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“Only a priest in love with the Lord can renew a parish,” says Argentinean archbishop
In a reflection for the upcoming August 4 feast of the Cure d’Ars, who is also called St. John Vianney,... Read more
English bishop says cohabitation cannot be equal to marriage
The president of the Committee on Marriage and the Family of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Bishop John... Read more
Portuguese doctors exercise conscientious objection for abortion
A significant number of doctors in Portugal have been exercising conscientious objection and refusing to perform abortions since the law... Read more
Arkansas abortion law should be adopted nationally, says women's group
Abortion clinics nationwide should be required to post a sign stating that women cannot be forced into having an abortion,... Read more
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Archdiocese responds to Minnesota bridge collapse, holds prayer service
Responding to the collapse of the 35 West bridge in Minneapolis during yesterday’s rush hour, the Archdiocese of St. Paul... Read more
Catholic school ads hit movie theaters
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has launched a new ad campaign in the region’s movie theaters to promote the benefits of... Read more
Seminarians bring Church’s teaching on contraception, sexuality to YouTube
A group of seminarians has joined the YouTube phenomenon and posted three one-minute videos on the Church’s teachings about contraception.The... Read more
Suicide ruling reversed by Kenyan court in case of American priest
A Kenyan court found yesterday that an American priest, whose death was originally ruled to be suicide, was actually murdered,... Read more
Tracing the footsteps of the Apostles - Anchorage couple treks more than 1,400 miles on foot
Imagine the chance to hike thousands of miles along the same mythical forests as King Arthur, follow the same trail... Read more
Head of Romanian Orthodox Church dies, Pope sends telegram
The head of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Teoctist, died of a heart attack on Monday at the age of... Read more
California bishops back two of three proposed marriage-protection initiatives
The California Catholic Conference, which represents all the bishops in the state, has decided not to support a marriage-protection initiative... Read more
Church mediates agreement ending strike by copper workers in Chile
During talks mediated by the Catholic Church in Chile, officials of the state-run Corporation of Copper and union leaders of... Read more
13 million hits in first three days of new Vatican City State website
The General Secretary of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, Bishop Renato Boccardo, said that since its launch, the... Read more
Mexican city to organize Festival for Life in September
On Saturday, September 8, the city of Santiago de Queretaro will hold the Festival for Life at the Corregidora Stadium,... Read more
Austrians can receive text messages from Pope
Organizers of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Austria next month are offering the faithful daily cell phone text messages with... Read more
Philippine bishops form committee to fight child porn
The Catholic bishops of the Philippines formed an ad-hoc committee on Tuesday to lead effective campaigns in the Church and... Read more
Elderly Italian man runs across ten countries to pray at tomb of evangelizer of China
A 60 year-old Italian man ran an extensive marathon covering ten countries in order to pray before the tomb of... Read more
Brownback says rival should apologize for Catholic slur
Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback said rival Mike Huckabee should apologize for a supporter's "prejudiced whisper campaign" against him for... Read more
Bishop of Orlando responds to concerns over Vatican statements on "one true Church"
Is the pope Catholic? Well, yeah. But considering the reaction that the recent reaffirmation of the Catholic Church's self-understanding (issued... Read more
Pope Benedict rejoices with Iraqis over soccer victory
“Just as so many times I have cried with the Iraqi people, on this occasion I rejoiced with them,”, said... Read more
