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Church bells to mark anniversary of Roe
Catholic church bells will toll throughout the Diocese of Wichita next month to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1973... Read more
Service to the Church constitutes a ‘vocation’ that leads one to holiness, says Holy Father
Meeting with members of the Labor Office of the Apostolic See, Benedict XVI explained that by serving the universal Church... Read more
South African cardinal calls for total isolation of ‘obstinate Pharaoh’ Mugabe
Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, OFM, speaking for the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has called for relief for the humanitarian crisis... Read more
‘Prepare for more persecutions,’ Vietnamese priest warns Church
Vietnam’s Redemptorist provincial superior is resisting calls from a Hanoi government official who is pushing for the Hanoi members of... Read more
Pro-life leaders ask for meeting with Obama
Pro-life leaders are seeking a meeting with President-elect Obama to “establish a foundation” for cooperation in building a culture of... Read more
Rick Warren selection for opening prayer causes a stir
Pro-life Evangelical Pastor Rick Warren will give the invocation at the President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration, it was reported on Wednesday.... Read more
Social justice groups meet with Obama team, Catholic bishops express doubt
President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team held an hour and 15 minute meeting on Tuesday with just over a dozen social... Read more
Bishop of El Paso presides at funeral of unborn child
The body of an aborted or stillborn boy about 17 to 18 weeks old was buried in El Paso on... Read more
Hundreds attend celebration honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe
Seven hundred members of the Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona participated in a procession earlier this month to honor the patroness... Read more
Ambassadors should help adjust the world to God’s order, Pope says
Ten new ambassadors to the Vatican from all parts of the world were received by Pope Benedict in an audience... Read more
Wherever youth seek answers, the Church must be there, Holy Father teaches
For the celebration of Vatican Television’s 25th anniversary, the Holy Father met with the station’s staff, contributors and advisors. After... Read more
Seminary of Archdiocese of Boston doubles enrollment
Eighty-seven seminarians are now enrolled at the Archdiocese of Boston’s St. John’s Seminary, more than doubling the number of seminarians... Read more
Minnesota Catholic Conference announces ‘Immigration Sunday’
The Minnesota Catholic Conference has announced that January 4 will be "Immigration Sunday" for Catholic parishes in the state as... Read more
Excommunication of Fr. Bourgeois will ‘certainly take place,’ Vatican official says
A Vatican official has said that the excommunication of Fr. Roy Bourgeois, an American Maryknoll priest who advocates the ordination... Read more
CNA looking ahead to improve services for 2009
Beginning Monday, December 22, CNA will temporarily suspend news coverage until 2009 while our staff diligently makes preparations for next... Read more
Catholic and Orthodox leaders unite to address ‘deep crisis’ in the family
The First European Catholic-Orthodox Forum has produced a document on the nature of the family as a "good for humanity."... Read more
Spirit of the season results in large donations to emergency assistance centers
This year, helping those less fortunate is even more necessary as greater numbers of people find themselves out of work.... Read more
Christmas is an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of our existence, recalls Pope
At his weekly General Audience in the Paul VI Hall, Pope Benedict contemplated the fulfillment of the ancient prophecies in... Read more
Religious leaders must live out their beliefs through teaching and good example, conclude Catholic and Muslim leaders
Catholics and Muslims meeting at the Vatican this week discussed the responsibilities of religious leaders during times of crisis, agreeing... Read more
‘New’ human rights at risk of becoming source of ‘self-serving ideologies,’ cautions archbishop
Today an address by Archbishop Silvano Tomasi was published in which he discusses the risks involved while searching for ‘new’... Read more
