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Attempt to restore Mexico City Policy sunk by committee
Testifying before the U.S. House Rules Committee in support of the bipartisan Smith-Stupak-Sensenbrenner-Jordan Amendment to restore the Mexico City Policy,... Read more
Legion of Christ officially confirms apostolic visitation to begin on July 15
The Legionaries of Christ has officially announced that the apostolic visitation of the troubled religious order will begin on July... Read more
President of Colombian bishops’ conference calls for release of all hostages
Following an announcement by Colombian president Alvaro Uribe to allow the participation of the Catholic Church in negotiations for the... Read more
Church in Mexico calls for Honduran refugees to be welcomed
The Commission on Human Mobility of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference has asked Catholics in Mexico to offer hospitality to Hondurans... Read more
DOMA challengers trying to judicially export homosexual 'marriage,' critic charges
The state of Massachusetts is challenging the constitutionality of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), claiming that the federal... Read more
Obama to present Pope with stole of St. John Neumann
When President Barack Obama visits the Holy Father tomorrow, he will present a stole worn by St. John Neumann, a... Read more
Soccer star Pele says violence is sport’s greatest problem today
In an interview with L’Osservatore Romano, Brazilian soccer legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as “Pele,” said he was... Read more
News media failing to fulfill its role in our democracy, Archbishop Chaput warns
At a Wednesday evening gathering of the Catholic business group Legatus, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver analyzed the influence of... Read more
Holy Father recalls WYD 2008, discusses situation on Korean peninsula
This morning Pope Benedict recalled the joyful memories of World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia in a meeting with the... Read more
Head Knight of Columbus hopeful about upcoming Benedict XVI - Obama meeting
Knights of Columbus leader Carl Anderson has expressed his hopes that the meeting between U.S. President Obama and Pope Benedict... Read more
Catholic author creates comic to foster abortion discussion
Matthew Lickona, author of “Swimming with Scapulars: True Confessions of a Young Catholic,” is now releasing a five-part comic series... Read more
Caritas In Veritate a ‘roadmap’ for business professionals, Catholic business writer says
The founder of the Catholic Business Journal has responded to Pope Benedict’s latest encyclical “Caritas in veritate,” characterizing it as... Read more
Archdiocese of Sydney announces fourth adult stem cell research grant
The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney has invited Australia-based researchers to apply for a $100,000 AUD grant to support and foster... Read more
Polish group protests Madonna concert scheduled for Feast of the Assumption
A Polish religious group is planning prayer sessions to protest a concert by the American pop star Madonna scheduled for... Read more
Ballot effort to restore marriage in Maine collects more than 55,000 signatures
The group Stand for Marriage Maine has announced it has collected more than the 55,087 signatures required to place on... Read more
Bishops deplore brutal attack outside Catholic church in Philippines
In a statement released Tuesday, the Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines expressed its strong condemnation of the attack by Muslim... Read more
Colombian bishops call on Uribe to consider not running for re-election
During the 87th Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of Colombia, some prelates asked President Alvaro Uribe to consider not running... Read more
Argentinean archbishop says postponing children's Baptism shows lack of love
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata called on parents this week not to fall into the error and sin of... Read more
Human Rights Commission ratifies defense of unborn in Puebla
The Human Rights Commission of the Mexican state of Puebla has rejected a petition to declare unconstitutional a reform of... Read more
Cardinal Rigali rips new NIH embryonic stem cell guidelines
Cardinal Justin Rigali, chair of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-life Activities, has criticized the new National Institutes of Health... Read more
