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Diocesan conference on forgiveness features Immaculée Ilibagiza
Immaculée Ilibagiza, survivor of the Rwanda genocide in 1994 addressed participants at the Diocese of Worcester's women's conference held last... Read more
Christ the King brings peace and defeats the 'dominion of death,’ Pope Benedict says
In his message on the Feast of Christ the King to the tens of thousands of people gathered on St... Read more
Church to celebrate feast of saint to whom Mary gave the Miraculous Medal
On November 28, the Church will honor St. Catherine Laboure, the humble Daughter of Charity to whom Mary appeared, requesting... Read more
Experts doubt U.N. Population Fund’s claim that population control will help fight climate change
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) claims that climate change could become “much more extreme and conceivably catastrophic” as population... Read more
Senate confirms judge who overturned informed consent law to Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
The U.S. Senate voted 59-39 to confirm the appointment of U.S. District Judge David Hamilton to the Chicago-based Seventh U.S.... Read more
In Sistine Chapel, Pope encourages artists to be ambassadors of beauty
Today Pope Benedict XVI extended a warm personal welcome to artists from all over the world who met with him... Read more
D.C. council members push for same sex 'marriage' compromise
Although their efforts have been unsuccessful thus far, council members in Washington, D.C are pushing for a compromise with the... Read more
Benedictine sisters in Missouri record new Christmas CD
A community of Benedictine sisters living in the Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph have released a Christmas CD... Read more
Pope and Anglican Primate meet for 20 minutes, say dialogue will continue
Pope Benedict XVI and the Anglican Primate Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, have agreed to maintain momentum in the ecumenical... Read more
Archbishops Nienstedt and Chaput defend CCHD as criticisms continue
Responding to concerns about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), Archbishop John Nienstedt and Archbishop Charles J. Chaput have... Read more
Holy Father reminds the hearing impaired they are also recipients of the Gospel
This morning Pope Benedict XVI received 400 participants in an international conference for the hearing impaired, saying to them, “you... Read more
Archbishop of Canterbury says prospects for ecumenical dialogue still hopeful
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on Thursday spoke about the state of ecumenical dialogue, saying expectations should not be adjusted... Read more
CNN poll finds 61% of Americans oppose government-funded abortions
CNN has published the results of a telephone-based poll regarding abortion, health care and health care reform conducted November 13-15.... Read more
USCCB: Senate health care bill 'morally unacceptable'
As the Senate prepares for the discussion of its health care reform bill this weekend, several bishops have sent the... Read more
Mexican expert: Don’t believe false 'end of world' Mayan prophecies
Renowned Mexican journalist Carlos Villa Roiz wrote an article this week urging Mexicans to learn their country's history and to... Read more
Expert explains upcoming battle over pro-abortion Senate health care bill
Catholic political analyst, Deal Hudson, said yesterday that pro-life forces will face an uphill battle over the health care bill... Read more
Fourteenth Fort Hood victim forgotten
Last week, Maj. Nadil Malik Hasan was indicted on 13 counts of murder for the shootings at Fort Hood which... Read more
Obama EEOC nominee calls support for radical marriage manifesto a ‘mistake’
Chai R. Feldblum, a nominee for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has withdrawn her support for a radical manifesto... Read more
Bosnian Cardinal denies claims of Vatican commission for Medjugorje
Cardinal Vinko Puljic, Archbishop of Sarajevo and President of the Bishops’ Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina denied press reports yesterday... Read more
Benedict XVI meets with president of Suriname
Today the Holy Father met with Dr. Ronald Venetiaan, president of Suriname. The two heads of state discussed issues of... Read more
