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Urban monks set up first mission in North America
A thousand voices echoed through the large Montreal cathedral for sung vespers Sept. 25 during the welcoming ceremony for a... Read more
Fr. Benedict Groeschel to host new live show on EWTN
Only 10 months after a serious accident, Fr. Benedict Groeschel is back in fine form and ready to begin a... Read more
Christian churches ask IRS if praying for Bush’s reelection is legal
The American Center for Law and Justice has sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of the... Read more
Washington cardinal receives top honor from Catholic educators
Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, archbishop of Washington, received the 2004 Elizabeth Ann Seton award yesterday for being a proponent of parental... Read more
Three anti-nuke nuns will try to argue they did not intend to threaten national security
The lawyers of three Dominican nuns who entered a Weld County nuclear missile site in 2002 and were convicted of... Read more
Expert warn of radical Islam filling spiritual vacuum in the West
During Aid to the Church in Need’s annual Mass and Conference in Westminister Cathedral Hall in London on Saturday October... Read more
Apostolic Letter on the Year of the Eucharist to be released on Friday
Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter for the Year of the Eucharist will be released on Friday October 8. There... Read more
Supreme Court rejects Catholic Charities’ challenge to contraceptive benefits
The Supreme Court refused yesterday to reverse a ruling, which forces California religious organizations to pay for birth control pills... Read more
Bishop Gracida explains why pro-abortion Catholics must be excommunicated
Bishop Rene Henry Gracida, Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, in an article sent to Catholic News Agency, has followed up... Read more
Aid to the Church in Need sends emergency aid to Haiti
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has announced it will send emergency assistance to the Diocese of Les Gonaives,... Read more
Proposed law in Argentina recognizes rights of parents in matters of sexual education
A state representative from Buenos Aires has sponsored a measure before the local parliament that calls for the creation of... Read more
New book answers key questions for Catholic voters
A new book promises to help U.S. Catholics understand the key issues of the next presidential election and make an... Read more
Elderly Italian priest receives award for helping Jews during WWII
Monsignor Gennaro Verolino, an elderly Italian priest, received the “Per Anger” award last Saturday. Established by the Swedish government, the... Read more
San Juan Archbishop calls on Puerto Ricans to vote for pro-family candidates
Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is joining Lutheran, Muslim and Protestant leaders in calling for citizens to... Read more
Newman Center to launch Catholic Rush Week at Oregon State
Classes began nearly one month ago, but Catholic Rush Week is just getting under way at Oregon State University’s Newman... Read more
“Christ of the Undocumented” appeared at shores of the Rio Grande attracts faithful
Local Catholics are calling it a miracle and claiming that God has sent them a message through a fibreglass statue... Read more
Bishops: U.S. government can do more for Darfur
In a letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell, the U.S. bishops said the U.S. government can do more to... Read more
Pope meets pilgrims of beatifications, speaks of the message of the new blesseds
This morning Pope John Paul II received pilgrims who participated yesterday in the beatification of the Servants of God Pierre... Read more
Legionaries of Christ give birth to European University in Rome
The Legionaries of Chirst, a congregation of priests founded in Mexico in 1941, have given birth to the European University... Read more
Pope beatifies 5, says Blessed Emperor Charles is model for Catholic leaders
On Sunday in St. Peter's Square, in a ceremony attended by 30,000 pilgrims including dozens of members from the royal... Read more
