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Support mounts to exempt Catholic agencies from gay adoptions
There is mounting support among members of Parliament to grant Catholic adoption agencies an exemption from proposed legislation that would... Read more
Priest-politician who supported abortion dies at 86
Fr. Robert Drinan, the only priest ever elected as a voting member of Congress, died peacefully Sunday at Sibley Memorial... Read more
Pope calls for peace in Lebanon and Gaza
After praying the Angelus with thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square, the Pope launched an appeal for peace... Read more
Pope reemphasizes relationship between faith and reason, cites example of St. Thomas Aquinas
Pope Benedict XVI used this week's Angelus to return to one of his favorite topics: the relation of Faith and... Read more
Pope exhorts Roman Rota to defend marriage against relativism
This morning Pope Benedict XVI received in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, members of the Tribunal of... Read more
KGB intent on linking Pius XII with Nazis, says former spy
A former high-ranking officer with the KGB claims that the Kremlin and the Russian intelligence agency in the 1960s were... Read more
Diocese of Charleston reaches advance settlement on abuse cases
The Diocese of Charleston, in South Carolina, announced today the preliminary approval of an agreement to settle several child sexual... Read more
Deacon hailed for blasting pro-abortion politician at Mass
The Buffalo Regional Right to Life Committee on Wednesday praised a deacon who blasted Rep. Brian Higgins during Mass on... Read more
Union tells Catholic teacher to ‘change religion’ or pay forced dues
A Catholic teacher in Ohio was told she could only be exempt from paying union dues to the Ohio Education... Read more
Parisian priest receives Henri de Lubac award for thesis on respect for life
A Paris priest has been awarded the “Cardinal Henri de Lubac” literary prize for his thesis on the respect for... Read more
Church in Nicaragua stands firm in pro-life position
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Nicaragua, Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes of Managua reiterated this week that the Church in... Read more
Mexican bishop says position on married priests one of “listening” not “encouraging”
Bishop Felipe Arizmendi of San Cristobal de las Casas in southern Mexico has issued a clarification regarding the Holy See’s... Read more
Hedonism and agnosticism leaving youth morally and spiritually ill-equipped, says Spanish cardinal
During a ceremony for the re-opening of the Cathedral of Getafe outside Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela said the... Read more
Poll: most Americans want restrictions on abortion
A new CBS News poll has found that a majority of Americans want to prohibit abortions in all or most... Read more
“We are proud to be priests,” Vatican’s new Prefect for Clergy writes
The newly appointed Prefect for the Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy, Cardinal Claudio Hummes, released a letter this week, encouraging the... Read more
Sudanese authorities “not serious” about peace plan, Bishop says
Speaking this week to representatives of Aid to the Church in Need, Bishop Daniel Kur Adwok, Auxiliary Bishop of Khartoum... Read more
The world needs the strong witness and testimony of Christians, Pope declares
Presiding at the celebration of vespers Thursday afternoon in the Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside-the-Walls, Pope Benedict XVI challenged all... Read more
Cardinal Bertone emphasizes the efforts of Pope Pius XII to save Jews during the Holocaust
During the presentation of a new book chronicling the “anonymous heroes” who worked against the Holocaust during World War II,... Read more
Beatification process opened for 16 Spanish martyrs
The Archdiocese of Barcelona has announced that Archbishop Luis Martinez Sistach will preside at a ceremony this Thursday opening the... Read more
Bishop warns against “contagious pessimism” from negative media coverage of the Church
Bishop Juan Del Rio of Asidonia-Jerez de la Frontera encouraged Catholics this week not to fall prey to the “contagious... Read more
