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Anglican priest rewrites biblical stories making Goliath a drunkard, Eve a sex fiend
An Anglican vicar has tried to make Bible stories more “accessible” to modern readers by rewriting them to portray Goliath... Read more
Sirius satellite radio to offer three channels covering April papal visit
SIRIUS Satellite Radio has announced that three Catholic channels will provide coverage for Pope Benedict XVI’s April visit to the... Read more
Three things remain: Faith, hope and love for impaired elderly persons
I remember it perfectly, like a snapshot in my mind’s eye. A cold, grey morning in February with a new... Read more
Pennsylvania Catholics positioned to swing presidential election
As the last major primary state for the Democratic Party presidential contest and a contested state in the general election,... Read more
Croatian parish offers coffee in exchange for prayers
A Croatian parish has found an effective means for getting young people to stick around after Mass. It has opened... Read more
Spanish bishops: No Catholic can support abortion, euthanasia or research with embryos
The subcommittee on the Family and the Defense of Life of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference reiterated this week that “no... Read more
Cardinal Sandoval says social justice needed to combat violence
The Archbishop of Guadalajara, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez, said this week the solution for overcoming violence is not more violence,... Read more
84 year-old woman who had abortion 57 years ago still suffers depression
The weekly Catholic publication Alba in Spain has published the story of an 84 year-old woman who was forced by... Read more
Religious to discuss roles of authority in Latin Church
Leaders of various religious communities are planning to gather during the second week of April for a conference on how... Read more
California anti-homeschooling court decision appealed
A February 28 court decision outlawing homeschooling in California will be reconsidered by the California Court of Appeal. Read more
Wanted: One million Americans to pray pro-life Rosary
The Saint Michael the Archangel Organization is attempting to organize one million people in the United States to pray the... Read more
Saudi monarch proposes monotheistic religious dialogue with “our brothers”
A proposal for religious dialogue presented by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has prompted warm reactions from several Jewish, Christian,... Read more
George Weigel discusses implications of Pope’s baptism of Muslim convert
George Weigel, a Catholic scholar and biographer of Pope John Paul II, in a recent interview with National Review Online... Read more
Two California conferences to mark 40th anniversary of Humanae Vitae
The California Catholic Daily reports that the Diocese of San Bernardino and the Diocese of Oakland will host two separate... Read more
Eugenic practices in Spain leading to “extinction” of Down’s syndrome children
The director of Fundacion Vida in Spain, Manuel Cruz, said cases of “Down’s Syndrome have been reduced by half due... Read more
Benedict XVI names deaf priest “Prelate of Honor”
A Cuban priest who works on the Spanish island of Tenerife has been named an honorary Prelate by Pope Benedict... Read more
Muslim convert baptized by the Pope to marry in the Church
The Muslim journalist Magdi Allam, who was received into the Church during the Easter Vigil by Pope Benedict XVI, plans... Read more
Peru, Argentina and Ecuador mark Day of the Unborn Child
Although it was not an official holiday, thousands of people in Peru, Argentina and Ecuador celebrated the Day of the... Read more
Holy See hopes to raise John Paul II to the altars “as soon as possible”
In an interview with Vatican Radio, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints,... Read more
Muslim medical consortium fully supports Catholic fight against U.K. embryology bill
The chorus of Catholic voices speaking out against the proposed Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill in the U.K. is being... Read more
