgy

Feb 18, 2010

As the implementation of the revised Roman Missal approaches, a series of workshops will be offered around the United States... Read more

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Italian bishop defends Cardinal Bertone from newspaper attack

Feb 18, 2010

Il Foglio, a politically influential Italian newspaper, published an article criticizing Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone last Saturday.... Read more

Archbishop Rino Fisichella

Academy for Life members ask Pope to remove archbishop who has caused 'infinite problems'

Feb 18, 2010

In a letter released on Wednesday, five members of the Pontifical Academy for Life criticized the recent actions of their... Read more

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Spanish pro-lifers call upcoming March for Life 'more necessary than ever'

Feb 18, 2010

The spokesperson for Right to Life in Spain, Gador Joya, is calling all Spaniards to join in the country's March... Read more

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Chinese underground Bishop Wang remembered for legacy of faith

Feb 18, 2010

On February 2, at the age of 88, Bishop Raymond Wang Chonglin died after 60 years of priesthood. He leaves... Read more

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'Priestly vocation' to be focus of Vatican retreat

Feb 18, 2010

On Sunday, February 21, the annual spiritual exercises for Pope Benedict and Roman Curia will begin at the Vatican's Redemptoris... Read more

Child trafficking ring unmasked in Pakistan after murder of Christian girl

Feb 18, 2010

Investigators looking into the case 12-year old Shazia Masih, a Christian girl who was tortured, raped and killed on January... Read more

Benedict XVI calls priests to protect communion between God and man

Feb 18, 2010

Pope Benedict hosted priests from the Diocese of Rome in the Vatican's Benediction Hall on Thursday morning for a "lectio... Read more

We must follow Jesus into the Lenten desert, Pope says on Ash Wednesday

Feb 18, 2010

In his homily at the Basilica of Saint Sabina on Ash Wednesday, the Holy Father spoke about returning to the... Read more

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Mississippi collects over 130,000 signatures for Personhood Amendment

Feb 18, 2010

A grass roots organization in Mississippi has amassed over 130,000 signatures in order to place a Personhood amendment on an... Read more

Archbishop Raphael Cheenath of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar.

Charges of Church involvement in Orissa violence ‘baseless,’ Indian archbishop says

Feb 18, 2010

Churchmen and other leaders in India’s Orissa state have rejected a Hindu radical group’s claim that the Church perpetrated violence... Read more

Australian Anglo-Catholic group votes to explore conversion to Catholicism

Feb 18, 2010

By a unanimous vote, the Anglo-Catholic group Forward in Faith Australia has established a working party guided by a Catholic... Read more

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Catholic man charged with violating court order by taking daughter to church

Feb 18, 2010

A Catholic man could face prison after violating a temporary court order that forbade him from taking his toddler to... Read more

USCCB launches Spanish-language marriage support website

Feb 18, 2010

A Spanish-language version of a marriage support website has been launched by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The... Read more

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Secular state would diminish religious freedom, warns Mexican archbishop

Feb 17, 2010

The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, acknowledged that the country has been a secular... Read more

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EWTN reporting on plight of Christians live from Iraq

Feb 17, 2010

Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) has begun live reports from Iraq about the plight of Christians there and elsewhere in... Read more