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Pope says St. Mathew provides a witness to the mercy of God
Pope Benedict XVI traveled from his summer residence at Castelgandolfo, back to the Vatican to conduct his weekly General Audience... Read more
Catholic campus organization continues to combat lack of “morals, ethics, and leadership”
As classes begin this month, a national student outreach organization says American colleges and universities are not allocating enough resources... Read more
Ideas, beliefs are best ammunition in ‘war on terror’ says Church official
The United States risks losing the “war on terror” by not recognizing that the “war” is really about ideas and... Read more
First African National Eucharistic Congress to be held this week
African Catholics, including priests and religious ministering in the United States will gather will U.S. Church officials and a Tanzanian... Read more
Ring belonging to John Paul II stolen from Chilean museum
A gold ring that belonged to the late Pope John Paul II has been stolen from a religious museum in... Read more
Abortion becomes hot issue in Nicaraguan elections
A candidate for the presidency in Nicaragua has sparked a heated public debate after his public comments in support of... Read more
Human Genome director rejects use of science to deny existence of God
The director of the Human Genome Project, Francis Collins, says he believes in miracles and rejects the use of science... Read more
Argentinean archbishop says Church “speaks truth, in love” about abortion
Reacting to news that a mentally disabled woman who allegedly conceived through rape was finally administered an abortion, Archbishop Jose... Read more
Free access to Plan B offers sex “with no muss and no fuss,” for virile men
While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision to allow prescription-less access to the “Morning-after Pill” is drawing praise from... Read more
Vatican Observatory director quashes rumors of anti-evolution appointment
Father José G. Funes, S.J., incoming director of the Vatican Observatory, has told friends that rumors he was appointed as... Read more
Religious rights groups are incensed at “blatant assault on religious freedom in California”
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law yesterday, Senate Bill 1441, a bill that would potentially remove state assistance from... Read more
Priest says the Mass helps tiny Turkmenistanian Church survive
Father Andrzej Madej, OMI, head of the mission ‘sui-iuris’ in Turkmenistan, spoke to Aid to the Church in Need recently... Read more
Archbishop reflects on anniversary of Katrina, says God will continue to bring good from suffering
Amid commemorations and ceremonies surrounding the first anniversary of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in the American south, New... Read more
Cardinal Bertone: a reform in the Roman Curia is indeed possible
Two weeks before starting his duties as the new Vatican secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone declared that a reform... Read more
Appointment for Italian Archdiocese end rumors of immediate changes in the Curia
Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco to be the new Archbishop of Genoa (Italy) today, replacing Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone... Read more
Pope calls for changes in lifestyles that harm creation
At the conclusion of the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI told Italian pilgrims that Christians should work to stop... Read more
Colombian priest killed on the island of Curacao
The Catholic Church in Curacao, a part of the Netherlands Antilles, has reported the death of Colombian priest Father Alejandro... Read more
Colombian congress to debate bill that would regulate euthanasia
Colombian Senator Armando Benedetti, of the left-wing Social Party of National Unity, has sponsored a bill that would provide norms... Read more
Argentinean baby, saved from death two weeks ago, aborted Friday
The parents of a mentally disabled woman who had supposedly conceived through rape and had been given permission by the... Read more
Chinese authorities release Catholic bishop after 10-year detention
After more than a decade, Chinese authorities have released a bishop who was ordained to serve the country’s underground Roman... Read more
