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Plaintiffs withdraw suit against federal funding for church preservation
Anonymous plaintiffs dropped their December 2004 lawsuit, which sought to stop the federal government from funding the preservation of California’s... Read more
Fr. Richard McBrien named in ‘apparent plagiarism’
University of Notre Dame officials have been alerted to a case of “apparent plagiarism” that involves one of its well-known... Read more
Supreme Court affirms parents’ right to protect daughters from abortion health risks
The Supreme Court’s key decision yesterday in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England overruled a lower court's attempt... Read more
Philippine congress to debate new law on sterilization and contraception
The Philippine Congress is set to debate a new law this week that would promote sterilizations and would threaten health... Read more
Church defends human dignity, Chilean bishops tell homosexual leader
The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro Goic, told a prominent homosexual leader this week that the... Read more
Mexican bishops urge laity to participate in politics
The Committee on the Laity of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico is calling on the faithful not to abstain from... Read more
Spanish president: Faith has no place in public square
During a visit to a school in the southern city of Jaen, Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said that... Read more
Popular Catholic author, artist, to receive Biblical School honor
On February 3rd, popular Canadian Catholic author and artist, Michael O’Brien will be honored by the Denver Catholic Biblical School... Read more
Scottish Catholics seek exemption re adoptions by same-sex couples
Catholics in Scotland are seeking an exemption for Church-run adoption agencies from laws that would allow children to be adopted... Read more
Episcopalian bishop removes priest for stance against gay bishop
An Episcopalian priest was removed from his duties because he disagreed with the consecration of the church’s first openly gay... Read more
Archdiocese criticizes bishop’s stance on sex abuse
Officials of the Archdiocese of Detroit have criticized an auxiliary bishop for supporting a statute of limitations that would give... Read more
Supreme Court decides in favor of Oregon’s assisted suicide law
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Attorney General does not have the authority to halt Oregon doctors... Read more
Despite division, ecumenical movement distinguished by common communion in Christ, says Pope
Speaking before an estimated 8,000 pilgrims gathered at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI called the Christian ecumenical movement unique from... Read more
Pope Benedict: encyclical to be released Jan 25, to deal with true meaning of love
During his general audience held today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict announced that his long waited, first Encyclical, on the... Read more
Human rights defender harassed by Cuban government agents
The President of the Cuban Foundation for Human Rights, Juan Carlos Gonzalez Leiva, who is blind, is denouncing the psychological... Read more
Vatican news agency reveals living nightmare of 860 million children
The Fides news agency has published a study entitled, “Herod: the slaughter of the innocents continues,” denouncing the nightmare endured... Read more
Archbishop laments widespread belief among Catholics that Church is “irrelevant”
Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez of Valladolid, Spain, said this week Catholics do not know what the Church is and that it... Read more
Chilean bishops send congratulations to country’s new Socialist President
The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro Goic Karmelic of Rancagua, together with Cardinal Francisco Javier of... Read more
Bishop apologizes for ‘failings’ re priest who likely murdered two
Bishop Raphael Fliss of Superior apologized Sunday for the way he handled the situation involving a local priest, who a... Read more
Bishop Loverde honors Dr. King, calls for more African American priests
Yesterday, as Americans celebrated what would have been the 77th birthday of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,... Read more
