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Former Polish president: I would have resigned the presidency rather than legalize abortion
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and ex-president of Poland, Lech Walesa, said in Spain this week he would have resigned as... Read more
Upcoming PBS board vote could disaffiliate stations with Mass for shut-ins
The network board of PBS in June will vote on whether to pull affiliate status from stations that broadcast “sectarian”... Read more
Archbishop Dolan not told Fordham would honor pro-abortion mayor
Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan has said that Fordham University did not inform him that pro-abortion rights Mayor Michael... Read more
Rep. Berman confident Obama administration will give domestic partner benefits to diplomats
On Wednesday the House Foreign Affairs Committee marked up the State Department Reauthorization bill, which contained several provisions advancing abortion... Read more
Papal visit to Holy Land renews hope amid conflicts and poverty
Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the Holy Land has renewed its peoples’ strength and hope despite its conflicts and its... Read more
Nuncio to Israel says Pope’s heart close to the Holy Land
The Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Archbishop Antonio Franco, said this week that in the wake of Benedict XVI’s visit to... Read more
Editor of Vatican newspaper says ‘Obama is not pro-abortion’
The Editor-in-chief of the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano explained today to Paulo Rodari, a Vatican analyst for the daily “Il... Read more
Installation of new Archbishop of Westminster to take place May 21
The new Primate of England and Wales, ArchbishopVincent Nichols, will be installed as the leader of the Archdiocese of Westminster... Read more
President of Honduras gives green light to morning-after pill
President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras has vetoed a decree that prohibited the sale of the morning-after pill in the country,... Read more
Congressmen call on Obama to honor pro-life consciences by keeping HHS regs
Two congressmen on Tuesday responded to President Barack Obama’s commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame, calling on him... Read more
Pope plans to reach youth with Facebook profile and website
The president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, announced on Thursday the launching of a... Read more
Pope calls for Internet evangelists
Pope Benedict XVI is calling upon young people to evangelize using the Internet as the Church prepares to celebrate the... Read more
Philadelphia auxiliary named sixth bishop of Saginaw
The newly appointed Bishop of Saginaw, Bishop Joseph R. Cistone, who has spent the last five years as an auxiliary... Read more
Pope Benedict looks for resurrection of the Holy Land
At his Wednesday general audience, Pope Benedict XVI recalled his recent trip to the Holy Land. He told the 20,000 pilgrims... Read more
Novelist’s Catholic thriller explores Church division in face of ‘secular spirit’
A new novel by British author Piers Paul Read crafts a thriller story around terrorism, the 2005 papal election and... Read more
New Jersey diocese to investigate alleged miracle attributed to Carmelite sister
The Diocese of Metuchen in New Jersey on Monday opened an investigation into an alleged miracle believed to have been... Read more
Ultrasound technology and laws credited for pro-life shift
Some doctors and pro-life leaders now say ultrasound technology is partly responsible for Americans’ gradual shift to identifying themselves as... Read more
Pelosi and Sebelius are examples of Trinity's Catholic education, president claims
The President of Trinity University, Patricia McGuire, who at the school's Sunday commencement described pro-life critics of Notre Dame's decision... Read more
Archdiocese of Mexico encourages greater commitment to rid politics of corruption
In an editorial on ethics in politics, the Archdiocese of Mexico encouraged Mexicans to become more involved in political life... Read more
Catholics and other Americans ‘overwhelmingly’ favorable towards Pope Benedict XVI
Both American Catholics and their non-Catholic countrymen have an “overwhelmingly” favorable view of Pope Benedict XVI, a new poll commissioned... Read more
