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National Shrine Rector Named West Virginia Bishop
Pope John Paul II has named Msgr. Michael J. Bransfield, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the... Read more
Canada’s Supreme Court issues ‘opinion’ but not ‘ruling’ in favor of same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court of Canada issued its judgment this morning on same-sex marriage, stating that the federal government has the... Read more
Bishop Wilton Gregory, former USCCB President, new Archbishop of Atlanta
Pope John Paul II has named the Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory, untill now Bishop of Belleville, as the sixth... Read more
Over 1300 College students expected at Catholic University Conference
The Fellowship of Catholic University Students recently announced it’s seventh annual National Student Leadership Conference to be held in Denver... Read more
Chaldean Catholics “deeply shaken” after attack in Iraq
A day After Faraj Rahho, the Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul, northern Iraq, watched his home go up in flames when “Mujahedin,”... Read more
Young people in Lima promise to live in chastity
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, 100 young people... Read more
“Anglicanism is on the verge of implosion,” says Anglican bishop
The Anglican Archbishop of York, David Hope, told the newspaper “The Telegraph” on Sunday that because of the ordination of... Read more
Church needs “radical commitment to the Gospels” of the new movements, Vatican official says
Archbishop Estanislaw Rylko, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, said this week during the II Assembly of the... Read more
Jesuit magazine says elections results in US refute the idea of “two Americas”
The influential Jesuit magazine “La Civilitá Cattolica,” whose content is reviewed by the Vatican Secretary of State, has published an... Read more
Boston College considers merger with Weston
Boston College and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology are discussing a merger, reported the Associated Press. Read more
Pope mockumentary wins top ticket at Canadian film fest
A mock documentary about a Jewish man who tries to meet Pope John Paul II while dressed as the devil,... Read more
Ohio Catholic wife takes marriage case to Vatican tribunal to prevent ‘no fault’ divorce
An Ohio woman is waiting to hear from the Catholic Church’s international tribunal in Rome whether her husband has a... Read more
Preservation of cross at Mount Soledad depends on president
Two local congressmen have intervened in the 15-year battle to save the cross atop Mount Soledad in La Jolla, Ca.... Read more
Christmas considered controversial despite majority population, notes Catholic League
Catholic League president William Donohue commended four major department stores in New York for wishing their Jewish patrons Happy Chanukah,... Read more
Pope condemns attacks on churches in Iraq
Pope John Paul condemned on Wednesday the bombing of two churches in Iraq, the latest in a series of attacks... Read more
Pope marks 150th anniversary of Immaculate Conception Consecrating the Church to Mary
Appearing in a good form on Wednesday, Pope John Paul presided over the 150th Anniversary of the Immaculate Conception and... Read more
Church in Mexico expresses firm support for “rational” fight against AIDS
The Bishops Conference of Mexico took the occasion of World AIDS Day to express its firm support for a prevention... Read more
Abortion boat leader to present anti-catholic book in Argentina
The director of a Dutch abortion boat will travel to Argentina on December 9 in order to promote through a... Read more
Shortage of vocations means one priest per 14,000 Catholics in Mexican diocese
Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, Mexico, revealed this week that the shortage of vocations to the priesthood means... Read more
Poll speaks louder than ‘scholarly debate’ on what Christians believe about Christmas
An article in this week’s Newsweek on the birth of Jesus goes tete-a-tete with what the magazine’s most recent poll... Read more
