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Italian newspaper reveals key paragraphs from Pope's upcoming social encyclical
The upcoming social encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI "Caritas in veritate" - Charity in truth - will bear the date... Read more
Cardinal O'Malley pulls out of joint health care venture over abortion
After weeks of ethics discussions, the Archdiocese of Boston announced on Friday that the Church-sponsored Caritas Christi Healthcare has withdrawn... Read more
Amnesty International attacks Poland abortion policy
Amnesty International has continued its promotion of abortion with a report on the state of human rights which criticizes Poland... Read more
California school district votes to let students leave campus for services like abortion
The Modesto City School Board on Monday voted to allow junior high and high school students to leave campus during... Read more
Guiding the faithful is not taking the side of any one party, says Mexican cardinal
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, said the Church does not take sides with any one particular... Read more
Cardinal Montezemolo reflects on closing of Pauline Year
Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, archpriest of the papal basilica of St. Paul's Outside-the-Walls in Rome, held a briefing... Read more
Studying Scripture renews the Church, Denver bishop teaches
Addressing the National Catholic Bible Conference on Friday morning, Auxiliary Bishop of Denver James D. Conley urged Catholics to be... Read more
Catholics organizations demand politicians take a stand on life issues, as election nears
In a press release about the Pilgrimage for Peace and Unity, which will take place on June 28 in the... Read more
Mexican children's group firmly rejects promotion of morning-after pill
The Mexican association Suma Tu Voz (Unite Your Voice) has criticized new government-issued health care booklets that include information on... Read more
Vatican newspaper comments on popular impact of Michael Jackson's death
"But, will he actually be dead?" asks the headline of L'Osservatore Romano, the day after Michael Jackson died of a... Read more
Canadian bishops clear charity of funding abortion groups in Mexico, Peru still in question
An investigating committee of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has submitted its report clearing a CCCB-run development agency... Read more
Archdiocese launches ‘Pallium Blog’ for Archbishop Vigneron
The Archdiocese of Detroit has launched a “Pallium Blog” to cover Archbishop Allen Vigneron’s reception of the pallium in Rome.... Read more
Late-term abortion ban protects ‘weakest, most helpless beings,’ federal court rules
The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 6-5 decision on Wednesday upheld Virginia’s partial-birth abortion ban. In his... Read more
No one held responsible for death and destruction, Indian archbishop laments
Archbishop Rafael Cheenath of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar, India deplored this week that two years after the widespread attacks on Christians in Orissa,... Read more
Politics is also a path to sanctity, says Cardinal Rivera
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, called on politicians this week to seek holiness in their service... Read more
English and Welsh bishops vigorously reject abortion and condom advertising
The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales expressed its rejection of a norm that would allow the advertising of abortion... Read more
Cardinal O’Malley: Catholics should not be ‘overwhelmed’ by sin
Last weekend, Archbishop of Boston Seán Cardinal O’Malley led a three-day retreat for the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders (CALL).... Read more
Paraguayan bishop exhorts priests to overcome 'filth' that causes scandals
Bishop Rogelio Livieres of Ciudad del Este in Paraguay exhorted priests this week to overcome the “filth” of scandals, which... Read more
Farrah Fawcett dies after receiving last rites
Farrah Fawcett, a star of the television classic “Charlie’s Angels,” succumbed to cancer on Thursday after receiving last rites. Read more
Louisiana passes conscience protection law for health care workers
On Wednesday afternoon, the Louisiana Healthcare Workers Conscience Act, HB-517, passed the Senate by a vote of 31-2 and the... Read more
