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Poll: most Americans want restrictions on abortion
A new CBS News poll has found that a majority of Americans want to prohibit abortions in all or most... Read more
“We are proud to be priests,” Vatican’s new Prefect for Clergy writes
The newly appointed Prefect for the Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy, Cardinal Claudio Hummes, released a letter this week, encouraging the... Read more
Sudanese authorities “not serious” about peace plan, Bishop says
Speaking this week to representatives of Aid to the Church in Need, Bishop Daniel Kur Adwok, Auxiliary Bishop of Khartoum... Read more
The world needs the strong witness and testimony of Christians, Pope declares
Presiding at the celebration of vespers Thursday afternoon in the Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside-the-Walls, Pope Benedict XVI challenged all... Read more
Cardinal Bertone emphasizes the efforts of Pope Pius XII to save Jews during the Holocaust
During the presentation of a new book chronicling the “anonymous heroes” who worked against the Holocaust during World War II,... Read more
Beatification process opened for 16 Spanish martyrs
The Archdiocese of Barcelona has announced that Archbishop Luis Martinez Sistach will preside at a ceremony this Thursday opening the... Read more
Bishop warns against “contagious pessimism” from negative media coverage of the Church
Bishop Juan Del Rio of Asidonia-Jerez de la Frontera encouraged Catholics this week not to fall prey to the “contagious... Read more
Government in Spanish region of Catalonia publishes “secular liturgical ritual” for baptism, marriage, and funerals
The government in the Spanish region of Catalonia has published a new manual consisting of pagan formulas to substitute for... Read more
Vatican official condemns “self-genocide” of human race
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Bishop Elio Sgreccia, denounced this week the different attacks on human life... Read more
Help the faithful rediscover the daily importance of Sacred Scripture, Pope instructs Synod of Bishops
At midday today, the Holy Father received members of the ordinary council of the Synod of Bishops, who are currently... Read more
New era of relations between the Holy See and Vietnam begins
This morning Pope Benedict XVI received Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dang of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The meeting is... Read more
Christian schools in India refuse government order to observe Hindu practice
The Archdiocese of Bhopal issued a statement condemning a government order that obliges students in all schools and colleges to... Read more
Boston archdiocese proposes redistribution of $3M from closed parishes
The Archdiocese of Boston wants to distribute more than $3 million held by closed parishes to 58 churches that took... Read more
Church of England supports Catholic position on homosexual adoption
The Church of England has weighed in on the public debate on whether the Catholic Church should be exempt from... Read more
African bishops take a look back and set plan for the future at evangelization congress
In preparation for a second Synod of Africa, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) held a... Read more
Holy Father thrilled upon receiving New Testament manuscript
Pope Benedict XVI expressed his gratitude and profound satisfaction upon receiving a papyrus containing one of the earliest known transcriptions... Read more
Success for Knights pro-life billboard project
A billboard campaign in the Diocese of Madison has proven its effectiveness in assisting women in their decision not to... Read more
One-fourth of immigrants lose their faith in Spain
According to a poll by the Social Foundation of the University of Francisco de Vitoria, 25% of immigrants lose their... Read more
Abortion rights activist who deceived New York Times takes aim at pro-life law in Nicaragua
One of the parties involved in a recent scandal which saw the New York Time embarrassed over the publication of... Read more
“Mona Lisa” died in 1542 as religious sister, Italian expert says
An Italian expert said this week the woman who posed for Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa, also known as... Read more
