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Archbishop calls for end to anti-Christian violence in India
During celebrations marking the “Day for Peace and Harmony” in various states in India, Archbishop Raphael Cheenath of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar insisted,... Read more
Irish cardinal urges opposition to homosexual civil unions
The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, spoke out last Sunday against recognizing civil unions for homosexuals during... Read more
Bishop D’Arcy says Notre Dame must answer for honoring Obama
Bishop John M. D'Arcy, whose diocese encompasses the University of Notre Dame, is not letting the issues raised by the... Read more
Mickey Rourke thanks God and Catholic faith for 'second chance'
Famed Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke, who was at the Sarajevo Film Festival last week, told a Bosnian newspaper that he... Read more
Court strikes down portions of S. Dakota informed consent law
A federal court has upheld portions of South Dakota’s informed consent law which require doctors to tell women considering an... Read more
Connecticut priest convicted of embezzling $1 million dies of cancer
Fr. Michael Jude Fay, a Connecticut priest who was found guilty of embezzling $1 million from his parish, died of... Read more
Healing ‘gift’ from Lourdes visit frees ALS victim from wheelchair
A woman who suffered from a severe nerve disease now no longer uses her wheelchair and has even gone for a... Read more
Vatican expert says parishes are not islands unto themselves
Father Nikolaus Schoch, OFM, who is the Assistant Promoter of Justice at the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, said... Read more
Vatican expert says justice and charity should prevail in economic affairs
The international controller for the Vatican’s Prefecture of Economic Affairs, Thomas Hong-Soon Han, said last week that Christians must go... Read more
Vatican denies liturgical reforms being formalized
The Press Office of the Holy See today denied reports in the Italian press that Pope Benedict is poised to make... Read more
Bishops call on rebel groups in Colombia to respect lives of priests
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Ruben Salazar, called on rebel groups in the country last week... Read more
Denver archbishop: Health care reform that funds abortion is not common ground
"Common ground" is a phrase that President Obama and some of his supporters have been using to describe their efforts... Read more
Controversy surrounds ‘guilt inducing’ Veterans Affairs booklet on end-of-life issues
A booklet from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on end-of-life issues asks its veterans to consider under what... Read more
Citizens in Venezuela denounce new law on education
The National Council of the Laity in Venezuela has rejected the recently passed reform of the country’s educational laws, not... Read more
Pro-life groups organize prayer and protest in response to 'abortion mandate'
Responding to President Barack Obama’s efforts to rally sympathetic religious groups to back his proposed health care legislation, pro-life groups... Read more
A day for discerning
Sixty male high school and college students gathered with the bishop, priests and seminarians of the Diocese of Charlotte for... Read more
Accept challenge of Jesus' hard teachings, Pope Benedict urges
Before Sunday’s Angelus prayer with pilgrims in the courtyard of Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about today’s Gospel, in... Read more
Church to celebrate feast days of St. Monica and son, St. Augustine
This week Catholics will honor the lives of St. Monica and her son, St. Augustine. Through trust and persistent prayer... Read more
Wisconsin requiring Catholic institutions to provide contraception coverage
The bishops of the Wisconsin Catholic Conference (WCC) have issued a statement to the state’s Catholic faithful expressing their “deep... Read more
New Our Lady of Guadalupe book makes national bestseller lists
A new book on Our Lady of Guadalupe intended to explore her history and her message of love has debuted... Read more
