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Nearly 300 attend historic Illinois Catholic School’s summit
Illinois held its first Summit for Catholic School Education last week, drawing nearly 300 educators and five bishops. Read more
Commission rules priest suffered discrimination, reinstates him as hospital chaplain
Fr. Henry Heffernan is expected to return to work as a chaplain at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center... Read more
Rambo IV “is also a Christian film,” Sylvester Stallone confirms
Following his successful comeback in the latest “Rocky” movie, Sylvester Stallone is resurrecting another of his classic action characters for... Read more
Racism, eugenics still fuel Planned Parenthood, black pro-life leader charges
Racism surrounding the abortion rate must be recognized and stopped, said Day Gardner, president of National Black Pro-Life Union. “The... Read more
Peruvian Bishops’ Committee on the Family issues powerful call for defense of life
The Committee on the Family and the Defense of Life of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference issued a message this week... Read more
Bishops launch Lenten fundraising drive in Argentina
The Council for Economic Affairs of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina has begun a Lenten fundraising campaign entitled, “We Are... Read more
Spanish Minister of Education supports Church’s right to select religion teachers
Spain’s Minister of Education, Mercedes Cabrera, expressed her support this week of a ruling by the Constitutional Court that recognized... Read more
Archbishop calls on political parties in Dominican Republic to come up with common plan to save country
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of the Dominican Republic, Archbishop Ramon Benito De La Rosa y Carpio, is calling... Read more
Recovering drug addicts in Brazil looking forward to visit from Pope Benedict
A former drug addict from Moscow is one of thousands of people from around the world looking forward to a... Read more
Korean youth pray for national reunification with WYD Cross
Gathered around the World Youth Day Cross, on a barricaded bridge that divides North and South Korea, about 100 South... Read more
New state strategy for National Marriage Coalition
The Washington-based Alliance for Marriage is building a nationwide network of state lawmakers, who would support a Marriage Protection Amendment,... Read more
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New research shows effectiveness of natural family planning method
German scientists are now confirming what many Catholic couples have known for some time – the natural family planning method... Read more
Vatican website to include Chinese translations of papal speeches
Chinese translations of the pope's speeches and writings are soon to be posted on the Vatican website. Read more
Colombian bishops call for united pressure on rebel group to release prisoners
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Fabian Marulanda, expressed his concern this week for the hostages... Read more
Uruguayan bishop invites faithful to take advantage of Lent to turn back to God
Bishop Raul Scarrone of Florida y Durazno said this week “in each one of us there is a heart waiting... Read more
Archbishop says Church should continue to contribute to Venezuelan society despite obstacles
The President of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Ubaldo Santana, said this week the Church in that country should continue... Read more
Oswaldo Paya calls for reconciliation between Cubans
In an emotional message sent via internet, the leader of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya, called on Cubans at... Read more
Filipino pro-life rally sees 10,000 teens
A pro-life youth rally in Manila over the weekend gathered 10,000 young people. Organized by the nation's leading pro-life group,... Read more
Christians must have recourse to conscience, Vatican conference concludes
Christians must have recourse to conscientious objection to abortion, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, said the President of Pontifical Academy for Life,... Read more
Irish bishops: Israel must lift restrictions on Palestinians
Catholic Bishops in Ireland are questioning the commercial ties between their country and the EU with Israel. The bishops said... Read more
