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Catholic League president: Church must start playing hardball against victimization
Yesterday, William Donahue, president of the Catholic League for religious and civil rights called recent verbal attacks on Archbishop William... Read more
Police in Spain arrest man suspected of faxing terrorist message
Spanish police arrested a man Wednesday in Barcelona who is suspected of having faxed a message in the name of... Read more
Venezuelan archbishop tells Chavez to “fix problems at home” first
Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro, Venezuela, called on President Hugo Chavez this week to worry first about running his own... Read more
Former high-ranking justice official denounces “political trickery” to legalize abortion in Colombia
In an article published in the Colombian daily El Tiempo, Rafael Nieto Loaiza, a former high-ranking official of the Justice... Read more
As Hurricane Katrina rocks gulf, Catholic Charities prepares for massive relief effort
As Hurricane Katrina makes landfall, and as New Orleans and the U.S. gulf coast brace for what some meteorologists have... Read more
Catholic JAMA editor moves to center of fetal pain report storm
The flurry of controversy surrounding a report published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) which claims... Read more
Youth seek help to be witnesses of Christ, says Pope
Pope Benedict XVI reflected on last week’s World Youth Day celebrations in Cologne once again during the Sunday Angelus, calling... Read more
Judge rules diocese can be liquidated in sex-abuse case: questions arise about “big business”
In a shocking decision last week, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled that all parish churches, schools and other property of... Read more
Pope, leader of St. Pius X Fraternity agree on “gradual process” towards unity
Pope Benedict XVI met today with Msgr. Bernard Fellay, superior general of the Society of St. Pius X, Holy See... Read more
Bishop Listecki praised for ‘Policy of Prudence’ regarding speakers in Catholic churches
In accordance with a 2004 meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Lacrosse Wisconsin’s Bishop Jerome Listecki has... Read more
Australian youth confident WYD 2008 will be success
Dozens of university students in Australia have already come forth and offered to volunteer for World Youth Day 2008, saying... Read more
Bishop caught up in sex scandal apologizes to Argentine episcopate
In a six-paragraph letter sent to the Permanent Committee of the Argentine Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Juan Carlos Maccarone, who resigned... Read more
Catholic school honoring pro-abortion official, pro-lifers plan protest
Yet another Catholic school has planned to feature a pro-abortion speaker at a large-scale public event. The Women's Council of St.... Read more
Two US dioceses pull in record amounts for annual appeal
Two U.S. dioceses surpassed their annual fundraising goals and collected record amounts in 2005. Read more
New TV series features life of parish priests
A new television series about the joys and challenges of the priesthood, based on the experience of 12 Boston-area priests,... Read more
Vatican newspaper editor says Pope John Paul II was ‘martyr’
Pope John Paul II, who was shot at in 1981 and survived though with many health problems, was “an authentic... Read more
New book reveals 'true message' of Mother Teresa
A new book on Blessed Mother Teresa is the first to examine the meaning of her life in light of... Read more
Woman raised in homosexual household speaks against same-sex marriage
A Canadian woman who grew up in a homosexual household in Toronto in the 60s and 70s says same-sex marriage... Read more
Apostolic visit of nation’s seminaries to ensure future priests will live faithfully, chastely, ‘for the Kingdom’
The U.S. Catholic Bishops Conference (USCCB) has announced that a Vatican delegation will begin an Apostolic Visitation of U.S. seminaries... Read more
Israel and Vatican reconcile after dispute over pope's comments, Pope to meet with chief rabbis on September 15th.
Dispute between Israel and the Vatican over recent comments the Pope made on terrorism appears to have been resolved after... Read more
