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First Lady speaks about role of faith-based organizations in Africa
First Lady Laura Bush promoted the role of faith-based organizations in combating disease in Africa as she launched an anti-malaria... Read more
First native Cuban to be beatified with martyrs of Spanish Civil War
On October 28 Pope Benedict XVI will raise 498 martyrs of the Spanish Civil War to the altars—perhaps the largest... Read more
EU and UN continue to threaten Nicaragua with loss of funds if abortion it does not legalize abortion
The European Union and the United Nations have kept up pressure on Nicaragua to reverse the law passed last October... Read more
Pope's letter to Catholics in China to be released Saturday
The Vatican has announced that Benedict XVI’s long awaited letter to Catholics in China will be released on Saturday at... Read more
Polish Bishops' Commission reveals ties of about a dozen bishops to communist-era government
A special Church commission disclosed on Wednesday that about a dozen bishops, who are still living, had ties to Poland’s... Read more
Archbishop severs ties with Creighton University marriage center over immoral proposal
The Archdiocese of Omaha has severed ties with Creighton University's Center for Marriage and Family after two university researchers said... Read more
US Bishops launch media campaign to strengthen marriage
The U.S. bishops launched a national media campaign to promote healthy marriages and to convey the meaning and value of... Read more
Man on life-support emerges from coma despite doctors’ prognoses
In a case reminiscent of Terri Schiavo’s, a 36-year-old man who suffered serious brain injuries in a car accident emerged... Read more
Vatican second in command to visit US for Knights convention
The Knights of Columbus has announced that the Secretary of State for the Vatican, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, will be attending... Read more
Cuban government seeking to make adoption a “right” for homosexual couples
The Communist Party of Cuba has welcomed a plan to reform the country’s family laws to grant “full rights” to... Read more
Church in Mozambique organizes tithing campaign to overcome financial crisis
Archbishop Francisco Chimoio of Maputo told the local publication Magazine Independiente this week that the archdiocese has launched a tithing... Read more
Five thousand British convert to Catholicism each year, says British priest
In an interview with the Spanish daily “La Razon,” Father Gerard Sheehan, pastor of the Church of St. Thomas Moore,... Read more
Only four countries in Europe offer gynecology degrees without requiring abortion
The president of the International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations, Dr. Jose Maria Simon, said this week med students can... Read more
Christians in Iraq continue to flee in face of killings, bombings
The release of eight kidnapped Christians on Friday was welcomed by Iraq’s Christian community. However, numerous other Christians continue to... Read more
Cardinal Keeler returns to residence after brain surgery
Cardinal William Keeler of Baltimore has returned to his residence after spending about a week in the hospital while recovering... Read more
Giuliani’s ‘Catholic campaigning’ problematic, says Village Voice
A recent article in New York’s Village Voice claims that Rudy Giuliani is using his Catholicity to gain political advantage... Read more
Pope Benedict names new bishop for Diocese of Superior
The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has accepted the resignation offered by Bishop Raphael M. Fliss due to his reaching... Read more
Vatican announces Synod for Africa in 2009
According to a press release made public this morning Pope Benedict XVI has called a Second Special Assembly for Africa... Read more
Vatican announces Tridentine Mass Motu Proprio to come “within a few days”
Made public from the Holy See Press Office this morning was a special communiqué regarding Benedict XVI’s forthcoming “Motu Proprio”... Read more
Expected Motu Proprio to be published July 7, German newspaper announces
Pope Benedict XVI intends to publish his Motu Proprio liberating the Mass of St. Pius V on July 7, 2007... Read more
