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Italian bishop to celebrate memorial Mass for elderly priest murdered in Kenya

Jan 23, 2009

Bishop Giuseppe Cavallotto of Cuneo and Fosano, the birthplace of Father Giuseppe Bertaina, will celebrate a memorial Mass for the... Read more

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Pope’s vicar calls on teachers to educate in hope and be witnesses of Christ

Jan 23, 2009

Cardinal Agostino Vallini, Vicar for the Diocese of Rome, has sent a letter to Catholic teachers encouraging them to educate... Read more

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Korean cardinal expresses joy at Christian unity in Korea

Jan 23, 2009

Thousands of Catholics and Christians of other confessions gathered in Seoul this week for an ecumenical gathering to mark the... Read more

Colorado bishops: Obama's reversal of Mexico City Policy "profoundly unfortunate"

Jan 23, 2009

In a statement issued minutes after the White House confirmed the reversal of the policy protecting foreign nations from the... Read more

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USCCB: "reversal of Mexico City Policy is very disappointing"

Jan 23, 2009

Immediately after President Barack Obama signed the executive order reversing the Mexico City policy, at what was described as "a... Read more

President Barack Obama

Obama overturns Mexico City Policy, pro-lifers react

Jan 23, 2009

Pro-life leaders reacted critically to President Barack Obama’s Friday reversal of President George W. Bush’s ban on federal funding for... Read more

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Florida bishops gear up for Catholic Schools Week

Jan 23, 2009

In preparation for Catholic Schools Week, the bishops of Florida have released a statement recognizing the valuable social contributions made... Read more

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Boston mom accuses McFadden’s previous employers of a ‘cover-up’

Jan 23, 2009

A Boston-area Catholic woman is accusing a social justice group of ignoring her warnings that a former employee, who is... Read more

Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli

Pope Benedict willing to take risks to proclaim Christ on the internet

Jan 23, 2009

The president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, explained this week that Pope Benedict XVI... Read more

Benedict XVI praises new technologies, stresses using them for good

Jan 23, 2009

Speaking on the Holy Father’s Message for the 43rd World Day of Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, president of... Read more

Supreme Knight Carl Anderson

Supreme Knight convokes summit of charitable groups to confront crisis

Jan 23, 2009

In a speech delivered on Jan. 23 at Fairfield University, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson invited the nation’s top charitable and... Read more

Pope channel makes debut on YouTube

Jan 23, 2009

Pope Benedict XVI has launched himself into the digital age today with the Vatican announcing that a YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/vatican... Read more

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Likely Moscow patriarch stresses differences with Catholic belief

Jan 23, 2009

An Orthodox prelate considered to be the most likely successor of Patriarch of Moscow Alexy II has said that while... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives

House Republicans ask Obama to disavow ‘FOCA agenda’

Jan 23, 2009

More than 100 Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter to President Barack Obama asking... Read more

Pro-life community organizing effort launches in New York City

Jan 23, 2009

A new pro-life initiative in New York City is being launched to rally pro-lifers and to persuade other Americans to... Read more

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Vietnamese state media awarded for faked reports

Jan 22, 2009

Vietnamese Catholics have reacted critically to the bestowal of journalism awards upon two media outlets for reporting that vilifies Catholics... Read more

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Venezuelan bishops denounce latest attacks on Pope's representative

Jan 22, 2009

The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela has issued a statement in response to an attack against the Apostolic... Read more

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Pro-lifers demand clinic be closed until botched abortion investigated

Jan 22, 2009

The Spanish Federation of Pro-Life Associations has demanded that the ministers of Health and of Equality, Bernat Soria and Bibiana... Read more

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Bishop says troops should be withdrawn when peace comes

Jan 22, 2009

Chaldean Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad, Shlemon Warduni, said this week, “Words are nice, but it is now time for action.... Read more

Roe v. Wade the ‘Dredd Scott’ of our age, commentator argues

Jan 22, 2009

In an article for the National Review, M. Edward Whelan III, President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, made... Read more