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Vatican watcher: Pope has chosen Archbishop Timothy Dolan for New York
The eagerly anticipated appointment of the new Archbishop of New York appears to be just around the corner. The well-connected... Read more
Link between slain archbishop and paramilitary chief categorically dismissed
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Ruben Salazar Gomez, has strongly and categorically dismissed any link between... Read more
Benedict XVI prays for guidance as Vatican marks 80 years
Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Vatican City State, Pope Benedict attended a concert featuring both a... Read more
Papal foundation fighting drought in Africa celebrates 25 years
In 1980 Pope John Paul II visited the African region referred to as the Sahel, an area that relies on... Read more
Bishop of Buffalo meets with families of Continental crash victims
As people around the country mourn the loss of the 50 people who died in the crash of Continental Flight... Read more
Arizona legislators move to protect unborn and civil rights of health care workers
Following Republican Jan Brewer’s move from secretary of state to Governor of Arizona, the state’s legislature is attempting to pass... Read more
Boston College attracts praise and hostility for placing crucifixes in classrooms
Crucifixes and icons were recently placed in all Boston College classrooms at the request of the Jesuit school’s president, Rev.... Read more
Over 900 massacred in Congo since Christmas
Troops of the guerilla Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have massacred over 900 people since Christmas in northeastern Democratic Republic of... Read more
Local officials challenge tax exemption for closed churches in Pennsylvania
The Diocese of Allentown’s closure of several churches has prompted two school districts and two municipalities to try to levy... Read more
Legionaries head reports having no specific information about Maciel abuse
Legionaries of Christ General Director Fr. Alvaro Corcuera on Sunday celebrated a Mass of Healing in Kensington, Maryland where he... Read more
Christ helps us to love life amidst suffering, Pope teaches
Wednesday, February 11 marked the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, which was celebrated at the Vatican with a Mass... Read more
Spanish mom fights to keep young daughter alive in coma for seven years
The Pro-Life Institution of Valencia in Spain reported this week on the dramatic case of a 22 year-old woman who... Read more
CNA launches new design of YouTube channel
CNA has just completed a redesign of video channel on the popular website, Youtube.com. The new eye-catching layout includes all... Read more
Pro-life leader denounces government's ‘efficiency’ in distributing morning after pill
The Director for Latin America of the Population Research Institute, Carlos Polo, expressed his bewilderment this week at the “efficiency”... Read more
Vatican has problem with evolution only when it becomes an ideology
Father Marc Leclerc, professor of Natural Philosophy at the Gregorian Pontifical University of Rome, explained in a recent article for... Read more
Benedict XVI prays for bushfire victims, points Australians to ‘vision of hope’
Upon receiving the Letters of Credence of the new ambassador of Australia to the Vatican, Pope Benedict spoke of his... Read more
Pope reiterates Church's commitment to rejecting all anti-Semitism
The Church is “profoundly and irrevocably committed” to rejecting “all anti-Semitism” and to building better relations with the Jews, Pope... Read more
Lifting of excommunication was an 'extreme attempt to end schism,' says Vian
The Director of L’Osservatore Romano, Giovanni Maria Vian, said this week the lifting of the excommunication of four Lefebvrist bishops... Read more
University student union revokes pro-life students’ club status
A pro-life group under fire from the University of Calgary has had its university club status revoked by the student... Read more
Academic publisher suspends publication of ‘too Christian’ encyclopedia
The scholarly publisher Blackwell is being accused of censorship for suspending the publication of the “too Christian” Encyclopedia of Christian... Read more
