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Cardinal Rigali urges Pres. Bush to continue defense of unborn and of marriage
Cardinal Justin Rigali issued a statement following President Bush’s re-election expressing “prayerful good wishes” for the president and his family,... Read more
Deep spiritual life, based in sacraments, is the soul of apostolate, says Pope
Pope John Paul II, on receiving participants in the General Chapter of Augustinian Recollects this morning, spoke on the necessity... Read more
Pro-life Democrats urge DNC to change its abortion position
Democrats For Life of America urged the Democratic National Committee to concede its pro-abortion position today on the heels of... Read more
Archbishop denounces use of embryos as panacea against diseases
During the traditional recitation of the Rosary of the Aurora, Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez of Valladolid, Spain, denounced the use of... Read more
Salvadoran Archbishop says political affiliation should not determine who receives aid
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador, El Salvador, said this week the money that is generated after new fiscal... Read more
Madrid Cardinal says anonymous saints are builders of true progress
During his weekly address, the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Maria Rouco Varela, said the anonymous saints of today “are the... Read more
Truth about death helps us measure our values, Argentinean bishop says
During a Mass celebrated for those who gave their lives for the country, Bishop Antonio Baseotto of the Argentinean Military... Read more
Ohio voters based vote on moral issues
George W. Bush’s position against abortion, same-sex marriage and embryonic stem-cell research, and for family values inspired many Ohio Evangelical... Read more
USCCB says religious programming part of public interest
Broadcasters’ public interest obligations include airing religious programming, said the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in a comment filed... Read more
“Clone and kill” bill devaluates human life, says California pro-family group
Following California voters’ approval of Proposition 71, the embryonic stem cell research bond – dubbed the “clone and kill” bill... Read more
Pope appoints new bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana
Monsignor Ronald P. Herzog, a priest of the diocese of Biloxi and pastor of Immaculate Conception parish, Laurel, Mississippi, has... Read more
President Bush won Catholic vote
Results show that 52% of Catholics in the United States voted to re-elect President Bush over Sen. Kerry in Tuesday’s... Read more
Pro-life leader questions Bush’s commitment to ending abortions
American Life League president Judie Brown said many pro-life groups are “gleefully” declaring victory following President George W. Bush's re-election,... Read more
Pro-life group urges Bush to take immediate action against abortion
Pro-life groups are not wasting any time. Just hours after President George W. Bush was re-elected to the White House,... Read more
Pope encourages Iraqi efforts to build democracy
Pope John Paul II met with Prime Minister Iyad Allawi this morning and encouraged him and the Iraqi people in... Read more
Florida abortion notification law overwhelmingly approved
Voters in Florida approved yesterday a law requiring that parents or guardians of minors be notified before the minor has... Read more
California votes in stem cell research, pro-life groups denounce result
Californians voted in Proposition 71 yesterday agreeing to grant $3 billion in bonds to the biotech industry to conduct embryonic... Read more
Politicians should seek justice and truth, says Chilean archbishop
During the celebration of All Saints Day, Archbishop Antonio Moreno Casamitjana of Concepción, Chile, reminded the faithful to always expect... Read more
Family group proposes parents specify in wills that their children not be adopted by homosexual couples
The National Confederation of Parents of Families and Parents of School Children in Spain proposed this week that parents specify... Read more
Indian Christian deported from Saudi Arabia
Brian Savio O’Connor, the Indian Christian who was condemned to 10 months in prison and 300 lashes in Saudi Arabia,... Read more
