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Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell

Red Sox player shares how faith sustained him in cancer battle

Jul 8, 2009

Mike Lowell, 3rd baseman for the Boston Red Sox, was featured on a CatholicTV talk show on Tuesday. A Golden... Read more

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict reorganizes commission charged with reconciling SSPX

Jul 8, 2009

In a continued effort to work towards the “repair of all fractures and divisions within the Church,” Pope Benedict XVI... Read more

Economy needs to recover ethics and the 'logic of giving,' Pope explains

Jul 8, 2009

This morning in Rome, the Pope interrupted his series of teachings on the saints to explain the essential thoughts contained in... Read more

‘Absolutely vile’ advice column tells men how to pressure pregnant women to abort

Jul 8, 2009

A men’s advice column advising men how to encourage their pregnant girlfriends to abort provides an unsettling glimpse into the... Read more

Jennifer Damiano, President of The Catholic Foundation

Catholic Foundation of Columbus to use original Wendy’s as new headquarters

Jul 8, 2009

The original Wendy’s restaurant in Columbus, Ohio is changing hands more than 30 years after it first opened.The Catholic Foundation of... Read more

Pro-life group defended against IRS delays and ‘prejudicial questioning’

Jul 8, 2009

An Iowa pro-life group is being defended against “prejudicial questioning” by the IRS, which is accused of delaying a tax... Read more

CNA

Maltese newspaper editor comments on Kmiec’s proposed ambassadorship

Jul 7, 2009

The editor of a Malta newspaper has commented on President Barack Obama’s choice of Prof. Doug Kmiec as ambassador to... Read more

Bishop Mariano Crociata

Italian bishop: The Church says no to sexual degradation and yes to purity

Jul 7, 2009

The secretary general of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Mariano Crociata, said in a recent homily that the Church does... Read more

CNA

Life issue of primary importance for Colombia, says bishop

Jul 7, 2009

The president of the Bishops’ conference of Colombia, Archbishop Ruben Salazar Gomez, said this week the issue of life is... Read more

CNA

Malawi mourns Italian builder who devoted retirement to missionary work

Jul 7, 2009

Malawians have mourned a retired Italian builder who died of malaria after spending his retirement helping to build missions in... Read more

CNA

City of L'Aquila symbolizes 'wounded humanity' crying for just solutions, says archbishop

Jul 7, 2009

On the eve of the G-8 summit which will take place in his city, Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari of L’Aquila said... Read more

Supreme Knight Carl Anderson

Supreme Knight criticizes use of Pope's encyclical for political agendas

Jul 7, 2009

The head of the Knights of Columbus, Carl Anderson, has responded to Pope Benedict’s newly-released encyclical, “Caritas in Veritate” (Love... Read more

CNA

Sinaiticus Codex: 4th century biblical manuscript now available online

Jul 7, 2009

The British Library has announced that the pages of 4th century biblical manuscript called the Sinaiticus Codex have been scanned... Read more

CNA

Bi-lateral meeting between Israel and Holy See set for Thursday

Jul 7, 2009

On July 9 officials from the Holy See and the Israeli Ministry for Foreign Affairs will be meeting in Jerusalem... Read more

CNA

Japanese Prime Minister meets with Pope, discusses country’s economy

Jul 7, 2009

Pope Benedict XVI met with Japan’s Prime Minister, Taro Aso, in an audience on Tuesday morning.  According to a press... Read more

Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI explains gifts and limitations of free market economy

Jul 7, 2009

Pope Benedict XVI's highly anticipated social encyclical, titled “Love in Truth,” takes on the complex issue of what the global... Read more

Pope urges a new 'humanistic synthesis' to confront globalization

Jul 7, 2009

In his sweeping new encyclical published on Tuesday, Pope Benedict asserts that confronting the global challenges of today requires a... Read more

Bai Macfarlane

New project to support divorced or separated Catholics who live their vows

Jul 7, 2009

A new support community for divorced or separated Catholics who remain faithful to marriage has launched in the United States,... Read more

Pope highlights 'strong link' between life issues and social ethics in new encyclical

Jul 7, 2009

In his first social encyclical Caritas in veritate (Love in Truth), Pope Benedict XVI makes clear that social issues cannot... Read more

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope defines real social development by drawing on Paul VI

Jul 7, 2009

Today Pope Benedict XVI delivered his encyclical “Caritas in veritate,” drawing heavily on Pope Paul VI's vision of real human... Read more