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Pope’s prayer intentions for August released
The Vatican's Press Office released the Holy Father's prayer intentions for the month of August today. Read more
Pro-abortion Catholic as Obama VP pick would be a mistake, group says
As reports circulate that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama is considering Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, a Catholic who... Read more
Philippines legislators backing away from population bill
Following opposition from Catholic laity and prelates, several representatives to the Philippines Congress have withdrawn their support for a pending... Read more
Mt. Soledad cross allowed to remain at war veteran memorial
Tuesday the Federal District Court of Southern California ruled that the 29-foot cross overlooking San Diego County will not be... Read more
Massachusetts House repeals law restricting same-sex marriages to residents
In what marriage advocates called “part of a cynical strategy to inflict same-sex marriage on the unwilling citizens of other... Read more
Caritas Internationalis to dispel ‘ignorance’ about Catholic anti-AIDS efforts
In hopes of combating “ignorance” about the Catholic Church’s response to AIDS, the Catholic charity Caritas Internationalis will take part... Read more
Catholic Church has ‘a lot of investment’ in Anglican unity, Anglican clergyman says
The Anglican Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Holy See, the Very Reverend David Richardson, has commented on... Read more
Vatican cardinal: Catholic-Anglican dialogue has ‘taken a step backwards’
Catholic Cardinal Walter Kasper on Wednesday afternoon touched on two of the hot button issues rankling the Anglican Communion of... Read more
Pope joins spiritually in traditional recitation of Rosary at the Vatican
Pope Benedict XVI, who is on vacation in the city of Bressanone in northern Italy, spiritually joined in the traditional... Read more
Holy See confirms 'loss of clerical state' for former bishop Fernando Lugo
The Holy See has confirmed through the Apostolic Nunciature in Paraguay the loss of the clerical state of former bishop... Read more
Sen. McCain holds private meeting with Archbishop Chaput
Senator John McCain is paying his second visit to Colorado in less than a week and on this trip he... Read more
Pope resting and studying at Bressanone seminary
During the second day of his vacation at the historic Seminary of Bressanone in northern Italy, Pope Benedict XVI spent... Read more
Officials confirm discovery of balloon priest’s remains
The body of the Brazilian ballooning priest, Fr. Adelir Antonio de Carli, has been discovered off the coast of Brazil... Read more
Traditional Anglican archbishop praying for efforts to reunite with Rome
An exchange of letters between Cardinal William Levada, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Archbishop... Read more
Anglican Communion suggests Pastoral Forum to prevent break up
In hopes of preventing a total schism in the Anglican Communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has proposed a new... Read more
Philippines Catholics rebuke dissenting Catholics
Filipino Catholic groups have rebuked the coalition of dissenting Catholics who published an open letter asking Pope Benedict XVI to... Read more
Culture of Life Foundation expands pro-life outreach to laymen in ‘hopeful’ moment
The Culture of Life Foundation has begun an expansion of its pro-life educational mission, now targeting the average layman and... Read more
Clergy confraternity calls for prayer and fasting in reparation for Eucharistic desecration
The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, a national association of over 600 priests and deacons, has responded to the reported desecration... Read more
Replica of famous statue of Sacred Heart destroyed in Madrid
Last week a group of unknown delinquents chopped the head off of a statue of the Sacred Heart located in... Read more
Cardinal calls on Peruvian government to resist pressure to approve abortion
During the Te Deum marking Peru’s Independence Day, the Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, called on the... Read more
