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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
British scientists seek to create animal-human hybrid embryo
The Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) in Britain has begun a study to decide whether or not to allow... Read more
Connecticut legislature one step closer to forcing chemical abortions at Catholic hospitals
The Connecticut state Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday that would require all hospitals — including the four Catholic facilities... Read more
UN officials push for therapeutic abortion before Nicaraguan Supreme Court
A leading pro-life activist in Nicaragua has denounced two UN officials for appearing before the country’s Supreme Court in order... Read more
Defense of human rights lethally undermined by relativism, says Spanish archbishop
In his weekly pastoral letter, Archbishop Agustin Garcia Gasco of Valencia warned that the “defense of human rights on our... Read more
Officials deny Social Security health care system will provide abortion services in Mexico City
Although the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City legalized abortion up to the director of the Mexican Institute of Social Security,... Read more
Womb now most dangerous place in Mexico, bishop laments
The president of the Committee on the Family of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martinez, warned that the... Read more
New poll: Michigan residents oppose cloning, destroying embryos
A statewide poll, commissioned by the Michigan Catholic Conference, demonstrates that Michigan residents are overwhelmingly opposed to measures that would... Read more
Catholic Charities USA urges Congress to address poverty
In its ongoing effort to reduce the U.S. poverty rate to half by 2020, Catholic Charities USA took its Campaign... Read more
Vatican confirms: Pope Benedict has accepted invitation to visit United Nations HQ in New York
The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J., confirmed recent rumors that Pope Benedict XVI has... Read more
Mexico City abortion vote 'catastrophic', says pro-life leader
Mexico City’s decision on Tuesday to legalize abortion on demand is “catastrophic," said Fr. Thomas Euteneuer, STL, president of Human... Read more
