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King of Bahrain meets with Pope Benedict
While at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo this morning, Pope Benedict received the King of the Middle Eastern country... Read more
Fired Commonwealth Catholic Charities’ employee under investigation for abortion involvement
Michael N. Herring, Attorney of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has said that he will investigate a former employee of Commonwealth... Read more
Cardinal Pell responds to clerical sexual abuse cover-up allegations
Cardinal George Pell, the Archbishop of Sydney, has denied allegations of a cover-up involving clerical sexual abuse, saying he did... Read more
Scholars divided on interpretation of ‘Gabriel’s Revelation’ tablet
A tablet with messianic overtones reputedly from before the time of Christ has become a topic of debate in biblical... Read more
Presbyterian vote to eliminate standards of chastity and fidelity faces critics
Reaction continues to the decisions of the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), which took place between... Read more
Madonna House returns founder’s Order of Canada decoration after abortionist is honored
Madonna House, an Ontario Catholic organization founded by Servant of God Catherine Doherty, has returned its founder’s Order of Canada... Read more
Pro-life group labels Obama 'The Abortion President'
The Christian Defense Coalition (CDC) has launched a campaign called “Barack Obama: The Abortion President” highlighting what it says is... Read more
Immediate and effective action is needed in response to food crisis, Holy See says
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations in New York, spoke on the current food... Read more
Spanish government playing with dictionary on right to life issues, critiques expert
Leopoldo Vives, the director of the Subcommittee on the Family and Life for the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, said this week... Read more
Pope reads the Bible on TV 'to reach hearts and minds of today,' Vatican official says
The president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, said this week that the marathon reading of the Bible... Read more
Guatemalan cardinal concerned about EU measures to control immigration
The Archbishop of Guatemala, Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, said this week that the Catholic Church is concerned about the outbreak... Read more
Vatican says approval of Anglican women bishops presents ‘further obstacle’ to dialogue
The Church of England voted on Monday evening to move ahead with the ordination of women as bishops. The outcome... Read more
Numbers for Australian Catholic Church released ahead of WYD
Coinciding with Pope Benedict’s upcoming visit to Sydney, the Central Statistical Office of the Church has released statistics on the... Read more
Officer sues LAPD alleging discrimination for off-duty Bible quotation
A police sergeant who has served as an officer for nearly sixteen years has filed suit against the Los Angeles... Read more
Benedict XVI recalls his experience of the joy of God
On Saturday morning at Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father received a group of pilgrims from Regensburg, Germany and spoke to... Read more
South Carolina faces lawsuit for Christian license plates
The state of South Carolina faces a federal lawsuit seeking to block its plans to issue license plates which feature... Read more
Earthquake victims touched by generosity of Pope Benedict
Chinese earthquake victims swarmed members of Jinde Charity as they handed out bags of rice to those living in the... Read more
Proper of Seasons translation falls short of needed votes
Part of the new English translation of the prayers used by Catholics for celebrating the Mass failed to garner a... Read more
Spanish bishop reacts to law granting rights to chimps and apes
Bishop Jose Ignacio Munilla Aguirre of Palencia warned this week that Spain “is being used as a guinea pig for... Read more
Italian teen one step closer to sainthood
The Congregation for the Causes of the Saints issued a decree last week recognizing the heroic virtues of Chiara “Luce”... Read more
