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Pope Benedict announces trip to Africa
After celebrating Mass in St Peter’s Basilica for the conclusion of the Bishops’ Synod, Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday spoke... Read more
Pope Benedict decries anti-Christian violence in Iraq and India
Following Mass in St Peter’s Basilica that concluded the Bishops’ Synod, Pope Benedict XVI defended Christians in Iraq and India... Read more
Gov. Palin’s special needs policy speech wins pro-life praise
Republican vice-presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin’s Friday speech describing her commitment to policies which assist children with special needs was... Read more
Bishop Olmsted’s booklet on Catholic civics reaches more than 100,000
Bishop of Phoenix Thomas Olmsted’s pocket-sized book Catholics in the Public Square, which examines political issues from a Catholic perspective,... Read more
Spanish expert debunks philanthropic claims of Women on Waves
Spanish expert David del Fresno y Torrecillas has presented to Catholic News Agency his analysis of the Dutch organization Women... Read more
Bishop explains challenges facing Christians and tragedy of war in Sudan
Bishop Antonio Menegazzo of El Obeid, Sudan spoke out this week about the damage being done to the country by... Read more
Holy See to publish document on use of psychology in seminaries
On October 30 the Congregation for Catholic Education will issue a new document entitled, “Orientations For The Use Of Psychological... Read more
Archbishop Chaput’s pro-life remarks ‘not Republican or Democratic,’ pro-life Democrat says
Author and politics writer Mark Stricherz has defended Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput from accusations of partisanship stemming from... Read more
Report: Asia is continent with most violations of religious freedom
The international association Aid to the Church in Need presented its Report on Religious Freedom in the world this week,... Read more
Italian cardinal calls Israeli interference in cause of Pius XII ‘tiresome’
Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, who signed the diplomatic relations agreement with Israel in the name of the Holy... Read more
Bishops close Synod with poetic message on the Word of God
On Friday morning the Synod Fathers of the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, meeting in their... Read more
Weigel launches another Newsweek salvo at Catholic Obama supporters
The discussion over Catholic support for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama continued this past week as professors Nick Cafardi,... Read more
‘Deadly day’ in Britain as House of Commons passes embryo bill
In what one pro-life leader called a “deadly day in the history of Britain,” the House of Commons on Wednesday... Read more
Parental notification ballot proposal leads in California
Proposition 4, the California ballot proposal that requires a waiting period and parental notification before a girl under 18 may... Read more
Church in El Salvador calls on government to express reservations at youth summit
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador has called on the Salvadoran government to place conditions upon the document that... Read more
Catholic Association of Latino Leaders issues first position papers
The Catholic Association of Latino Leaders has published its first two “position papers” in its newsletters to further its mission... Read more
University in hot water with Bishop Brandt for inviting Kmiec to speak
The U.S. presidential election is having influence in ways previously not imagined. Upon learning that Prof. Douglas Kmiec, a Catholic... Read more
Most accurate pollster from 2004 race: McCain now leading among Catholics
Investor's Business Daily and the TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics (IBD/TIPP) has just released a tracking poll that shows... Read more
Bishop’s column on Obama abortion policies prompts call for IRS action
A New Jersey bishop’s newspaper column has prompted the activist group Americans United for Separation of Church and State to... Read more
Archbishop of Monterrey calls on political parties to watch out for 'drug politics'
The Archbishop of Monterrey, Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega, called on the country’s political parties and organizations to take action to... Read more
