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Sicilian bishop braves Mafia death threats
A Sicilian bishop who refused to celebrate the funeral Mass of a mafia boss is under police protection after receiving... Read more
Historian reveals how Pius IX decided to proclaim dogma of Immaculate Conception
In an article published by L’Osservatore Romano, Italian historian Francesco Guglietta, an expert on the life of Pius IX, revealed... Read more
Bella screening in UK by Knights of Columbus
Members of St. George Council 14233 in East Anglia, U.K., sponsored a screening of the movie “Bella” at the Royal... Read more
San Antonio archbishop not happy about Hillary’s Catholic college visit
Archbishop José Gomez is speaking out against a planned campaign visit by Sen. Hillary Clinton to a Catholic university in... Read more
Cardinal Ortega: John Paul II’s visit improved relations with Cuban State
In statements to the state-run television, the Archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, said the visit by John Paul II... Read more
Catholics continue to back McCain
As the Potomac region’s votes are finalized, results are showing that John McCain continues to win the votes of Catholics and... Read more
Italian politicians promote more restrictive abortion laws in election campaign
Italy’s election campaign features a call for a moratorium on abortion and a prominent journalist announcing his pro-life parliamentary candidacy,... Read more
Critics claim radio program on school buses is dangerous for kids
A radio show delivered exclusively to school children riding the bus to and from school has drawn sharp criticism from... Read more
Vatican tightens standards for sainthood
The Vatican will advise bishops around the world this next week to bemore rigorous in their selection of the candidates... Read more
Dutch Catholics label Lent the “Christian Ramadan” to encourage self-denial
Saying that many Holland residents are unfamiliar with Lent and its practices of self-denial, some Dutch Catholics are calling the... Read more
New documentary advocates strong families to avert “demographic winter”
Filmmakers announced at a National Press Club press conference on Tuesday a “groundbreaking” documentary that addresses the problems of population... Read more
Cardinal Vanhoye: Spiritual Exercises necessary for renewal of Christian vocation
In an interview with the Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano, Cardinal Albert Vanhoye, former secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission and... Read more
Archbishop says Chavez should stay out of elections in El Salvador
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador has called on the country’s leaders to prevent other countries from interfering in... Read more
Living together is a pagan way of preparing for marriage, says Cardinal Dziwisz
The Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, expressed concern this week over the marriage crisis that is affecting Polish society... Read more
Catholics should give reasons why life must be defended, says Brazilian cardinal
During the International Congress in Defense of Life in Aparecida, Brazil, the Archbishop of Sao Paulo, Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer,... Read more
Sale of relics “unacceptable business,” says Vatican cardinal
The prefect for the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, said this week the sale... Read more
Superior General of Jesuits selects his American assistant
The Jesuits’ Father General, Adolfo Nicolás S.J., announced the names of his ten Regional Assistants during the meeting of the... Read more
Pope Benedict praises the dignity of women
On Saturday morning Pope Benedict XVI received participants in an international congress on the theme: “Woman and man, the ‘humanum’... Read more
Benedict XVI appoints coadjutor bishop of Lancaster, England
Today the Holy Father appointed Fr. Michael Gregory Campbell O.S.A. as the coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Lancaster, England. Read more
American Life League video yanked by YouTube
On Monday morning, American Life League (ALL) was informed by YouTube that one of its exposé videos on Planned Parenthood... Read more
