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Chinese bishop explains reasons for participating in Olympic opening ceremonies
Coadjutor Bishop John Tong Hon of Hong Kong explained this week why he decided to accept “with ambivalent sentiments” the... Read more
Crash of charter bus carrying Catholic pilgrims kills at least 14 in Texas
At least 14 people died and 40 people were injured when a charter bus carrying a Vietnamese Catholic group to... Read more
Archbishop goes to pray for robber instead of calling police
Archbishop Jose Dosado of Ozamiz in the Philippines was headed from his house to the Cathedral to pray early Friday morning,... Read more
Paraguayan bishops call on new president to defend right to life and the family
In an official statement published on Wednesday, the Paraguayan Bishops’ Conference called on the government of former bishop Fernando Lugo,... Read more
Breakaway St. Louis church to elect new board members
Parishioners at the breakaway parish of St. Stanislaus Kostka in St. Louis will elect six new board members this weekend... Read more
Laity asks president of Ecuador to take back his comments against the Church
The Ecuadoran Council of Lay Catholics has called on the country’s president, Rafael Correa, to tone down his rhetoric against... Read more
All in Spain must make a commitment to WYD 2011, says cardinal
The president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE), Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela explained that the next World Youth Day,... Read more
Christian group detained twice in Beijing after human rights, pro-life protests
As the opening of the Olympic Games nears, three Christian activists protesting on behalf of religious freedom and human rights... Read more
Catholics to make 57-mile pilgrimage to Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa
On Thursday morning American Catholics began their version of a centuries-old Polish pilgrimage with a 6 am Mass in Great... Read more
Oslo researchers confirm link between abortion and depression
A study conducted by researchers from the University of Oslo, Blinderen in Norway confirmed that women who have abortions in... Read more
Italian clergy to use inflatable church to minister to beachgoers
Catholic nuns and priests in Italy have established a 98-foot-long inflatable church and a beach-convent to minister to vacationing beachgoers.... Read more
Popular Sri Lankan Catholic festival canceled due to government-rebel fighting
A popular annual festival at a historic Catholic church near the front lines of Sri Lanka’s civil war has been... Read more
Cardinal Re recalls testimony and fruitful legacy of Paul VI
The prefect for the Congregation for Bishops, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, presided at a Mass today at St. Peter’s Basilica,... Read more
Wichita priest to bring new spiritual direction to the diocesan Spiritual Life Center
God’s voice isn’t always easy to recognize, especially when it comes in a whisper, or in the form of silence.... Read more
Holy Land conflict needs courageous leaders and gestures, says new patriarch
Just five weeks after being installed as the new Patriarch of the Latin Church in Jerusalem, His Beatitude Fouad Twal... Read more
Despite protests, Dr. Dobson to remain National Radio Hall of Fame nominee
The National Radio Hall of Fame (NRHF) has refused to remove Dr. James Dobson from its list of Hall of... Read more
Obama’s Christianity doubtful because of abortion stand, Star Parker says
Star Parker, a black conservative author and activist, has said presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama’s insistence that he... Read more
Pope Benedict asks China to 'open up' to the Gospel
Speaking from the town of Oies, the birthplace of a canonized Italian missionary to China, Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday... Read more
Five U.S. soldiers join pilgrimage march to Polish shrine in goodwill gesture
Five U.S. soldiers embarked on a 10-day, 180 mile-long march to Poland’s Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa with hundreds... Read more
Zogby: McCain leads Obama among Catholics due to social issues
The latest Associated TV/Zogby International poll reports a significant change in Catholic support for the leading presumptive presidential nominees of... Read more
