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Pope Benedict calls on France to make religion part of a new Europe
Upon arriving in France on Friday afternoon, Pope Benedict XVI called on the French people to engage in a new... Read more
Alaska Supreme Court bars hospital from halting woman’s life support
The Alaska Supreme Court has issued an order forbidding a hospital from removing a woman’s life-support tubes, which would almost... Read more
Archbishop encourages Masses and vigils for upcoming referendum
Archbishop Raul Vela of Quito has encouraged priests and the faithful to celebrate the feast of the Holy Cross on... Read more
Mexican bishops call for 'profound convictions' to confront crime
The press office of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico said this week that in addition to enforcing protective measures, society... Read more
Archbishop of Paris says papal visit will show France the Pope ‘knows how to listen’
Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, the Archbishop of Paris, has spoken about Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming visit to France, saying the visit... Read more
Biden's remarks draw his local bishop into the fray
The Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Joseph Biden’s erroneous comments about Church teaching on abortion have prompted corrections from many U.S.... Read more
New laws consolidate state control over Venezuelans, archbishop warns
Archbishop Baltazar Porras of Merida in Venezuela warned this week that the 26 laws passed in July by President Hugo... Read more
Bishop warns Vietnamese officials not to ‘use the sword’ against Catholic demonstrators
Despite Vietnamese officials’ threats of “extreme actions,” many Catholic faithful are converging on Hanoi to join the demonstrations seeking the... Read more
Catholic bishops ask Bush to lift Cuba restrictions to help hurricane relief
Cardinal Francis George, speaking as President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has asked the U.S. government to... Read more
Catholic journalists being hunted by Vietnamese police
Thousands of Catholics in Hanoi are continuing their peaceful protests asking for the return of their land illegally seized by... Read more
Papal trip to France is a Marian pilgrimage, says Vatican official
The vice president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Archbishop Octavio Ruiz Arenas commented this week on Pope Benedict’s... Read more
Benedict XVI honors late cardinal who stood before firing squad during WWII
A cardinal who assisted those sentenced to be deported during World War II died September 6 at the age of... Read more
Pope to Paraguayan bishops: Embark on a ‘vast missionary effort,’ including politics
Today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI received bishops from the South American country of Paraguay, and called on them... Read more
New website launched to inform Catholic voters about their ‘rich heritage’
CatholicVote.com, a new educational website targeting Catholic voters, has been launched by the Catholic-inspired group Fidelis. The site provides information... Read more
Conference examining effects of abortion on fathers held in Chicago
The Knights of Columbus-sponsored “Reclaiming Fatherhood” conference was held in Chicago on Monday and Tuesday to discuss the effect of... Read more
Terrorism a ‘direct affront to humanity,’ archbishop tells U.N. meeting
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the apostolic nuncio leading the Holy See’s permanent observer mission to the United Nations, on Tuesday addressed... Read more
Ecuadorans encouraged to vote for life in referendum on Constitution
Ecuadorans are preparing to vote on a new constitution and with the September 28 referendum around the corner, the president... Read more
Pro-life groups warn new abortion law in Spain will not bring solutions
The Spanish Federation of Pro-Life Associations said this week that a new law widening access to abortion would do nothing... Read more
Catholic bishops call for end to ‘inhumane’ worksite ICE raids
Speaking at a press conference in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, several Catholic bishops questioned the effectiveness and humaneness of U.S. Immigration and... Read more
Peace in Colombia needs to be real, says bishop
Bishop Pablo Salas of El Espinal said this week that the Church in Colombia seeks to be an instrument of... Read more
