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Outrage in Italy: school scraps Christmas play, replaces it with Little Red Riding Hood
The movement to take “Christ” out of Christmas has spread to Catholic Italy’s public schools, sparking a national debate. The... Read more
St. Paul Cathedral's bells to toll again for Christmas
The bells will ring this Christmas at the Cathedral of St. Paul. Read more
Pro-Life demonstrators make First Amendment appeal to Supreme Court
Pro-life demonstrators, who were arrested at a Kansas City intersection in June 2001 because of the complaints of passers-by that... Read more
Vatican announces international Congress for Circus and fair workers
The seventh International Congress on the Pastoral Care of Circus and Amusement Park Workers organized by the Pontifical Council for... Read more
Secularism, unbelief in Europe must be dealt with to preserve Christian identity, Vatican authority says
In a speech given by Cardinal Paul Poupard, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, today in Minsk, Belarus, he... Read more
Canadian bishops call for more debate after Supreme Court judgment
The Supreme Court of Canada may have issued its judgment on same-sex marriage, but the debate isn’t over yet, said... Read more
Denver archbishop: ‘scrub’ words ‘Happy Holidays’ from Catholic vocabulary
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver has urged his faithful to “scrub” the expression “Happy Holidays” from Catholic vocabulary. Read more
Pain and scandal is call to conversion and deeper fidelity, Pope tells US Bishops
John Paul II met with bishops from Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, this morning in his last encounter with... Read more
College Students Reach Out to Community For World Aids Day
Ranked last year by the Princeton Review as the number one party school in the nation, and still reeling from... Read more
Catholic musicians invited to participate in international Marian concert
The 6th International Festival of Christian Music, “The World Sings to Mary,” organized by Radio Kolbe SAT of Schio, Italy,... Read more
Thousands attend Mass of reparation in Argentina
Thousands of Catholics in Argentina gathered on the feast of the Immaculate Conception to take part in a Mass at... Read more
“Doctors for Life” organize march against abortion in Spain
The association Doctors for Life, a group of mainly doctors and medical students from the Autonomous University of Madrid, has... Read more
Christian opposition leader threatened for helping family members of political prisoners in Cuba
The Cubanet news agency denounced the Cuban government this week for threatening a leading Cuban dissident for attempting to help... Read more
Sister celebrates 100th birthday with joy
Sr. Mary Martin dePorres McKenna’s 100 years witness to a life of faith, joy and service. Read more
Vandals target Jesus statue
A Catholic church in Delaware was vandalized Dec. 6, for the third time in recent weeks. This time, a bronze... Read more
HLI urges Bush administration to rescind population-control policy
An international pro-life organization called upon the United States government to revoke its radical population-control policy at a press conference... Read more
“Icon for immigrants” given a home in parish church known as haven for immigrants
A life-sized statue of Christ found floating in the Rio Grande last year has been donated to Our Lady of... Read more
Pro-family organizaton responds to California Attorney General on “freedom of conscience attack”
A leading pro-family organization, Campaign for Children and Families, issued a response to California Attorney General Bill Lockyer’s announcement yesterday... Read more
Respecting cultural differences must be balanced by protection of universal values, says Pope
Pope John Paul II’s Message for the 91st World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2005, made public today, insists on... Read more
Same-sex ‘marriage’ to become law in Canada by end of December, says justice minister
Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler said the federal government will move quickly to legalize same-sex marriage by the end of... Read more
