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Urgent call for prayer as decision on abortion looms over Columbian Supreme Court
Pro-life and pro-family groups in Colombia are urging prayers for the right to life in that country after it was... Read more
Mexican presidential candidates to present proposals to bishops
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago, confirmed this week that several of the... Read more
Cardinal Rouco calls for ‘alliance of faith’ between Argentina and Spain
During the celebration of Mass at the Basilica of Lujan near Buenos Aires, the archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria... Read more
Socialists petition Spanish congress to recognize ‘human rights’ of apes
In response to reports that Socialists in Spain have asked the congress in that country to include apes in the... Read more
Benedict XVI plans October visit to Verona for historic Italian ecclesial convention
The Italian Bishops Conference announced today that Pope Benedict is planning on visiting the city of Verona in northern Italy... Read more
U.S. bishops pledge support to ban on same-sex marriage
A coalition of some 50 prominent religious leaders, including six Catholic cardinals and six archbishops, have signed a petition and... Read more
Judge calls Spokane sexual abuse settlement legally unacceptable
A federal bankruptcy judge has decided that the nearly $46-million settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane and sex... Read more
Colorado mourns 39th anniversary of America's first abortion law
Colorado Right to Life (CRLC) is recalling the anniversary of the passage of the nation's first abortion law, signed April... Read more
Archbishop Chaput calls for fairness in sex-abuse lawsuits, settlements
As controversy heats up nationwide and particularly in Colorado over the question of amending statutes of limitation for sexual abusers,... Read more
Pontifical Justice and Peace undersecretary named Coadjutor of Venice, Florida
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced that Pope Benedict XVI has named Monsignor Frank J. Dewane, Undersecretary of the... Read more
Catholic Charities, Christian Churches voice opposition to unfair french immigration reform
A number of France’s major church leaders, including Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, President of the French Bishops Conference and Archbishop of... Read more
Catholics, Protestants join to disprove claims of Da Vinci Code
Catholic and Protestant churches in Colorado are joining forces to rebut the claims made about Christianity in the The Da... Read more
Christian coalition disappointed by Bush's apology to Chinese president
President George W. Bush should have taken a stronger stand on the human rights violations and religious persecution by the... Read more
Dean tells churches, religious groups: ‘give up religion or stay out of politics’
Recent comments made by Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, make it “clear that he wants to muzzle... Read more
Vatican could take action against Irish priests who celebrated Easter Mass with Protestant clergy
Three Augustinian priests who concelebrated Easter Mass with a Church of Ireland clergyman could be dismissed from the priesthood by... Read more
Church has not changed position on respect for human life, other moral issues, says Msgr. Sgreccia
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Msgr. Elio Sgreccia, responded to statements by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, published... Read more
Pro-family groups call on Spanish government to better support pregnant women
In the wake of a poll conducted by the Institute for Family Policy in Spain, which showed that most Spaniards... Read more
Questions arise about scholars who collaborated in National Geographic’s Gospel of Judas presentation
Questions have arisen about the group of scholars who collaborated with National Geographic in its recent T.V. special about the... Read more
Pope to Jesuits: continue important apostolate, but maintain intact the true spirit of founder St. Ignatius
Meeting with leaders of the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits, Pope Benedict affirmed the genuine cultural need... Read more
Pope Benedict to Ghana Bishops: Build up young people, strong marriages, suitable candidates for the priesthood
Meeting with a group of prelates from the Catholic Bishops Conference of Ghana, Pope Benedict XVI said today that despite... Read more
