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Benedict given honorary citizenship by Italian Village
Following Wednesday's general audience held in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, the Holy Father was given honorary citizenship to Introd,... Read more
Wisconsin ‘pro-choice Catholic’ group is disowning Catholic heritage, Archbishop Listecki states
A self-described Wisconsin Catholic group which holds that Catholics can disregard Church teaching on abortion, contraception and human sexuality is... Read more
Brazilian bishops condemn killing of priest
The Bishops’ Conference of Brazil has condemned the murder of Father Alvino Broering, who was stabbed to death on Monday... Read more
Pope does not belong to church of Al Gore, Italian analyst writes
“The Pope denounces the ecological crisis but does belong to the church of Al Gore," wrote Giuliano Ferrara, director of... Read more
Caritas Jerusalem assists 10,000 families in Gaza Strip
Since January of this year, Caritas Jerusalem has worked untiringly to assist more than 10,000 families in the Gaza Strip,... Read more
Natural law must be used to combat 'dictatorship of relativism,' Pope teaches
The Holy Father addressed pilgrims on Wednesday morning with a message that applied of the medieval theologian John of Salisbury's... Read more
Gutting Dornan Amendment, Senate approves local funding for abortions in D.C.
On Sunday the U.S. Senate approved a $447 billion omnibus bill with an altered Dornan Amendment, a ban that previously restricted funding... Read more
Wisconsin state senator calls for Planned Parenthood inquiry, cites video evidence
Following the release of an undercover video showing staffers at a Wisconsin Planned Parenthood clinic giving false information to a... Read more
Federal appellate court to review San Francisco board’s anti-Catholic resolution
A full panel of judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments concerning the constitutionality of... Read more
Actor blames Catholic Church for lack of Golden Compass sequels
Actor Sam Elliot has blamed the Catholic Church for stopping sequels from being made to the Golden Compass movie based... Read more
Vatican Apostolic Library to re-open doors in September of 2010
L’Osservatore Romano announced this week that the Vatican Apostolic Library, which was closed for renovation on July 14, 2007, will... Read more
U.S. Bishops praise efforts to increase Latino enrollment
Bishop Thomas J. Curry, chairman of the U.S. Bishops' Committee on Catholic Education and an auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles,... Read more
Cardinal Urosa calls attention to political prisoners in Venezuela
The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, drew attention to the political prisoners in Venezuela who have been imprisoned... Read more
Catholic reporter fired over comment on same-sex 'marriage' campaign
A localized media frenzy has ensued after a Catholic reporter was let go from his 19-year position at a Maine... Read more
Iraqi Christians fear more attacks after two church bombings in Mosul
As Iraqi Christians prepare for Christmas, bombs have caused explosions at two Christian churches on Tuesday. More attacks are feared. Read more
D.C. same-sex 'marriage' bill fails to protect religious freedom, archdiocese states
The City Council of Washington D.C. voted today to legalize same-sex “marriage,” causing the Archdiocese of Washington to state that... Read more
Bishops remind Chileans that all must serve the country in unity
After casting his vote in Chile’s presidential elections, the president of the country’s bishops’ conference, Bishop Alejandro Goic, reminded Chileans... Read more
New papal decree clarifies role of deacons and result of defections on marriage
This morning the Vatican published a Motu Proprio from Pope Benedict called “Omnium in Mentem” and dated October 26. According... Read more
Cardinal encourages family unity and respect for life this Christmas
This week, Cardinal Nicolas Lopez Rodriguez of Santo Domingo called on families in the Dominican Republic to celebrate Christmas in... Read more
Nature must not be valued above man, Pope warns
Pope Benedict XVI made his message for World Day for Peace public on Tuesday morning in preparation for its observation... Read more
