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Reach out to fallen away Catholics, says Vatican cardinal
The prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, Cardinal Claudio Hummes, called on the faithful in Latin America to reach... Read more
Italian archbishop receives death threats over statements on homosexual unions
The president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco, has become the target of new death threats, prompting increased... Read more
Bishops in Mexico call for conscientious objection against "appalling killing" of abortion
The archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera, together with his auxiliary bishops, issued a statement on Sunday expressing their... Read more
Uruguayan bishops express grave concern about new law on civil unions
The bishops of Uruguay said this week a proposed law on civil unions "merits serious reflection" and that making civil... Read more
Pope concerned about abuse of power in Venezuela, says bishop
The vice president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Roberto Luckert, said last Friday that during an audience with Pope... Read more
Bush, Pope Benedict to hold first meeting this summer
The Vatican and the White House have announced that Pope Benedict XVI will hold his first meeting with U.S. President... Read more
California Catholic Conference files brief in conscientious objection case
The California Catholic Conference has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a case now pending before the state Supreme Court. The... Read more
No opposition from Wisconsin Catholic Conference re emergency contraception bill
The Wisconsin Catholic Conference has decided not to oppose a bill that would require all hospitals, including Catholic health facilities,... Read more
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice supports partial birth abortion
A top pro-life leader said a religious coalition’s support of partial birth abortion shows that the group is "confused, at... Read more
Political party in Mexico launches legal initiative to stop spread of abortion to other Mexican states
Lawmakers of the National Action Party (known as PAN in Mexico) in the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City have launched... Read more
New US bishop to lead conservative congregations, separate from Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church continues to experience further division as the Anglican archbishop of Nigeria is expected to arrive this week... Read more
Cardinal Caffarra: equating marriage with homosexual unions is distortion of legal order
Cardinal Carlo Caffarra of Bologna said last week equating marriage with homosexual unions means introducing into the legal order “an... Read more
Spanish bishops: beatification of 498 martyrs of Civil War a call to reconciliation
The Bishops’ Conference of Spain has published a message upon concluding its Plenary Assembly to mark the beatification next fall... Read more
Pope calls on faithful, particularly families, to pray for, nurture priestly vocations
Shortly after ordaining 22 men from the diocese of Rome to the priesthood, Pope Benedict XVI charged the throngs of... Read more
Pope Benedict calls eastern rite Catholic Churches a beacon of unity ‘in a fragmented world’
As an historic Synod of the Syrian Catholic Church concluded Sunday in the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI charged the gathered... Read more
Conn. bishops issue ‘action alert’ re bill that threatens religious freedom
The Connecticut Catholic Conference has warned that a new bill passed in the Senate threatens religious freedom in the state. Read more
Mexican bishops remind doctors of right to conscientious objection re abortions
The bishops of Mexico called on doctors in Mexico City not to perform abortions and reminded them of their human... Read more
St. Louis media actively seeks public opinion about archbishop’s decision re Crow
The St. Louis media seems to be running a campaign against the Catholic Church, following Archbishop Raymond Burke’s protest of... Read more
Pope Benedict ordains 22 new priests, calls them to ‘be ready to give their lives’ for Christ
Pope Benedict XVI marked Sunday’s 44th annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations by conferring priestly ordination on 22 men... Read more
Vatican publishes outline for next Synod of Bishops General Assembly
In the Holy See Press Office at midday today, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, presented... Read more
