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Priest stabbed during Mass in Colombia is out of danger
Radio Caracol reported this week that Father Alirio Ramirez was stabbed by an unknown assailant while celebrating Mass on Sunday... Read more
Rep. Smith: President Obama chose politics over science with embryo order
Just after President Obama announced his executive order lifting restrictions on embryonic stem cell research on Monday, Congressmen Chris Smith (R-NJ) held... Read more
Austria-Vatican agreement signed
Last Thursday in Vienna, Austria, Archbishop Edmond Farhat, apostolic nuncio to Austria, and Michael Spindelegger, Austrian federal minister for European... Read more
Connecticut bill on Catholic Church nearly identical to Voice of the Faithful strategy
Catholics around the country are upset over a new bill in the Connecticut Senate that, in the words of the... Read more
Catholics United denies group formed to cover for pro-abortion pols
Fr. Bernard Healey, the editor of the Rhode Island Catholic, has written an editorial accusing the group Catholics United of... Read more
Cardinal O’Malley: joint health care venture in Mass. will not violate Catholic ethics
A proposed joint insurance venture between a Massachusetts Catholic health care network and a nonreligious health organization is being criticized... Read more
Study reports ‘stunning’ U.S. Catholic population shift alongside growing secularization
A new study on American religion finds that Catholicism is facing a “stunning” decline in the northeast United States as... Read more
Cardinal calls for model of development must serve the person not money
The Apostolic Administrator of Valencia, Cardinal Agustin Garcia-Gasco, called on Catholic centers and people in positions of leadership to come... Read more
Archbishop calls on Venezuelans to live Lent without violence and in conversion
The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, has called on Venezuelans to live this Lent as a time of... Read more
Indian bishops publish account of persecuted Christians in Orissa
The Bishops’ Conference of India has published a detailed account of Archbishop Raphael Cheenath’s description of the critical situation facing... Read more
Indulgences remind us of need for salvation, says Cardinal Kasper
The president of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, Cardinal Walter Kasper, said last week that "indulgences... Read more
Cardinal Rigali: Obama stem cell order 'a sad victory of politics over science and ethics’
Following President Obama’s latest executive order lifting restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, both Cardinal Justin Rigali and the Colorado... Read more
Archbishop of Denver warns that Conn. bill threatens Catholics everywhere
Although the legislation in question was introduced in Connecticut, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver has issued a statement on a... Read more
Obama ESCR policy change a ‘slap in the face’ to pro-lifers, critics say
Catholic and Pro-life leaders have reacted critically to President Barack Obama’s overturning of federal restrictions on embryonic stem cell research,... Read more
Benedict XVI thanks Cardinal Arinze for strengthening his priesthood
At the conclusion of the Roman Curia’s spiritual exercises on Saturday, Pope Benedict expressed his thanks to Cardinal Francis Arinze... Read more
President Obama overturns funding restrictions on embryonic stem cell research
President Barack Obama on Monday overturned federal funding restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, claiming that the previous limitations forced... Read more
Rome must rediscover its soul, return to Christian roots, stresses Holy Father
This morning, Benedict XVI traveled to Rome’s Town Hall, located on the city's Capitoline Hill, where he met with Mayor... Read more
Connecticut considers bill that sidelines bishops, dictates Church financial oversight
Two Connecticut legislators introduced a bill this past Thursday that has Catholics up-in-arms about the state’s apparent attempt to meddle... Read more
New stamp to commemorate papal voyage to Africa
The Philatelic and Numismatic Office of the Vatican City State has announced the issuance of a special stamp commemorating the... Read more
U.N. commission meeting promotes radicalism, criticizes Catholicism
Representatives of several countries and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) met at the United Nations this week for the annual Commission on... Read more
