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Thousands of Cubans participate in Way of the Cross in Old Havana
Thousands of Cubans participated in the Way of the Cross through the streets of Old Havana on Good Friday, AFP... Read more
Cabinet nominee Gov. Sebelius misreported donations from late-term abortionist
A new report shows that Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, nominee for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services,... Read more
Notre Dame president argues bishops' statement not for Protestants like Obama
Fr. John Jenkins, the President of the University of Notre Dame, has written a letter to the school's board of... Read more
Pope sends Easter eggs to children affected by L'Aquila earthquake
In a new gesture of solidarity and closeness to the victims of last week’s earthquake that hit the Italian city... Read more
Paraguayan bishops issue statement on president’s admission of paternity
The executive committee of the Paraguayan Bishops’ Conference issued a statement today on the admission by President Fernando Lugo that... Read more
Homeland Security Report equates 'abortion opponents' with white supremacists
According to a Homeland Security Report distributed to law enforcement organizations, abortion opponents are as great a threat to national... Read more
Former ambassador to the Vatican: Caroline Kennedy would be wrong choice
In an interview with the Boston Herald on Good Friday, former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican Raymond L. Flynn said... Read more
UNICEF and PHO look for 'alliance' with the Church but without renouncing abortion
Representatives of UNICEF and the Pan-American Health Organization have proposed forming a “strategic alliance” with the Catholic Church in Latin... Read more
Paraguayan president admits he has a 2 year-old son
The president of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo, admitted Monday he was the father of Guillermo Armindo Carillo Canete, a two-year old... Read more
Pope to visit northern Italy on November 8 to remember Paul VI
Pope Benedict XVI will travel to the city of Brescia in northern Italy on November 8 to preside at the... Read more
Cardinal Pell discusses renewal in Australia after World Youth Day
Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia recently visited one of his priests who is serving in the Peruvian jungle. While... Read more
Catholic charity head calls for ‘purified vision of priesthood’ during Year for Priests
On Holy Thursday the head of the Catholic international pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need wrote to Pope... Read more
Christendom College commencement to honor Fr. Frank Pavone
Christendom College has announced that it will honor pro-life leader Fr. Frank Pavone and philosophy professor Dr. Jude Dougherty during... Read more
University of California-Berkeley pro-life conference to ‘expose’ abortion industry
Two California-based student and young adult pro-life groups are co-sponsoring a conference on April 25 at the University of California... Read more
Newt Gringrich's Catholic conversion
The Catholic Church welcomed another high profile politician into the fold recently when former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich... Read more
Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies revitalized at Newman University
The Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies is being revitalized and renewed at Newman University. Founded in 1995, the institute was... Read more
Easter shows that God's plan will be fulfilled, Pope proclaims
Having completed the grueling Easter weekend schedule, Pope Benedict XVI traveled on Sunday afternoon to Castel Gandolfo for a brief... Read more
Biography of saintly 10 year-old Spanish girl republished
Edibesa Publishers has reissued the book “Pilina,” which recounts the life of Maria del Pilar Cimadevilla Lopez-Doriga, a girl from... Read more
Christ’s death and resurrection gives the world hope, proclaims Benedict XVI
Thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square today to hear Pope Benedict XVI’s Easter message and Urbi et Orbi (to the... Read more
Holy Father explains symbols of the Easter Vigil: light, water and the ‘Alleluia’
Celebrating the Easter Vigil at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the difficulties in understanding Jesus’ resurrection. He explained... Read more
