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Obama taps young liberal Evangelical to head Faith-Based office
Joshua DuBois, a 26-year-old former associate pastor who handled religious outreach for President Barack Obama’s presidential bid, will head up... Read more
Society has duty to help Eluana live, says Archbishop of Udine
Archbishop Pietro Brollo of Udine, where the “Terri Shiavo of Italy” is facing death by starvation, said on Wednesday, “The... Read more
Venezuelan bishop deplores attacks on main synagogue of Caracas
In a statement released Wednesday, the leadership of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela expressed its “consternation and pain” over a... Read more
Woman conceived through rape pleads for life of unborn child in Argentina
A 21 year-old Argentinean woman, whose mother is mentally ill and was raped in 1987, has written a moving letter... Read more
Africa, JP II tribute on Pope's agenda
The Office of Liturgical Celebrations today released the list of ceremonies that Pope Benedict will preside over during the next... Read more
Phoenix priest to become bishop of Gallup, New Mexico
This morning, the Holy Father appointed a Phoenix priest, Fr. James S. Wall as the new bishop of Gallup, New... Read more
Conference on Faith and Evolution to be officially announced at the Vatican
On February 10, the Vatican will officially announce the details of the international conference called “Biological Evolution: Facts and Theories.... Read more
Deputy U.S. Attorney General nominee linked to porn industry
President Barack Obama’s selection of David Ogden to become Deputy Attorney General is being criticized because of Ogden’s links to... Read more
New video reveals ‘lawbreaking’ Tucson Planned Parenthood
A third Planned Parenthood clinic has been exposed as willing to cover up statutory rape after UCLA student investigator Lila... Read more
Fewer Catholic campuses performing ‘V-Monologues’
The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS) claims that performances of ‘The Vagina Monologues’ are in “steady decline” after years of protest. Read more
Social justice group targets Republican senators over stimulus bill
The group Catholics United is trying to rally support for President Barack Obama’s economic recovery plan by running advertisements on... Read more
Lesbian couple who led same-sex ‘marriage’ lawsuit to divorce
The lesbian couple whose legal case led the Supreme Court of Massachusetts to impose same-sex “marriage” on the state has... Read more
President Uribe prays to Mary for ‘a Colombia free of terrorism’
After the recent release of five hostages being held by the Marxist rebel group FARC, the president of Colombia, Alvaro... Read more
Mormons reverse plans to build temple near Marian shrine in Honduras
The Honduran press last week that the Mormon Church has decided to abandon plans to build a new temple near... Read more
Cardinal Ricard says reconciliation with SSPX only beginning
The Archbishop of Bordeaux and member of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, said this week the lifting... Read more
Father of Italian comatose woman kidnaps her, plans to cause her death
The father of an Italian woman who is comatose and living off a feeding tube has taken her out of... Read more
Pope issues appeal for ‘innocent victims’ of Sri Lankan conflict
With the Sri Lankan military pushing its offensive against the Tamil rebels into the final stages, Pope Benedict XVI has... Read more
Holy See demands Lefebvrists fully accept Second Vatican Council
The Vatican Secretariat of State made public a statement today that outlines several points the Lefebvrists must accept in the... Read more
Pope finishes teachings on St. Paul, holds up his ‘extraordinary spiritual heritage’
The end of Saint Paul’s earthly life and his ongoing legacy was the theme chosen by Pope Benedict XVI, who... Read more
Fire breaks out at Chicago’s Holy Name Cathedral
A fire broke out this morning at Chicago’s Holy Name Cathedral causing major damage to the roof, which had recently... Read more
