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Judge on Notre Dame 88 case allows appeals court to decide recusal issue
In a hearing today, the judge assigned to the case against the 88 pro-life protesters arrested for trespassing at Notre... Read more
Letter from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reiterates his opposition to most abortions
Responding to those who object to abortion funding in the proposed health care bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office... Read more
Catholic experts clarify the teachings of JPII following Playboy model's comments
Joanna Krupa, the Polish model on the cover of this month's Playboy magazine has released a statement countering critics of... Read more
Analyst says 'homosexuals will go to hell' likely a misquote of Vatican cardinal
Italian Vatican analyst Andrea Tornielli said this week that the statement, “Homosexuals and transsexuals will never enter the Kingdom of... Read more
British couple chooses to cut life support for child
A British couple elected on November 10 to discontinue medical care for their son of 13 months of age. "RB"... Read more
Italian bakers give Pope sweet bread to feed the poor
The Italian Federation of Bread Bakers has donated 1,000 loaves of “panettone” (a traditional Christmas sweet bread) to the Holy... Read more
Swiss ban of minarets continues to draw criticism
The referendum outlawing new minarets from being built in Switzerland has received few votes in favor from the international community... Read more
Massacre of journalists may endanger Catholic-Muslim relations in Philippines
A Philippines massacre which killed at least 57 people may endanger interfaith relations between Catholics and Muslims in the country.... Read more
Diocese of Portland reaches settlement on sex abuse case
The Diocese of Portland, Maine has reached a $200,000 settlement with a woman who was allegedly molested by a priest... Read more
New Uruguayan president-elect means pro-life battle is compromised, leader warns
Following the announcement that Uruguay's left-wing candidate won the country's recent presidential election, pro-life leader Alvaro Fernandez warned that “the... Read more
Bishop still has ‘very serious concerns’ about health care legislation
Despite the advance of the Stupak Amendment in proposed health care legislation, Bishop Robert Vasa of Bend, Oregon says there... Read more
Pope Benedict asks sick to offer up suffering for priests
Benedict XVI has announced that the World Day of the Sick will be celebrated this liturgical year on February 11,... Read more
Rep. Kennedy 'milked' confrontation with Bishop Tobin for political reasons, expert says
Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) has decided to pull out of the Communion controversy after unsuccessfully “milking" his confrontation with Bishop... Read more
SNAP slams Connecticut diocese after documents released, admits not having read them
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) as well as “Voice of the Faithful," said on Wednesday that... Read more
Archbishop Dolan to mark 30th anniversary of Archbishop Sheen’s death with memorial Mass
Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan will celebrate a special St. Patrick’s Cathedral Mass on Dec. 9 to commemorate the... Read more
Bishops' synod discusses concerns for American laity including migration, violence and drugs
On Monday, the Vatican published a communique concerning a synod of bishops in Rome which expressed the need for American... Read more
Cardinal Van Thuan Observatory condemns RU-486
The Cardinal Van Thuan Observatory recently issued a statement condemning RU-486, known as the abortion pill or mifepristone, as an “expression of... Read more
NIH approves first human embryonic stem cell research under new rules
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Wednesday approved the first experiments on human embryonic stem cells under the Obama... Read more
Caritas International urges youth to learn values in order to fight AIDS
Caritas International’s special advisor for the fight against AIDS, Msgr. Robert Vitillo, said this week that one of the main... Read more
S.F. Archdiocese to take $14.4 million tax battle to court
Nearly two years after Archbishop George Niederauer of San Francisco initiated a corporate restructuring of the archdiocese, and a year... Read more
