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Fr. Cutie leaves Catholic Church, joins Episcopal Church following scandal
Father Alberto Cutie, a priest and television host who was well-known in the Miami area, has left the Catholic Church... Read more
Benedict XVI points to education to fight relativism
The bishops of Italy met this afternoon with Pope Benedict, who spoke to them about the “urgent task” of education... Read more
Pius XII helped thousands of Jews and laid the foundation for the Council, says Cardinal Ruini
The Vicar Emeritus of the Diocese of Rome has penned a personal article about his childhood and adolescence during the... Read more
Abortion supporters vandalize church, pro-life offices and university
The Abat Oliba University in Barcelona became the third target for vandalism by abortion supporters, who have painted pro-abortion graffiti... Read more
Bishop Lori alleges media ‘intervention’ in court decision to unseal abuse records
The Diocese of Bridgeport is defending its legal efforts to keep thousands of documents from settled abuse lawsuits from being... Read more
Kmiec proposes end of legally recognized marriage
Doug Kmiec, a prominent Catholic who backed Barack Obama’s presidential bid, has endorsed replacing marriage with a neutral “civil license,”... Read more
Vatican Radio to experiment with advertising to defray costs
Vatican Radio has announced that it will carry advertising in an attempt to help defray its 21.4 million Euro ($29.8... Read more
Obama picks Cuban Liberation theologian as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See
In a surprising move, President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday evening that Miguel H. Diaz, Ph.D., a 45 year old... Read more
Armed robbers attack nun and elderly women in raid on Tanzanian convent
Earlier this month a gang of armed robbers broke into a Tanzanian convent, attacking a nun, workers, and four elderly... Read more
Dialogue between faith and reason fundamental, says archbishop about Galileo case
Archbishop Giuseppe Betori of Florence said this week the dialogue between faith and reason is essential, especially in relation to... Read more
Archbishop-elect of Toledo rejects abortion as 'just another form of contraception'
In comments this week about the Spanish government’s proposal to overhaul the country’s abortion laws, Archbishop-elect Braulio Rodriguez Plaza of... Read more
Prop. 8 supporters pledge to ‘vigorously oppose’ federal lawsuits
As news comes that two prominent lawyers have challenged Proposition 8, pro-family supporters say they will “vigorously oppose” any further... Read more
Paya denounces prison conditions for members of Varela Project
The leader of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya, denounced the inhuman conditions at the federal prison in Pinar del... Read more
Year of Priests to help rediscover beauty and identity of the priest
The Cognregation for the Clergy has issued a letter to the bishops of the world noting that the Year of... Read more
Minnesota Catholics receive new shepherd
The Catholics in Minneapolis and St. Paul received a gift from Pope Benedict today when the Vatican announced that the... Read more
Christian organization in Barcelona denounces attacks by abortion supporters
The headquarters of the organization E-Cristians was attacked on Tuesday morning by abortion supporters who covered the walls with anti-life... Read more
Holy Father says Church offers solution to society's ‘loss of belonging’
Individualism and a loss of a sense of belonging are becoming more and more prominent in modern society, Pope Benedict... Read more
Priest with a ‘missionary spirit' like Saint Paul to become bishop of Allentown
A Delaware priest who was baptized by Bishop Fulton Sheen in 1960 has been named the new Bishop of Allentown,... Read more
Follow St. Theodore's example to escape poverty and selfishness, Pope advises
In Wednesday's general audience, Pope Benedict XVI continued with his series of teachings on the great writers of the Eastern... Read more
Archdiocese of Newark leads the nation in priestly ordinations
The Archdiocese of Newark on Saturday ordained 13 priests, the United States’ largest ordination class of 2009. Read more
