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Pakistani Catholic bishop says Islamic radicals are aiming for him
Bishop Joseph Coutts, the Bishop of Faisalabad says that he is in the sites of Muslim extremists due to his... Read more
San Diego Diocese files for bankruptcy
Following a failed final attempt at settling clergy-abuse claims, the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego filed for Chapter 11... Read more
Los Angeles judge asks diocese to put bankruptcy on hold
A Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge who is attempting to work out a settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese... Read more
Catholic League, "Jesus' Tomb discovery is titanic fraud”
The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights has released a statement denouncing a new television program which purports to... Read more
In preparation for upcoming General Synod, Special Council for Africa meets in Rome
The Special Council for Africa of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops met in Rome on February 15... Read more
Ukrainian Catholic Bishop says unity is still a struggle
Bishop Mykola Simkaylo of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi, speaking during his recent visit to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), that the... Read more
Spanish cardinal calls on faithful to avoid turning Holy Week into “vacation period
The Archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares, warned this week against the “secularization of Holy Week, which has been de-Christianized... Read more
Priesthood and marriage demand “ordered affectivity,” says seminary rector
The rector of the St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in the Dominican Republic, Father Victor Masalles, said this week both married... Read more
Archbishop backs FBI involvement in investigation into murder of Salvadoran lawmakers
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle has called for a thorough investigation into the gruesome murder of three Salvadoran lawmakers and their... Read more
Mexican archdiocese denounces manipulation by U.S. association of clerical abuse victims
The Archdiocese of Mexico City has launched a fierce criticism of the organization Survivors' Network of those Abused by Priests... Read more
Church in Scotland may launch legal battle against same-sex adoptions requirements
The Catholic Church in Scotland is threatening to take legal action to block a new UK law which could force... Read more
Vietnamese police officially announce investigation of Catholic priest
Vietnamese police have moved a high-profile priest to house arrest after accusing him with disseminating propaganda intended to undermine the... Read more
Think beyond "obvious" Lenten sacrifices, seek silence, Archbishop Chaput says
Speaking to the Catholic News Agency during this, the first week of Lent, Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput said today that... Read more
Catholic communities growing outside traditional strongholds
According to a new study, the Catholic Church in the United States is growing in unusual ways. The Church is... Read more
NJ parishes stress marriage in Sunday prayers
Catholic parishes throughout New Jersey prayed for the preservation of the sacred institution of marriage during all Sunday liturgies. The... Read more
French Monks to return to Algeria a decade after slaying
A group of Trappist monks have plans to return to Algeria, following an 11-year absence, to establish a new community.... Read more
Chavez is "greatest preacher" of secular State of Venezuela, says prominent priest
The rector of the Andres Bello Catholic University in Venezuela, Father Luis Ugalde, said last week, "the greatest preacher in... Read more
Outgoing Cuban archbishop calls for reconciliation
Archbishop Pedro Meurice Estiu, who has retired as Archbishop of Santiago in Cuba, called on Catholics in that country to... Read more
Vatican cardinal says Church enlightens consciences amidst moral indifference
Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, the President of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, reinforced last week that amidst "the... Read more
Church has right to ensure "competence" of religion teachers
Spain's Constitutional Court has refused to hear a case alleging that the 1979 accord between that country and the Holy... Read more
