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State recognition of same-sex marriage could put religious freedom at risk, study finds
As the legal status of California’s Proposition 8 remains uncertain, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty has released a study... Read more
California Supreme Court to hear legal challenges to Prop. 8
The California Supreme Court has agreed to hear several legal challenges to Proposition 8, the successful 2008 ballot measure which... Read more
Young Trappist monk one step away from canonization
The Congregation for the Causes of the Saints has approved the miracle of the inexplicable cure of Begona Leon Alonso,... Read more
Despite threats, Christians in India to celebrate Christmas as usual
Despite threats of a Christmas protest from Hindu fundamentalists in the region of Orissa, India, Christians there plan to celebrate... Read more
‘Catholics weep over Barack Obama’s words,’ laments cardinal in address to CUA
CNA has exclusively obtained the full-text of Cardinal James Francis Stafford’s lecture delivered at the Catholic University of America last... Read more
Jesuit Superior General says give more time to Liberation Theology
The Superior General of the Jesuits, Father Adolfo Nicolas, said this week he was disappointed that Liberation Theology has not... Read more
Cardinal Urosa exhorts electoral commission to be democratic and impartial
The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Sabino, exhorted the Venezuelan National Electoral Council to adopt a democratic and impartial... Read more
First beatification in Cuba: Brother Jose Olallo Valdez
The prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, will preside at the... Read more
Vatican: 188 Japanese martyrs and a Cuban brother to be declared blessed
Pope Benedict XVI has given the go-ahead for the beatification ceremonies of a group of 188 Japanese martyrs and the... Read more
Monastic life should remind Christians to place nothing before love of God, Pope says
Pope Benedict XVI today told members of the Vatican Congregation dedicated to helping consecrated religious that monastic life must challenge... Read more
Canadian students face possible suspension or arrest for pro-life display
The University of Calgary, a Canadian public university, is censoring a campus pro-life group’s project that compares abortion to genocide. ... Read more
Cardinal Newman Society touring universities with Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit
The Cardinal Newman Society has launched a tour of the Vatican’s Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit which includes a stop at the... Read more
International protest saves woman and child from forced abortion in China
Following international attention which included the protests of U.S. Congressmen, China has released a detained ethnic minority Uyghur woman who... Read more
Adult stem cell research results in new trachea transplant
A June operation at a Spanish hospital has resulted in the first successful trachea transplant operation using adult stem cells. Read more
Government-backed mob ransacks Catholic chapel in Hanoi
A government-backed mob attacked and ransacked the chapel of Hanoi Redemptorist Monastery on Saturday night in a continuation of the... Read more
Dominican bishops warn of risks of law on religious associations
The Bishops’ Conference of the Dominican Republic warned this week that the passage of a law on religious associations would... Read more
New federal conscience protection regulations necessary, Doerflinger argues
Proposed federal rules prohibiting recipients of federal money from discriminating against pro-life medical professionals and other conscientious objectors continue to... Read more
Academics deplore scorn for human life in Spain
Dozens of prestigious doctors, lawyers, politicians, historians and other experts in Spain have signed a manifesto in defense of human... Read more
Presidential veto of abortion law in Uruguay a lesson for Latin America
The third Vice President of the Peruvian Congress, Fabiola Morales, congratulated Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez this week for his veto... Read more
Obama picks abortion supporter Daschle to head HHS
Tom Daschle has accepted the position of Secretary of Health and Human Services from president-elect Barack Obama. Daschle's record of supporting... Read more
