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Local priests support S.C. pastor in trouble over misreported communion ban
Fr. Jay Scott Newman, a South Carolina priest whose parish bulletin letter gained national attention due to an inaccurate Associated... Read more
Pope encourages solidarity and the building of a united society in Lebanon
Upon receiving the Letters of Credence from the new Ambassador of Lebanon Georges Chakib El Khoury, Pope Benedict XVI expressed... Read more
Boston College denies knowledge of licensed lingerie deal
A Boston College merchandising deal with the lingerie company Victoria’s Secret is being attacked by alumni as “disgraceful and appalling”... Read more
Christians have a responsibility to uphold the Kingdom of God, teaches the Holy Father
Presiding over the recitation of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI recalled the Sunday readings which invite the faithful to... Read more
Explaining Catholicism to those joining the faith inspires RCIA leaders
RCIA leaders from the Diocese of Wilmington are motivated and inspired each year by those inquiring about the Catholic faith.... Read more
‘Yes on 8’ supporters and religious leaders unite against vicious post-election attacks
On Friday, leaders representing California’s Proposition 8 called on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Diane Feinstein and leaders of the ‘No... Read more
U.S. Army restores Baghdad college property to Chaldean Church.
Possession of the Baghdad premises of Babel College, the only Christian theological school in Iraq, was restored to the Chaldean... Read more
Kmiec says he will change his 'pro-Obama' position if the Pope tells him to do so
Doug Kmiec, a pro-life Catholic who vocally supported President-elect Barack Obama, defended his position in a lecture Tuesday at St.... Read more
Diocese rebukes priest’s claims that Obama voters must confess
The Diocese of Charleston is distancing itself from the actions of a Catholic priest in Greenville, South Carolina, who made... Read more
Get rid of your 'false hang-ups' and be disciples of Christ, cardinal says
The president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Cardinal Stanyslaw Rylko, said this week, “The time has come to... Read more
Catholics in Alliance voter survey of ‘little value,’ Archdiocese of Denver says
A consortium of left-wing Christian organizations has released a report on the reasons voters gave for how they cast their... Read more
Supreme Court authorizes euthanasia for Italian 'Terri Schiavo'
After a prolonged legal battle, the Supreme Court of Italy has ruled food and hydration can be removed from Eluana... Read more
Global crisis causing delay in release of new social encyclical
Although Cardinal Renato Martino previously said that the social encyclical Pope Benedict XVI has been writing would be published in December, major changes... Read more
Pro-life triumph in Uruguay: President Vasquez vetoes law legalizing abortion
President Tabare Vasquez of Uruguay has vetoed a controversial law on sexual and reproductive health that legalized abortion and had... Read more
Rep. Maloney: Obama to resume funding of U.N. program implicated in forced abortions
Supporters of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are confident that President-elect Barack Obama will reverse the Bush administration’s 2002... Read more
U.S. bishops approve new Proper of Seasons translation
On Tuesday the U.S. bishops approved the ICEL Gray Book Translation of the Proper of Seasons at their General Assembly... Read more
Amid Mosul violence, Iraqi archbishop asks Obama to protect Christians
The Latin-rite Archbishop of Baghdad Jean Sleiman has called on President-elect Barack Obama to make the protection of religious minorities... Read more
Fr. Bourgeois will not renounce stand to avoid excommunication
Father Roy Bourgeois, a Maryknoll priest who participated in the attempted ordination of a woman to the priesthood, has been... Read more
Father Andrew Greeley suffers severe injuries in fall
Father Andrew Greeley, the best-selling novelist and newspaper columnist, is in “critical but stable” condition at a suburban Chicago hospital... Read more
Case of British girl who refused heart transplant could be used to promote euthanasia
Dr. Luis Raez, expert in bioethics and professor at the Hematology and Oncology Clinic at the University of Miami’s Sylvester... Read more
