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Lambs blessed by Benedict XVI on feast of St. Agnes
This morning in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, in keeping with the tradition for today's feast of St. Agnes, the Pope... Read more
Notre Dame law prof endorses McCain as “best pro-life choice” for president
Dr. Gerard V. Bradley, a prominent law professor at Notre Dame University, has endorsed Arizona Republican Senator John McCain for... Read more
Slain Filipino “martyr” praised by Pope, bishops, friends
Father Jesus Reynaldo Roda, a missionary in the Southern Philippines murdered by armed men suspected of links to al-Qaeda, won... Read more
Runaway archbishop publishes autobiography
Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, the former chief prelate of the Catholic Church in Zambia who was excommunicated after marrying and attempting... Read more
“Christianophobia” documented online by Europe for Christ
The non-governmental organization (NGO) Europe for Christ wants to combat and document what it sees as a growing phenonmenon in... Read more
25,000 attend West Coast Walk for Life, event continues to grow
After hearing two speeches from the niece of Martin Luther King, Jr., and a woman who survived an abortion, an... Read more
Vatican again condemns human cloning after reported cloning success
Following news that corporate researchers had successfully cloned human embryos using the corporation founder’s own cells, the Vatican on Friday... Read more
Christendom announces 10th annual high school summer program
Christendom College’s annual summer program for rising high school seniors will be held on its Front Royal, Virginia, campus in... Read more
President Bush proclaims National Sanctity of Human Life Day
On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, we recognize that each life has inherent dignity and matchless value, and we... Read more
Hundreds of thousands crowd St. Peter’s Square in support of Pope Benedict
Droves of Italians flocked to St. Peter’s Square this morning to give Pope Benedict XVI the welcome he was denied... Read more
"Never grow tired of praying for Christian unity", Pope tells crowd
After greeting a throng of some 200,000 people who came to St. Peter’s Square to prayerfully support Pope Benedict, the... Read more
Exorcist priest warns against "hidden knowledge” trend in Mexico
Fr. Jose Luis del Rio y Santiago of the Mexican Diocese of Saltillo, who carried out an exorcism during a... Read more
Seminarians who minister to the deaf face possible eviction
Next Tuesday, Father Tom Coughlin and a group of seminarians who minister to the deaf will go up against the... Read more
North American and European bishops offer hope and prayers for just peace in the Holy Land
Bishops from North America and Europe gathered in the Holy Land this past week to demonstrate their solidarity with the... Read more
Spaniard Adolfo Nicolás elected new Superior General of the Jesuits
Pope Benedict XVI gave his consent on Saturday to the election of the Spanish Jesuit Adolfo Nicolás as the new... Read more
Fighting hunger: one rice bowl at a time
Millions of Catholics from more than 14,000 parishes, schools and community groups in the U.S. are ready to launch Operation... Read more
Caritas to plans to call nations to responsibility for the poor at World Economic Forum
The Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis, Lesley-Anne Knight, has announced that at the upcoming World Economic Forum, she plans to... Read more
Opposition to abortion is a non-negotiable requirement of Catholics, says Bishop Aquila
In a presentation given at Loyola College in Baltimore, Most Rev. Samuel J. Aquila, bishop of the Diocese of Fargo,... Read more
Legal action needed against Nicaraguan feminists over abortion performed on 9 year-old
Bishop Abelardo Mata of Esteli and president of the Nicaraguan Association for Human Rights announced this week that his organization... Read more
Cuba would not have political prisoners if there were a minimum of justice, says dissident
The more than 200 political prisoners being held in Cuba received the support this week of the Spanish association Cuba... Read more
