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Marathon to link Jerusalem with Rome coinciding with papal visit to Israel
A marathon will link the cities of Jerusalem and Rome between April 23 and May 27, thus coinciding with Pope... Read more
Bishop of Queretaro inaugurates first Shrine for Life in Mexico
Bishop Mario de Gasperin Gasperin celebrated a special Mass on Wednesday inaugurating the first Shine for Life in Mexico. The... Read more
Argentinean government rejects bishops’ statement
Just a few short hours after the executive committee of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina issued a statement calling for... Read more
Pope and president of Cyprus discuss reunification efforts
Pope Benedict XVI received the President of Cyprus at the Vatican Apostolic Palace today, where the two leaders discussed their hopes... Read more
Pro-Obama Catholics need to ‘step up’ and respond to president’s policies, official says
Pro-Obama Catholics and Catholic organizations should “step up” and respond to the pro-abortion “rights” president’s policy decisions, George Wesolek, the... Read more
Media effort draws faithful back to Church
An estimated 92,000 inactive Catholics have come back to the Church in the last year thanks in large part to... Read more
Obama’s first judicial nominee blocked Indiana abortion law
President Barack Obama’s first judicial nominee’s record includes judicial decisions which obstructed the enforcement of Indiana’s informed consent law requiring... Read more
Catholics United denies White House ‘tip’ on Sebelius nomination
On Wednesday, Chris Korzen of Catholics United welcomed Notre Dame’s decision to host President Barack Obama and expressed his frustration with... Read more
Luxury hotel manager fired after making vulgar Ash Wednesday remarks
The manager of the luxurious New York Palace Hotel was fired after obscenely ordering a Catholic employee to clean the... Read more
United Church of Christ committee recommends condom distribution at churches
The HIV and AIDS Network of the United Church of Christ (UCC) is advocating that condoms should be distributed at... Read more
ND student groups reject Obama invitation, launch Red Letter campaign
Notre Dame’s invitation to President Barack Obama is “in opposition to what lies at the foundation of this University,” says... Read more
Most Americans still oppose most abortions, Catholic commentator responds
Countering pessimism about the prospects for overturning Roe v. Wade, Catholic political writer Mark Stricherz has argued that there is... Read more
Archbishop Burke regrets Randall Terry’s ‘misuse’ of interview
This Thursday, Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura at the Vatican, issued a... Read more
Bishop of Phoenix accuses Notre Dame president of disobeying U.S. bishops
The outcry over the invitation of President Obama to deliver the Notre Dame’s commencement address and receive an honorary law... Read more
Mexican bishop defends Magisterium of the Pope in fight against AIDS
Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martinez of Tehuacan is defending the Magisterium of Pope Benedict XVI in the fight against AIDS. During... Read more
African AIDS experts voice support for Pope on condoms
More than a week after the media attacked Pope Benedict XVI for his comments on condoms and AIDS, CNA is... Read more
Australia hardest country to find vocations in, says Cardinal Pell
During a visit to Peru this week, Cardinal George Pell of Sydney told a group of consecrated women that in... Read more
Details of Pope’s Holy Land visit published
Having just completed the papal trip to Africa, preparations are under way for Pope Benedict XVI’s first trip to the... Read more
Jerusalem Patriarchate publishes prayer for papal trip to Holy Land
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has published a prayer of preparation for Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Jerusalem May 8-15,... Read more
Pregnancy centers, not abortion clinics, best solution to financial crisis, pro-life leaders say
Responding to reports that more financially troubled women are seeking abortions, pro-life leaders have criticized the "pseudo-compassion" which presents abortion... Read more
