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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
Young need lessons in morality
Religious educators attending a workshop entitled “Teaching Morality to Adolescents” at the 41st Annual Diocesan Religious Education Workshop Day held... Read more
Catholic vote could make or break McCain, says Reagan Catholic liaison
Supporters of all major party candidates for the United States presidency are angling to discover how to best appeal to... Read more
Houston church vandalized twice during Holy Week
During Holy Week a Catholic church in Houston was targeted by iconoclastic vandals who in separate incidents damaged two statues... Read more
Arizona passes partial-birth abortion ban
The Arizona legislature on Tuesday passed two bills regulating abortion in the state and sent them to Gov. Janet Napolitano... Read more
British government to reconsider Catholic monarch ban
The British government is considering whether to abolish the 300-year-old Act of Settlement that forbids Catholics from sitting on the... Read more
Mexico still Catholic, but number of atheists on the rise
Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Information Technology said this week that while most Mexicans remain Catholic, the fastest... Read more
“Privatization” of the faith in Uruguay criticized by bishop
Bishop Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri of Salto in Uruguay said this week that due to the “privatization” of the... Read more
Pregnancy top reason young women get fired in Spain
A report by the Madrina Foundation in Spain has revealed that pregnancy is the main reason why 25% of women... Read more
