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Holy See declares unique copyright on Papal figure
The Vatican made a declaration on the protection of the figure of the Pope on Saturday morning. The statement seeks... Read more
Holy Father declares World War II Pope is Venerable
In a recent round of authorizations by Benedict XVI on Saturday, Pope Pius XII was proclaimed as having displayed exemplary... Read more
Mary MacKillop to become first Australian saint
Blessed Mary MacKillop will soon enter the Canon of Catholic Saints. Saturday morning at the Vatican a second miracle was... Read more
John Paul II declared Venerable, moves one step closer to sainthood
Pope Benedict XVI has signed a decree recognizing the late Pope John Paul II's life of “heroic virtue.” With his... Read more
D.C. mayor signs same-sex ‘marriage’ legislation
Mayor Adrian Fenty of Washington, D.C., has signed a measure recognizing same-sex “marriage” in the District. The law has been... Read more
Abortion clinic escort strikes Planned Parenthood investigator Lila Rose
Legal charges are pending against a male Planned Parenthood escort who struck pro-life activist Lila Rose on the hands on... Read more
President of Italian bishops says climate of 'political hatred' must be overcome
During a Mass attended by numerous government officials, the president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, encouraged lawmakers... Read more
Holy See delegation pushes for 'authentic human ecology' at Copenhagen Conference
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the head of the Vatican delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, addressed the... Read more
Apostolic Visitation to Legionaries of Christ will conclude March 2010
The Legionaries of Christ have announced that the ongoing Apostolic Visitation of the order will end in mid-March 2010 when... Read more
Sen. Casey says faith groups praise his abortion proposal, U.S. bishops not satisfied
Sen. Bob Casey's office released a statement to CNA on Friday afternoon claiming that the senator's abortion compromise has received... Read more
Number of cardinals eligible to vote for Pope drops
Vatican Radio reported today that yet another cardinal has reached the age of retirement. Cardinal Jozef Glemp, Archbishop-emeritus of Warsaw,... Read more
U.S. archbishop and rabbi to hold religious dialogue on satellite radio
SIRIUS XM Radio announced on Thursday that Archbishop Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York and Rabbi Harlan J.... Read more
Socialists vote to approve new abortion law for Spain
Spain’s House of Representatives voted 184 to 158 to pass a reform to the country’s abortion laws that would allow... Read more
Legion of Christ discloses Fr. Maciel's plagiarism to its members
In an effort to distance itself from the wrongdoings of its founder, the Legion of Christ has recently circulated an... Read more
Holy Father to light six-ton Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square
Friday afternoon at sunset, Pope Benedict XVI will flip a switch to turn on the Christmas lights adorning the 27... Read more
Copenhagen summit anti-population 'extremists’ are unscientific, researcher cautions
With the close of the Copenhagen summit on climate change, demographics expert Steven W. Mosher has warned that blaming overpopulation... Read more
Judge upholds ruling against photographers who declined work at homosexual ceremony
Attorneys for a small photography company charged with violating anti-discrimination laws for declining to photograph a same-sex “commitment ceremony” are... Read more
New Catholic radio station launches ‘channel of evangelization’ in Phoenix
A new Catholic radio station launched in Phoenix on Thursday, becoming the 24th station of the Immaculate Heart Radio network... Read more
Organization uses name of Blessed Mother to finance abortions in Mexico city
The Abortion Fund for Social Justice, “Women, Abortion, Reproduction and Accompaniment,” announced this week the launching of the “Maria Network,”... Read more
Catholics help advance Alaska parental notification petition for underage abortion
An Alaskan petition initiative to place a measure requiring parental notification for an underage girl seeking an abortion has collected... Read more
