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Knights of Columbus to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe with congress, festival

Dec 17, 2008

Following the Knights of Columbus 127th Convention next year, the organization will hold its First International Marian Congress on Our... Read more

Sen. Tom Daschle / President-elect Barack Obama

Catholic Health Association welcomes Daschle appointment called ‘disastrous’ by pro-lifers

Dec 17, 2008

The Catholic Health Association has issued a statement welcoming the nomination of former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle as Secretary... Read more

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Vatican and Italian government criticize sale of RU 486 in Italy

Dec 16, 2008

The Vatican and the Italian government have criticized the imminent arrival of the abortion pill RU 486, which will be... Read more

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Italian chapel honoring dead of World War II rediscovered

Dec 16, 2008

A "lost chapel" honoring those who died in southern Italy during the Second World War has been rediscovered in an... Read more

Plan sent to Obama transition team reveals ‘abortion industry bailout’

Dec 16, 2008

A strategy document from a coalition of abortion rights groups which outlines their agenda for an Obama administration has been... Read more

Monsignor Dale Fushek, founder of LifeTeen

LifeTeen founder Msgr. Dale Fushek excommunicated

Dec 16, 2008

Bishop of Phoenix Thomas J. Olmsted has issued a decree of excommunication to Monsignor Dale Fushek, founder of LifeTeen, and... Read more

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University of San Francisco working to remove health plan’s abortion coverage

Dec 16, 2008

The University of San Francisco (USF) continues to react to the revelation that its mandatory student health insurance plan covers... Read more

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Catholic experts warn against bill that would legalize euthanasia in Uruguay

Dec 16, 2008

This week the John Paul II Archdiocesan Institute of Bioethics warned that a new bill being discussed in the Uruguayan... Read more

Cardinal Antonio Canizares

Cardinal Canizares: ‘It is my duty in charity to communicate the Church’s teachings’

Dec 16, 2008

In an interview with the Spanish daily La Razon, the new prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, Cardinal Antonio... Read more

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Ordinations end Shanghai Diocese's celebration of 400 years of evangelization

Dec 16, 2008

Shanghai diocese capped its nine-month celebration of the 400th anniversary of Catholicism's arrival with the ordination of two priests.  During... Read more

Cardinal Francis Arinze

Cardinal Arinze discusses obedience, poverty and chastity

Dec 16, 2008

The prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Cardinal Francis Arinze, has written... Read more

Pilgrims at WYD 2008 in Sydney, Australia

Holy Father chooses themes for future World Youth Days

Dec 16, 2008

To help prepare Catholics for the 2011 World Youth Day celebrations in Madrid, Spain, Pope Benedict has announced that its... Read more

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Catholic and Muslim leaders discuss responsibilities during times of crisis

Dec 16, 2008

Yesterday Catholic and Muslim leaders met in Rome to discuss the theme: "The Responsibility of Religious Leaders, Especially in Times... Read more

New Vatican instruction called valuable ‘reference point’ on bioethics

Dec 16, 2008

Dignitas Personae, the new Vatican instruction on ethical issues in biotechnology was further explained by the U.S. bishops in a... Read more

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Galveston may close churches due to Hurricane Ike damage

Dec 16, 2008

Due to serious hurricane damage to the churches in Galveston, Texas, Catholic leaders in the archdiocese are considering consolidating the... Read more

The women behind Live Action Films

Second Indiana Planned Parenthood fails to report statutory rape; Attorney General launches investigation

Dec 15, 2008

A new undercover video from Live Action Films reveals that a second Indiana Planned Parenthood clinic refused to report the... Read more

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Petition drive to support Grand Duke of Luxembourg’s anti-euthanasia stand

Dec 15, 2008

A petition drive has been launched to support Grand Duke Henri I of Luxembourg, who has imperiled his political powers... Read more

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams

Leaders debate plan for new N. America Anglican province

Dec 15, 2008

The plan to form a new Anglican province in North America as an alternative to The Episcopal Church (TEC) and... Read more

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Vietnamese officials reaffirm plans to demolish Catholic monastery

Dec 15, 2008

Repeating a government tactic used in disputes with Vietnamese Catholics seeking the return of confiscated property, the People's Committee of... Read more

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Organization launches campaign to fight homosexual unions in Chile

Dec 15, 2008

The organization, Muevete Chile has launched a campaign to stop the Senate committee from approving a measure that would open... Read more