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Archbishop Niederauer explains Catholic involvement in Prop. 8
One month after the victory of California’s Proposition 8, Archbishop of San Francisco George Niederauer has written an essay defending... Read more
Holy See simultaneously signs and ratifies cluster munitions treaty
The Holy See has ratified a convention banning the creation and use of cluster munitions in an attempt to highlight... Read more
Eduardo Verástegui teams up with Right to Life committee in Spain
Mexican actor and producer Eduardo Verastegui has teamed up with the pro-life website in Spain “DerechoaVivir.org” (RighttoLife.org) in order to... Read more
Cardinal Rouco condemns ETA killing and reiterates sinfulness of terrorism
The Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, together with his auxiliary bishops, has condemned the murder of businessman... Read more
Italian bakers give Pope a thousand loaves of 'panettone' for the poor
L’Osservatore Romano reported this week that the Italian Federation of Bread Bakers has donated to the Pope one thousand loaves... Read more
Bring the light of faith to all sectors of society, Pope urges
Praising the Chilean bishops for their efforts to promote a continent-wide movement of evangelization, Pope Benedict called on the prelates... Read more
Senator criticizes new capitol visitor center for ignoring religious roots
The new Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC has drawn criticism for minimizing references to God and to religious faith... Read more
New video shows more statutory rape cover-up at Planned Parenthood
Live Action Films has released an undercover video showing a deliberate violation of mandatory reporting laws for sexual abuse by... Read more
Victorious Sen. Chambliss a ‘great pro-life leader,’ SBA List says
The pro-life Susan B. Anthony List has welcomed the Tuesday night runoff election victory of U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss in... Read more
Prop. 8 supporters criticize ‘grandstanding’ California legislators
Leaders of the successful California Proposition 8 campaign to restore the definition of marriage in the state have criticized state... Read more
Iraqi archbishop encourages Christian refugees to return home for Christmas
Archbishop Louis Sako of Kirkuk said in an interview with the L’Osservatore Romano this week that the situation in Iraq... Read more
Task of Catholic schools is to show how Christ is present today and in history
The prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, said in a homily this week that the task... Read more
Book of homilies by Pope Benedict available soon in Spanish and English
“Omelie,” the new book of homilies by Pope Benedict XVI published in Italian, will soon be available in Spanish and... Read more
Magdi Allam creates political party 'Protagonists for a Christian Europe'
Muslim convert to Catholicism and journalist Magdi Allam has launched a new political party in Rome called the “Protagonists for... Read more
Vatican warns against ‘inclusive’ ideology in education
Last week Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See’s representative to the United Nations Offices and Specialized Institutions in Geneva, spoke... Read more
Pope ponders original sin, speaks about modern desire for change
Pope Benedict XVI's catechesis during this morning's General Audience was dedicated to Saint Paul’s teaching on original sin. This teaching... Read more
Dominican cardinal blasts the U.N. for promoting immorality
The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, expressed his disbelief this week that the U.N., which... Read more
German Churches criticize Jesus chocolates as bad form
German churches have criticized a businessman for selling thousands of chocolates shaped like Jesus. Read more
‘I Believe Too’ effort launched to counter Humanist ad campaign in D.C.
Following a secular humanist ad campaign in Washington D.C. which questioned religious belief, an initiative called “I Believe Too” has... Read more
Human embryo-using invention refused EU patent on moral grounds
Citing a patent convention which forbids patenting inventions which would be contrary to public order or morality, the European Union’s... Read more
