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Cardinal Rouco warns doctors cannot be forced to perform abortions
Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela of Madrid warned the government of Spain this week it cannot force doctors to perform... Read more
Pro-Obama Catholic rewarded with government job at HHS
Alexia Kelley, Executive Director of "Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good,” one of the pro-Obama Catholic organizations that strongly... Read more
New York Catholic bishops strongly oppose legalized same-sex 'marriage'
While New York's senators debate whether or not to legalize same-sex "marriage" in their state, the seven Catholic bishops of... Read more
White House ‘comfortable’ with controversial faith-based council appointee
The White House spokesman has said that President Obama is “comfortable” with the makeup of his faith-based advisory council despite protests... Read more
Tribunal rules Catholic agencies broke law, must allow homosexual adoptions
In a decision that may end decades of Catholic adoption services, a British Charity Tribunal has ruled that Catholic adoption... Read more
Eucharistic Adoration increases prayer, vocations in Uganda
Eucharistic Adoration in Uganda is attracting more lay people to prayer and encouraging vocations, an international Catholic charity reports. Read more
Population researcher awarded by Catholic scientists
Yesterday, pro-life scholar Steven Mosher was presented with the “Blessed Frederic Ozanam” award by the Society of Catholic Social Scientists... Read more
Holy Spirit helps to overcome frontiers, archbishop tells immigrants
Archbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra of Valencia, Spain said this week during the closing of a congress for immigrant families that... Read more
Anglican bishop: Manner of Fr. Cutié’s conversion will harm Catholic-Episcopal relations
The Anglican Bishop of Peru has said the “very lamentable” manner of Fr. Alberto Cutié’s entry of the Episcopal Church... Read more
Spanish archbishop warns democracy without values becomes dictatorship
Archbishop Francisco Javier Martinez of Granada, Spain has called for the recovery of morals in society and warned that “a... Read more
Pope Benedict sends condolences to relatives of Air France flight victims
Pope Benedict XVI has expressed his condolences to the relatives of the Air France flight which disappeared over the Atlantic... Read more
Archdiocese of Mexico rejects cartel threats against bishops
The Archdiocese of Mexico City has published an editorial in its weekly newspaper, Desde la Fe, revealing that some Catholic... Read more
Bishop George Lucas appointed to Archdiocese of Omaha
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Bishop George J. Lucas, 59, to serve as the new Archbishop of Omaha, after accepting... Read more
St. Rabanus reminds us to give time to God, Pope teaches
At today's general audience, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the life of St. Rabanus Maurus, whom the Holy Father said... Read more
Ethicists warn against money for human egg donations
The state of New York is considering several proposals which would pay women who donate their eggs for research purposes,... Read more
U.S. government defends Mojave Desert Cross memorial in Supreme Court case
The U.S. government has defended the constitutionality of the 75-year-old Mojave Desert Cross which memorializes World War I veterans. Read more
Australian bishops invite ‘come home’ Catholic campaign to country
Archbishop of Sydney Cardinal George Pell and the forty-four bishops of Australia have invited the head of the successful media... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop calls on new president to seek the common good
Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador called on the country’s new president, Mauricio Funes, to seek out the... Read more
Cardinal Terrazas encourages Bolivians to evangelize with courage
During the launching of the Permanent Mission in Bolivia, the Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cardinal Julio Terrazas... Read more
Orange County rejects Planned Parenthood tobacco funding bid
The health department of Orange County has rejected a Planned Parenthood affiliate’s application to open a breast care clinic for... Read more
