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Catholic effort launched to support California proposition defending marriage
ProtectMarriage.com, the campaign favoring Proposition 8, the California initiative that would ban same-sex marriage, on Tuesday announced the launch of... Read more
Kansas City archbishop analyzes Church’s role in public debate, Catholic politicians
Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas recently sat down with CNA to talk about his assessment of the involvement... Read more
Malaysia government warns Christian weekly for allegedly denigrating Islam
The government of the predominantly Muslim country of Malaysia has accused The Herald, a Christian weekly newspaper, of violating publication... Read more
Christian businessmen convene massive rosary to pray for future of Ecuador
The Christian Association of Business of Ecuador has convened a massive rosary for August 15, the feast of the Assumption... Read more
Paya calls on Cuban exiles to fight for their fellow countrymen
The national coordinator of the Christian Life Movement, Oswaldo Paya, has called on Cubans exiles to show their solidarity with... Read more
Death penalty in Mexico is step backwards in human rights, Catholic lawyers warn
The president of the College of Catholic Lawyers in Mexico, Armando Martinez, warned this week that implementing the death penalty... Read more
Bishop refutes inaccurate article on Catholics voting with their conscience
The Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, has responded to an article in the Times of Trenton entitled, “U.S. bishops: Vote... Read more
Panamanians reject graphic sexuality campaign in family park
The newspaper El Panama America reported that many Panamanians are upset about the installation of a so-called “Tunnel of Sexuality”—decorated... Read more
Caritas Internationalis joins Pope Benedict in calls for peace in Georgia
Pope Benedict XVI has urged Russia and Georgia to end hostilities immediately and begin negotiations, appealing to their “common Christian... Read more
California court reverses anti-homeschooling decision
By a 3-0 decision the California Court of Appeals for the Second Appellate District has reversed its earlier ruling that... Read more
Hawaii Catholics plan new church dedicated to Father Damien
A new Catholic church dedicated to Blessed Father Damien De Veuster is being planned in Hawaii following news that the... Read more
California judge OKs underage abortion horror stories for voter information pamphlet
A California judge has ruled against Planned Parenthood and its allies who challenged the content of a voter information pamphlet’s... Read more
Son of Pius X’s personal butler won gold medal in 1904 Olympic Games
Luigi de Breda, a U.S. citizen of Italian origin, was the son of the personal butler of Popes Leo XIII... Read more
Possible Casey speech at DNC focuses attention on Democrats’ abortion platform
The extent to which the Democratic Party’s support for legalized abortion will alienate Catholic voters is an issue political commentators... Read more
Ecuadoran president: Spanish socialists were hired to help draft new Constitution
On a radio program last week, the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has repeated his defense of the new Constitution... Read more
Church proposes more effective approach to AIDS, Spanish bishop says
In his recent pastoral letter entitled, “The fight against AIDS and the Catholic Church,” Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona in... Read more
Sick person who suffered accident recounts conversion after traveling to Lourdes
A Spanish man said this week that the pilgrimage he took in 2003 to the Shrine of Our Lady of... Read more
President Bush tells China not to ‘fear the influence of a loving religion’
Sunday morning in Beijing, President Bush attended the Beijing Kuanjie Protestant Christian Church. After the government-established church service, the U.S.... Read more
'Render Unto Caesar' answers crucial questions about intersection of faith and politics
On August 12, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver will release his latest book, which focuses on a question of... Read more
Pope: priests must confront tensions of their ministries, improve catechesis
The Holy See’s Press Office released the transcript this weekend of a question and answer session Pope Benedict XVI held... Read more
