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Catholic college’s ‘no contraceptives’ healthcare policy is discriminatory, EEOC charges
Revisiting a case that had been thought closed, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has ruled that Belmont Abbey... Read more
Australia’s Vocations Awareness Week sees World Youth Day aftereffects
The wake of World Youth Day has brought an increase in interest in religious vocations, as demonstrated in the response... Read more
Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese Catholics persist in protests over arrests
Despite a widely circulated threat of an imminent government crackdown, hundreds of thousands of Catholics from the Diocese of Vinh... Read more
New center will ‘save babies, help women’
Opening the diocese’s fourth Pregnancy Help Center was a perfect example of Catholic Charities of East Tennessee’s mission: addressing the... Read more
Only the family can guarantee authentic education in values, says Vatican official
The Fifth World Congress of Families began in Amsterdam today, under the theme, “Modern Families: Traditional Values.” In his augural... Read more
'Abortion Ship' suspends voyages due to changes in Dutch law
The ship “Aurora,” sponsored by the abortion organization “Women on Waves,” which provides abortions in international waters off countries where... Read more
Rosary to be simultaneously prayed on five continents
As part of the International Marian Festival that will take place in Paray le Monial, France, August 14-19, the Glorious... Read more
Cardinal Rodriguez: 'Church supports reconciliation in Honduras'
Speaking on Vatican Radio, Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa emphatically denied that the Church in Honduras has taken... Read more
Digital culture should have the promotion of man as a priority, says Vatican official
The president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, said last week that the new digital... Read more
Cathedral of Salt Lake City prepares to celebrate centenary with ‘Cathedral Week’
Salt Lake City’s Cathedral of the Madeleine is preparing to celebrate its 100th anniversary with an upcoming “Cathedral Week” of... Read more
Rare Mass celebrated on N. America’s highest peak
It’s a massive feat to just to climb North America’s highest mountain, but even rarer to celebrate Mass on the... Read more
Nazi concentration camps occurred because man forgot God, says Benedict XVI
Before the recitation of Sunday’s Angelus prayer at Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict XVI recalled some saints whose memory will be... Read more
Church to celebrate lives of Sts. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Maximilian Kolbe
This week the Church will honor both St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross and St. Maximilian Kolbe, saints who were... Read more
New documentary recounts lives of ‘courageous’ women religious under communism
A new documentary tells the stories of Greek and Roman Catholic women religious who lived their faith under communist harassment... Read more
Jail officials censored mother's letters over religious content
Civil rights and religious freedom groups are criticizing the Rappahannock Regional Jail in northern Virginia, charging that the jail illegally... Read more
Mandated abortion coverage threatens health care reform, U.S. bishops’ official says
Tom Grenchik, director of the U.S. bishops’ Pro-Life Secretariat, has said that mandated abortion health care coverage and funding is... Read more
Bishop draws comparisons between the Visitation and Our Lady of Guadalupe
Following the opening sessions of the International Marian Congress in Phoenix, Arizona, Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut and Supreme Chaplain of... Read more
Phoenix bishop emphasizes importance of humility in life of St. Juan Diego
Nearly 1,500 people gathered this morning in Phoenix, Arizona to celebrate a Votive Mass of St. Juan Diego for the... Read more
Basque bishop prays abortion reform will fail in Spain
Bishop Miguel Asurmendi of Vitoria, Spain said Thursday that new norms for schools issued by officials in the Basque region... Read more
Mexicans debate legal reform to protect State of Queretaro from abortion
Beginning on Monday, August 10, some 50 organizations will participate in the first public debate in the Mexican state of... Read more
