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Pope Benedict appoints bishop of Texas diocese
The Vatican announced today that Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Flores of the Archdiocese of Detroit as... Read more
Archbishop encourages 'sexual responsibility' to combat AIDS in El Salvador
With many AIDS prevention campaigns relying solely on condom use, Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador has asked... Read more
Vatican congregation exonerates Long Island monsignor of sex abuse charges
A New York Catholic priest close to former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani will return to ministry after being... Read more
Case challenging rights of unborn in Ireland could be ‘Roe v. Wade of Europe’
Ireland’s constitutional amendment protecting the unborn could be overturned in a “pivotal” case before the European Court of Human Rights... Read more
Priest and nun killed in ‘act of barbarism’ in Congo
In what the local vicar general called acts of “barbarism,” a priest and a nun have been killed in two... Read more
Mexican Cardinal asks that human rights be made into reality
Noting that laws are not enough, the Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, has asked the faithful to... Read more
Archbishop Bernard Longley installed on Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Preaching today at his installation as the ninth Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Most Rev. Bernard Longley reflected on his new... Read more
CLM founder encourages members to build the future with hope
The founder of the Christian Life Movement, Luis Fernando Figari, encouraged the nearly 250 participants of the movement’s 3rd Plenary... Read more
Fr. Emil Kapaun is focus of new Wichita Eagle article series and DVD
Wichita priest and U.S. Army chaplain Fr. Emil Kapaun heroically saved wounded sounders from the battlefield of the Korean War... Read more
Senate kills pro-life Nelson amendment preventing federal funding of abortion
The U.S. Senate voted this afternoon to table the Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment that would have prohibited the federal funding of abortions... Read more
Benedict XVI holds up Mary as solution to negativity of urban life
The Holy Father made the trip across Rome this afternoon to complete the traditional act of papal veneration at the... Read more
Vatican moves up Pope's midnight Mass to save his energy
The traditional midnight Christmas Mass at St. Peter's Basilica will be held two hours earlier this year. For many the... Read more
Pope Benedict calls on Catholics to entrust themselves to Mary
Pope Benedict XVI presided over a rare mid-week Angelus from the Apostolic Palace window on this cool, overcast day in... Read more
Man-woman marriage a ‘fact of human nature,’ New Jersey Catholic Conference testifies
As the New Jersey legislature considers whether to recognize same-sex “marriage” before a sympathetic governor leaves office, the New Jersey... Read more
Archbishop Miller invites Winter Olympians to Mass and hospitality centers
Voicing a spirit of “radical hospitality,” Archbishop of Vancouver J. Michael Miller has sent a letter to Winter Olympic athletes... Read more
Italian Catholic Church preparing for Christmas with meeting on faith in God
The Catholic Church in Italy is preparing for Christmas with a meeting of ecclesiastical, scientific and cultural leaders to discuss... Read more
Papal preacher says priests should avoid 'frenetic activism'
In his first Advent reflection for Pope Benedict XVI and members of the Roman Curia, Father Raniero Cantalamessa, Preacher of... Read more
Bishop of Limerick considers resigning over sexual abuse case
Irish bishop Donal Murray of Limerick is traveling to Rome with a delegation of Irish bishops to meet with Pope... Read more
Rowan Williams says election of lesbian bishop in L.A. raises 'serious questions'
This past Saturday, the six-county Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elected the Rev. Cannon Mary Glasspool to the office of... Read more
More than 500 abuse victims’ claims filed in Jesuits’ Oregon Province bankruptcy case
As the bankruptcy case of the Society of Jesus’ Oregon Province proceeds, more than 500 people have filed claims accusing... Read more
