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Piccoli pleads guilty to targeting Catholics in Ponzi scheme
A New York businessman pleaded guilty Monday to mail fraud and tax evasion in a scam that conned millions of... Read more
Archdiocese reviewing Catholic network's alleged role in providing abortions
Further information about the Celticare medical program created in a Catholic health care network’s partnership with a secular company has... Read more
Video game giant funds fake Christian protest of ‘Inferno’ game
Video game giant Electronic Arts has admitted it funded a group of fake protesters who pretended to be Christians as... Read more
U.S. bishops launch website for Year for Priests
The U.S. bishops’ conference has set up a website to help mark the Year for Priests by providing prayers and... Read more
Pope Benedict ‘visibly upset’ by abuse report, Irish prelates say
Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin on Monday reported that Pope Benedict XVI was “visibly upset” by the details of a... Read more
Cardinal Bertone encourages teaching youth according to example of John Bosco
As the 200th anniversary of St. John Bosco approaches, the Vatican's Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, is underscoring the... Read more
Mexican archbishop: Priesthood not based on feelings
Archbishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, Mexico began celebrations for the Year of Priests this week and said the... Read more
Saudi representative visits Vatican council for inter-religious dialogue
The Saudi Arabian minister for foreign affairs paid a visit to the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue last Friday to... Read more
Abortion supporters defame Church in Dominican Republic
An editorial in the Catholic weekly “Camino” has slammed abortion supporters in the Dominican Republic for using disrespectful language to... Read more
Seizing of Church funds by Israeli tax authority 'promptly blocked'
A report that Israel’s Chief Tax Collector had seized the funds of Catholic institutions in Israel was quickly countered on... Read more
Pakistani Christians make pilgrimage to European shrines to pray for peace
Father Mario Rodriguez, director of the Pontifical Missionary Works in Pakistan, reported this week a group of Pakistani Christians will... Read more
Pope’s concern opens door to unity in China, bishop says
The new Bishop of Hong Kong, John Tong, said the recent publication of the Compendium of Pope Benedict XVI 2007... Read more
Msgr. Senior to become auxiliary bishop for Philadelphia
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Monsignor Timothy C. Senior, 49, as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Read more
Forming priests is a delicate task, Pope reminds
Just as the Year for Priests is about to begin on June 19, the Pontifical French Seminary in Rome is... Read more
Apologetics conference to answer ‘culture of doubt’
The Envoy Institute of Belmont Abbey College will host a three-day apologetics conference this July to address atheism and the... Read more
Nashville Dominicans preparing for large postulant class
“No matter how much I gave away, it was never enough.” With these words, Kelsey Wicks, 26, described her calling... Read more
R.I. director captures humanity and beauty of life in films
Part of an incredible team of filmmakers, Charles Kinnane helps give people a glimpse into a world they may have... Read more
‘We live to love and be loved,’ teaches Pope while reflecting on Trinity
Twenty thousand people gathered in St Peter’s Square for the Angelus prayer on Sunday despite poor weather. Prior to the... Read more
The life of St. Barnabas
On Thursday, June 11 the Church will celebrate the feast day of St. Barnabas, one of the original 72 disciples... Read more
San Diego officials apologize for investigating home-based Bible study
San Diego County officials have agreed to rescind a cease-and-desist order issued to a pastor who held a small Bible... Read more
