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Vatican paper calls Nobel Prize for Obama 'premature,' highlights his abortion stance
The semi-official Vatican daily, L’Osservatore Romano, has called the decision to award President Obama with the Nobel Peace Prize premature... Read more
President Obama criticizes concept of 'traditional family,' commits to repeal DOMA
This past Saturday evening, Barack Obama became the second sitting U.S. President to make an appearance at the Human Rights Campaign, the... Read more
Cardinal McCarrick brings immigration reform message to Senate
Comprehensive immigration reform is needed to help bring undocumented immigrants “out of the shadows” and to reunite them with their... Read more
Mary is the star that guides us to holiness, says Holy Father during Angelus
Presiding over the Sunday Angelus following the canonization Mass for five new saints, Pope Benedict XVI stressed that "the Virgin... Read more
Holy Father canonizes five new saints
Today, Pope Benedict XVI canonized five new saints in St. Peter’s Basilica, including Fr. Damian of Molokai. During his homily,... Read more
Catholic newspaper editor urges fighting anti-Catholicism by being faithful
The editor of the archdiocesan newspaper of Minneapolis-St. Paul says Catholics shouldn’t believe that anti-Catholicism is uncommon among the general... Read more
First female Doctor of the Church to be honored this week
On Thursday, October 15, Catholics will celebrate the feast of St. Teresa of Avila, the first woman to be proclaimed... Read more
Congolese hostage situation forces bishop to leave synod in Rome
A Congolese bishop participating in the Synod for Africa in Rome has had to return home after several of his... Read more
‘Hate crimes’ bill passed by House could threaten religious freedoms, critics warn
Following the U.S. House’s passage of hate crimes legislation attached to a military spending bill, critics have argued its provisions... Read more
Synod for Africa ponders how to tackle polygamy, meddling by foreign interests
Yesterday and today at the ongoing Synod for Africa, bishops raised issues of concern that ranged from how to deal... Read more
Survey finds majority of Americans still against same-sex ‘marriage’
A new survey shows that a majority of Americans continue to oppose same-sex “marriage” and consider homosexual behavior immoral. However,... Read more
God, not Obama will bring peace to the Middle East, says Jordanian bishop
The Vicar of Jordan, Most Rev. Selim Sayegh, spoke to CNA in Amman last week about the tensions in the... Read more
Vatican appreciates Obama receiving Nobel Peace Prize
The Vatican offered its appreciation today for President Barack Obama’s work for peace on the international level, following the announcement... Read more
Pope tells young concert performers, 'never yield to the temptation of war'
Pope Benedict XVI attended a concert on Thursday evening as part of commemorations for the 70th anniversary of World War... Read more
Pope Benedict to receive paralyzed artist’s portrait of Fr. Damien
As the October 11 canonization of Fr. Damien de Veuster approaches, an art teacher is leading a small group from... Read more
Hyde Amendment does not apply to present health care bills, pro-life group says
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is erroneously claiming that the Hyde Amendment which restricts federal funding for abortions will... Read more
Relief agencies respond as S. Indian flooding forces millions from homes
Over 2.5 million people have been forced from their homes by heavy rains and flooding in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh... Read more
Pilgrims to erect statue of Our Lady of Lujan on Falkland Islands
A statue of Our Lady of Lujan—the most popular Marian devotion in Argentina—will be erected on October 10 at the... Read more
Irish bishops meet with representatives of abuse survivors
Survivors of abuse at the hands of Irish clergy and religious met with the full house of the Irish Bishops’... Read more
Archbishop Chaput praises Belmont Abbey College for defending 'right to be Catholic'
Catholic lay leadership is essential in public life and can accomplish much that Catholic bishops cannot do, Archbishop of Denver... Read more
