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Holy Father's prayer intentions for November
Today, the press office of the Vatican made public the Holy Father’s intentions for November. Read more
Church faces difficult times, says Nuncio in Mexico
After a meeting this week with the governor of Sonora, Eduardo Bours, the Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, Archbishop Christophe Pierre,... Read more
Chavez reforms would restrict freedom and make power of State absolute, warns Venezuelan archbishop
Archbishop Reinaldo Del Prette of Valencia reaffirmed the recent statements by the bishops of Venezuela calling President Hugo Chavez’s constitutional... Read more
Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez defends massive march for life
During a pro-life march organized by the Catholic Church last weekend in protest of a bill that would legalize abortion... Read more
Family groups denounce lawmakers for refusing to help pregnant women
Socialists and leftists in the parliament of the Spanish region of Andalusia have rejected a proposal to establish an initiative... Read more
Clergy organization denounces calls for a less accurate Missal translation
The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy voiced its support for a literal and accurate English translation of the 2000 Roman Missal.... Read more
Illinois moment-of-silence law unconstitutional, lawsuit alleges
A 14-year-old girl and her outspoken atheist father have filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging an Illinois law requiring a... Read more
Georgetown University bows to homosexual activists’ demands
The president of Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States, has promised funding by next fall for... Read more
Evictions rattle tenants in Church-owned apartments
Several thousand residents in Rome face eviction from their homes rented from the Vatican and other Catholic organizations. Read more
Archbishop to UN: "life is not at anyone's disposal"
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Apostolic Nuncio leading the Holy See's permanent observer mission to the United Nations, gave an address... Read more
To be a good Christian is to be a good citizen, explains the Holy Father
Steady rain fell on St. Peter’s Square today, but that did not stop 30,000 people from attending the Pope’s Wednesday... Read more
Green Party in Germany distances itself from statements by leader against Cardinal Meisner
Leaders of the Green Party decided to distance themselves from statements by the organization’s parliamentary secretary, Volker Beck, who called... Read more
Granddaughter recounts moving story of grandmother’s martyrdom in Spain
Pilar Caballero, granddaughter of Teresa Cejudo, who was beatified last Sunday with hundreds of other martyrs of the Spanish Civil... Read more
Britney’s newest publicity stunt involves inappropriate photos with “priest”
Britney Spears is attempting to stir-up controversy with her new album “Blackout” by posing suggestively in a confessional with a... Read more
Lefebrivists demand Council be “corrected,” not interpreted
In an interview with Italian journalist Paolo Luigi Rodari, the author of the blog “Palazzo Apostolico,” Bernard Fellay, the superior general... Read more
Catholic healthcare group's expansion in Colorado triggers dispute over abortion, contraceptive coverage
A Catholic hospital group's acquisition of non-Catholic Denver-area hospitals has started a debate about the place of Catholic ethics in... Read more
Cardinal Ortega announces visit to Cuba by Vatican Secretary of State
The Archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, has announced that Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, will visit Cuba... Read more
Cardinal Urosa demands Chavez withdraw constitutional reform
The archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, has called on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to withdraw his plans for... Read more
Former USCCB president diagnosed with prostate cancer
Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Read more
Conventual Franciscan appointed auxiliary bishop of Milwaukee
Today the Holy Father announced the appointment of Father William Patrick Callahan as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. ... Read more
