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Notre Dame protesters defend support for unborn

Jun 6, 2009

"I just don’t think I am guilty for witnessing about abortion on the campus of a Catholic university," explained Dr.... Read more

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Cerebral palsy couldn’t stop author

Jun 6, 2009

When Deanna Lingenfelter was born in January of 1952, doctors told her parents she would not survive. Fifty-seven years later,... Read more

Catholic Answers sues IRS, alleging ‘intimidation’ on political issues

Jun 6, 2009

The apologetics organization Catholic Answers has filed suit against the Internal Revenue Service claiming the federal tax collection agency has... Read more

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Australians to celebrate Congress for the New Evangelization

Jun 6, 2009

The Archdiocese of Sydney will celebrate the its Congress for the New Evangelization July 18-26 as part of the first... Read more

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Uruguayan bishop challenges priests to embrace their identity

Jun 5, 2009

Bishop Orlando Romero Cabrera of Canelones, Uruguay has called on priests to take up the challenge of their “priestly identity”... Read more

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Spanish feminists want girls to be able to have abortions without parental consent

Jun 5, 2009

The State Coordinator of Feminist Organizations in Spain said this week that since 13-year-old girls can legally engage in sexual... Read more

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Christopher West’s teaching warrants uneasiness, theologian warns

Jun 5, 2009

Theologian David Schindler has expanded upon his criticisms of Christopher West, saying the speaker’s views can encourage a “dangerous imprudence”... Read more

Vatican announces Pope's vacation without confirmation of Obama visit

Jun 5, 2009

The Holy See's press office announced today that Pope Benedict XVI will leave for vacation in northern Italy from July... Read more

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Rosary makers close in on 300,000

Jun 5, 2009

Pat Evans had big dreams when she helped coordinate a rosary-making campaign for U.S. servicemen six years ago at St.... Read more

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Vatican official explains new authority of bishops to defrock priests

Jun 5, 2009

During an interview today with Vatican Radio, the Secretary of the Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy, Archbishop Mauro Piacenza, clarified that... Read more

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Holy Father backs U.N. push to protect children

Jun 5, 2009

Pope Benedict XVI has sent a telegram to the International Catholic Child Bureau (BICE) to lend his support to a... Read more

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Spanish media reports government considering suppression of religious symbols

Jun 5, 2009

Publico, a newspaper closely allied with Spain's ruling Socialist party, reported this week that the government is studying the idea... Read more

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Christian leaders applaud Obama's Cairo speech, wait for his actions

Jun 5, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama delivered an address to the Muslim world on Thursday at Cairo University, calling for religious tolerance,... Read more

John Paul II’s beatification cause could pass final hurdles in 2009

Jun 5, 2009

Two requirements necessary to beatify Pope John Paul II could be met this year, a former Vatican spokesman has said. Read more

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New statistics show U.S. Catholics increase in numbers

Jun 5, 2009

The 2009 Official Catholic Directory has released new statistics on the Catholic population. The directory shows that there are 68.1... Read more

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Our Sunday Visitor acquires catechetics leader Harcourt Religion Publishers

Jun 4, 2009

The Catholic publishing group Our Sunday Visitor has acquired Harcourt Religion Publishers, announcing that the combination would help catechesis and... Read more

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Massive pro-life demonstration being organized in Spain

Jun 4, 2009

More than 40 civic organizations have joined together to organize a massive pro-life demonstration in support of pregnant women and... Read more

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Vatican official pleads with countries to protect children from economic crisis

Jun 4, 2009

The president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care, Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, is calling for a “common code of ethics”... Read more

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Former Spanish president slams 'right to abortion'

Jun 4, 2009

The former president of Spain, Jose Maria Aznar, has criticized the government’s proposal to overhaul the laws on abortion saying,... Read more

Gov. John Lynch / Bishop John McCormack

New Hampshire law marginalizes supporters of traditional marriage, bishop says

Jun 4, 2009

New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch on Wednesday afternoon signed a bill to legalize same-sex “marriage” in the state. In response,... Read more