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Catholic Charities receives large federal contract for disaster relief
Catholic Charities USA has received a five-year, 100 million dollar federal contract to aid in disaster relief throughout the United... Read more
Anti-Christian vandals target World Congress of Families meeting
The Amsterdam offices of an organizer for the upcoming World Congress of Families were defaced with paint and vandalized with... Read more
Pakistani bishop decries police inaction in wake of deadly anti-Christian violence
A Catholic bishop in Pakistan has responded to the anti-Christian attacks over the weekend, deeming them some of the worst... Read more
Vietnamese Catholics demand end to persecution in conflict with local government
Catholics from 178 parishes of the Diocese of Vinh held another massive protest on Sunday, demanding an end to overt... Read more
A million and a half candles for victims of abortion in Spain
On November 7, some 10,000 volunteers will light a million and a half candles for each of the children and... Read more
Brazil commemorates 300th anniversary of 'Flying Father'
The Santos Historical and Geographical Institute in Brazil is preparing to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the invention by Father... Read more
Papal recording 'Alma Mater' to be released in late November
Geffen UK/Universal Records has announced that a new recording of Marian hymns and prayers by Pope Benedict XVI entitled, “Alma... Read more
Capps amendment is a 'phony compromise,' Rep. Stupak says
Catholics United has once again come out in defense of the health care reform bill, claiming that the recently approved... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI praying for victims of terrorist attack in Mallorca
This past Friday, Archbishop Juan del Rio Martin of the Military Archdiocese of Spain conveyed the solidarity and closeness of... Read more
Catholic congressman: I'd rather save my soul than vote for the health care bill
Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao, (R-New Orleans), the first Vietnamese-American congressman and a Catholic, announced this past weekend that, because of... Read more
Eight out of 10 European inhabitants are immigrants
The president of the Institute for Family Policy in Spain, Eduardo Hertfelder, noted last week that the population in the... Read more
Two Episcopal dioceses nominate homosexuals to be bishops
In 2003 the Episcopal Church was nearly torn in two by the nomination of the openly homosexual V. Gene Robinson... Read more
College football star Tim Tebow says he is ‘saving himself for marriage’
Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim Tebow brought chastity and college sports together at a press conference last week at U.S. college... Read more
Catholics to honor St. John Vianney 150 years after his death
On Tuesday, August 4, the Church will celebrate the feast day of St. John Vianney, patron of priests. This day... Read more
Meal site temporarily serving hungry at garage
The demolition of a parish rectory did not stop a dedicated group at St. Anthony’s Parish in Davenport, IA from serving... Read more
Muslims burn 6 Christians to death after false allegations
Religious extremists struck again in Pakistan on Saturday when a violent mob of Muslims looted and burned a Christian neighborhood,... Read more
Benedict XVI points priests to August saints for inspiration
Pope Benedict XVI led the Angelus prayer for faithful gathered on Sunday in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace of... Read more
Equality directive could be used to restrict Catholics, U.K. bishops warn
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales as well as the Scottish Bishops’ Conference have submitted a joint response... Read more
Nigerian church leaders rebuke anti-education Muslim militants after military clash
Emphasizing that modern education and modern civilizations do not preclude “ardent” religious devotion, Catholic Church leaders in Nigeria have condemned... Read more
Emmitsburg to celebrate St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Two hundred years after St. Elizabeth Ann Seton arrived in Emmitsburg to found a ministry of education, hundreds of Catholics... Read more
