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Mass at National Shrine to honor Servant of God and heroic Navy chaplain
Servant of God Fr. Vincent Capodanno, a U.S. Navy chaplain whose heroic ministry to U.S. Marines in Vietnam won him... Read more
British Catholic paper criticized for saying U.S. bishops must back Obama on health care
A Catholic newspaper in Britain has drawn harsh criticism for claiming that the U.S. bishops’ concerns about abortion coverage in... Read more
Sri Lankan Catholics flock to Marian shrine after decades of civil war
On the Feast of the Assumption, hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankan Catholics were able to finally make the pilgrimage... Read more
Catholic bishops appeal for life of Florida inmate as deadline nears
A judge has denied a request to delay the execution of a Florida death row inmate convicted of rape and... Read more
Pope Benedict’s teachings on the family presented in new volume
Pope Benedict XVI’s thoughts on the family have been collected in a new volume from the publishing arm of the... Read more
Uruguayan bishop warn against law that would allow homosexual adoption
Archbishop Nicolas Cotugno of Montevideo, the president of the Bishops’ Conference of Uruguay, issued a statement last week warning that... Read more
Pope appoints new undersecretary, sends important diplomat to Venezuela
This morning Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Ettore Balestrero as the new Undersecretary of the Section for Relations with States, a... Read more
Cardinal says Chavez government seeking monopoly on education
Cardinal Jose Urosa Savino of Caracas defended the rights of parents to request schools provide religious instruction for their children... Read more
Catholic university in San Diego to open graduate school of Biblical Theology
A local Catholic university is responding to one of the Church’s greatest needs by opening a graduate school of biblical... Read more
Knoxville bishop suffers mild heart attack
Catholics in the Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee are praying for their new bishop after he suffered a mild heart attack... Read more
Judge in Spain to rule on sex change for minor
A judge in Barcelona, Spain is set to be the first in the country to decide whether to allow a... Read more
Lutheran group organizes to defeat proposed ELCA changes on sexual morals
As the opening of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Churchwide Assembly approaches, a group of Lutherans is gathering support... Read more
Indian nuns in Hawaii: Coming from afar to proclaim the Good News
Even in Hawaii’s longstanding cultural melting pot, this is a first. A community of Indian nuns has made its home... Read more
Feast of St. Bernard of Clairvaux to be celebrated August 20
This week the Church is preparing to celebrate the feast day of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, a Doctor of the... Read more
Catholics should imitate Mary and say 'yes' to God, Pope Benedict says
On Sunday Pope Benedict XVI dedicated his Angelus reflections to Our Lady. Speaking to 4,000 people gathered in the courtyard... Read more
Catholic convert who was world's oldest student passes away
The Kenyan man named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest pupil, who enrolled in classes... Read more
U.S. bishops launch website on health care reform
As the American health care debate continues, the U.S. Catholic bishops have launched a webpage to promote support for a... Read more
South Carolina woman readies for joy in religious life
After two years of contemplating a religious vocation, Virginia Cotter thought she was finally ready to visit some orders for... Read more
Catholic sister chases rifle-toting burglary suspect in Missouri
Police in Independence, Missouri have arrested a rifle-toting teenage burglary suspect who was chased into the woods by a religious... Read more
Trek across the country reveals a pro-life America
After weeks of witness on the road, in church youth groups, and in front of abortion clinics, forty young people... Read more
