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Spanish Minister of Justice promises to meet the demands of pro-euthanasia group

Aug 14, 2008

The Minister of Justice in Spain, Mario Fernandez Bermejo, received the members of the organization, Right to Die with Dignity,... Read more

Son of Hamas leader describes conversion to Christianity

Aug 14, 2008

Masab-Joseph Yousef, a son of prominent West Bank MP Sheikh Hassan Yousef, has discussed his conversion to Christianity in an... Read more

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'If you are a Catholic, behave like one,' instructs archbishop

Aug 14, 2008

The Chairman of the Episcopal Commission on Family and Life for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, Archbishop Paciano... Read more

Pope to Catholics: the most important service is the proclamation of Jesus Christ

Aug 14, 2008

Pope Benedict XVI sent a message to the Third American Missionary Congress (CAM3) being held in Quito this week, reminding... Read more

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Ecuadoran president pushing young people to resist guidance from the Church

Aug 14, 2008

President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has lashed out at the Church again this week, encouraging young people to refuse to... Read more

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius  /  Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City

Archbishop Naumann hopes Obama realizes Sebelius is a bad Catholic advisor

Aug 14, 2008

With the U.S. presidential race heating up and both John McCain and Barack Obama close to announcing their vice presidential... Read more

Bryan, Arnell and Jackson Petrzilka display the last photo they took of their son, Ben, before he was killed while away at Boy Scout camp. (Photo

Parents say faith helps them cope with son's death

Aug 14, 2008

By Lisa Maxson

Bryan and Arnell Petrzilka of Omaha always saw their son, Ben, as a gift from God. He was born five... Read more

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Vatican authority announces international conference on pastoral care for roadways

Aug 14, 2008

The Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Msgr. Agostino Marchetto, announced plans... Read more

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Cardinal Sandoval meets with opposing representatives to 'reinforce' anti-abortion legislation

Aug 13, 2008

The Archbishop of Guadalajara, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez, met with representatives of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), an opposition group,... Read more

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Legionaries of Christ deliver requested information to Archbishop of Balitmore

Aug 13, 2008

Archbishop of Baltimore Edwin F. O’Brien has said he has received a “rather significant volume of information” from the Legionaries... Read more

Protestants show interest in ‘wisdom’ of Natural Family Planning

Aug 13, 2008

Citing a desire to let their faith in God guide their sex lives and to trust Him in every aspect... Read more

Catholic Bishop of Fort Worth, Kevin Vann

Bishop of Fort Worth met with Episcopal delegation to discuss full communion, prelate confirms

Aug 13, 2008

A senior Episcopal prelate recently confirmed that a delegation of Episcopal priests from Fort Worth visited the Catholic bishop of... Read more

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‘Reclaiming Fatherhood’ conference to discuss fathers’ losses from abortion

Aug 13, 2008

The “Reclaiming Fatherhood” conference, a national gathering focusing upon the effects of abortion on men whose children have been aborted,... Read more

St. Teresa Benedict of the Cross / St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe

He who prays never loses hope, says Holy Father

Aug 13, 2008

In Wednesday's general audience, celebrated in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about St. Teresa Benedict of the Cross, also... Read more

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Americans United for Life announces available funding for voter guides

Aug 13, 2008

Yesterday, Americans United for Life announced that funding is available for 501(c) (3) organizations who wish to create and distribute... Read more

Memoirs of Colombian religious who escaped death in Spain to be published

Aug 13, 2008

The Colombian daily El Tiempo reports that the Order of the Hospital of St. John hopes to publish the memoirs... Read more

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Spanish expert points out importance of Canon Law for life of the Church

Aug 13, 2008

The Dean of the Faculty of Canon Law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, Father Luis... Read more

College student experiences the Catholic response to AIDS in Namibia

Aug 13, 2008

Most English majors choose to do their theses on a novel or particular reading genre; however, Sarah Moran, a senior... Read more

Dismissal of homosexual activist’s complaint against Canadian Catholic magazine appealed

Aug 13, 2008

A homosexual activist has appealed a decision of the Canadian Human Rights Commission which dismissed his legal complaint charging a... Read more

Fr. John Kavanaugh

Obama needs to address his ‘abortion problem,’ Jesuit professor says

Aug 13, 2008

St. Louis University philosophy professor Father John F. Kavanaugh, S.J., writing in an open letter in the August 18 edition... Read more