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Abolishing celibacy would not lead to more vocations, says Argentinean archbishop
Archbishop Emeritus Carmelo Giaquinta warned last week against “the false illusion that abolishing celibacy would lead to an increase in the... Read more
Obama nominates rural Catholic doctor as Surgeon General
President Barack Obama has announced that he is nominating a rural Alabama Catholic doctor to be the U.S. Surgeon General. Reacting... Read more
Korean bishops reject measure that would allow euthanasia
The Bishops of South Korea have rejected a measure that would legalize euthanasia in the country. Supporters of the measure... Read more
K of C head surveys 'common ground' for U.S.-Catholic relations
Following Friday’s meeting between Pope Benedict and U.S. President Barack Obama, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson released a statement saying that... Read more
Benedict XVI takes vacation in the mountains
After completing a string of international visits and issuing his third encyclical, Pope Benedict XVI left this morning for a... Read more
Doughnut sales raise thousands for people in Darfur
What began as a one-time fundraiser for a high school student in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has led to the creation... Read more
Technological 'absolutism’ could lead to ‘dark scenarios,’ Pope Benedict warns
Before Sunday’s Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI reiterated the views expressed in his recently published social... Read more
Deacon discusses miracle healings in beatification cause of John Henry Newman
The beneficiary of a Vatican-approved miracle attributed to the intercession of Servant of God John Henry Cardinal Newman says an... Read more
Louisiana governor signs expanded conscience protection laws
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed a law expanding conscience protections for health care workers beyond abortion. Read more
Catholics to celebrate feast of the ‘Lily of the Mohawks’
On July 14, the Church will celebrate the feast day of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American to be... Read more
Readers shouldn’t ignore new encyclical’s pro-life content, Bill Donohue says
Some political groups citing the Pope’s new encyclical “Caritas in veritate” are neglecting its content on issues like bioethics and... Read more
Hermitess professes vows, dedicates life to the praise of God
For more than four years, Kathryn Bloomquist has prepared to formalize a life of solitude and prayer. Late last month,... Read more
Justice Ginsburg believed Roe would lead to Medicaid abortion funding
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has revealed in an interview that she was surprised at a 1980 court ruling... Read more
GE subsidiary to use human embryonic stem cells for drug testing
GE Healthcare has formed a biotech partnership to develop products based on human embryonic stem cells in hopes that their... Read more
No plans for Church in Colombia to adopt official position on third term for Uribe
The new secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba Villota, said the Church in that... Read more
Education for the Citizenry promoting explicit sexual content to children in grade school
In response to the distribution of a comic which features explicit sex scenes to grade school students, the secretary general... Read more
Venezuelan bishops warn against controversial laws
The president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Ubaldo Santana, warned this week against two controversial laws being debated by... Read more
New law would favor morning-after pill, warns Chilean bishop
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro Goic, is calling a proposed new law on birth control... Read more
CDF issues clarification on 'therapeutic' abortion after Brazil incident
Correcting confusion generated by the recent statement of a Vatican official, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF)... Read more
Muslim extremists decapitate seven Christians in Somalia
The Somali Muslim extremist group Al Shabaab, which is linked to Al Qaeda, has decapitated seven people accused of being... Read more
