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Archbishop of Canterbury branded ‘papal puppet’ for sympathetic Lourdes remarks
This week the Archbishop of Canterbury became the first Anglican leader to visit the Marian shrine at Lourdes in France.... Read more
British government drafts proposal to allow royal succession to Catholics
The British government has drafted a proposal to end the 300-year-old legal exclusion of Catholics from the British throne. MP... Read more
Moscow Patriarchate says talks with Pope possible once Catholic-Orthodox problems addressed
An official with the Moscow Patriarchate has reiterated its position that it is not rejecting talks between Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Legalization of abortion could spread to other states in Mexico, cardinal warns
The Archbishop of Guadalajara, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez, warned this week that the bad example of Mexico’s Supreme Court in... Read more
U.S. Representatives send protest letter to Vietnamese president
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, a California Democrat, along with other U.S. House members, has written a letter to Vietnam’s President Nguyen... Read more
Peruvian archbishop calls for end to protests and for more dialogue
Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren has called on Peruvians to set aside protests, conflicts and confrontations and to instead use dialogue... Read more
Pro-government mob attacks Catholic demonstrators in Hanoi
Hundreds of Catholic protestors seeking the return of a former papal nunciature confiscated by the communist government were attacked on... Read more
Democratic analyst: The Party has been hijacked by secularist elites
The Democratic Party has been hijacked by elites hostile to religion, said Mark Stricherz, author of the book "Why Democrats... Read more
Every half hour an abortion is performed on a girl under 20 in Spain
The Institute for Family Policy in Spain said this week the number of abortions in that country has increased by... Read more
New appointments mark bold papal move for Liturgical reform
Pope Benedict XVI made a low profile but significant move in the direction of liturgical reform by completely renewing the... Read more
Catholic and State schools should have equality, Pope Benedict asserts
On Thursday at Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict raised the topic of the role of Catholic schools in contributing to the... Read more
Obama faith adviser cancels appearance at D.C. faith forum
Rev. E. Terri LaVelle, senior adviser on Religious Affairs for Obama, canceled a Tuesday appearance at a Reese Roundtable faith... Read more
Priest seriously wounded by crazed knife-wielding Da Vinci Code viewer
A Rome priest was in intensive care on Wednesday after suffering serious injuries from being stabbed in the neck and... Read more
Planned Parenthood affiliate removes ‘lewd’ videos from web site
A series of “lewd” videos produced by the Columbia-Willamette, Oregon affiliate of Planned Parenthood has been taken down from the... Read more
Prayer is best weapon against anti-Christian violence, says Indian cardinal
In an interview with L’Osservatore Romano, the Archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, explained that the best weapon the Church... Read more
Everyone needs law of God which is law of love, Madrid cardinal says
The Archbishop of Madrid and president of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, said during his... Read more
National 40 Days for Life fall campaign launches as elections approach
The 40 Days for Life Campaign launched its 179-city fall program on Wednesday in South Bend, Indiana. The community-based campaign... Read more
Minority women disproportionately abort even as overall rate declines, study says
A study of abortion trends in the U.S. claims that the abortion rate is now at its lowest level since... Read more
Famous Mexican actor rips Obama over abortion, warns U.S. Latinos
The movie star Eduardo Verástegui has recorded a special video message to encourage Hispanic voters in the U.S. to put an... Read more
Pope to visit tomb of Padre Pio next year, says Cardinal Bertone
Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, announced during Mass on the Feast of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina that Pope... Read more
