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Crisis pregnancy center opened in Bolivia
The Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia, Archbishop Ivo Scapolo, inaugurated a new crisis pregnancy center in La Paz, Bolivia on October... Read more
14 year-old Mexican martyr to be beatified Sunday
Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez of Guadalajara, Mexico, announced this week the beatification on Sunday, November 20, of Jose Luis Sanchez... Read more
Brazilian bishop denounces spike violence among young people
During a visit to the international headquarters of Aid to the Church in Need, Bishop Pedro Jose Conti of Macapa,... Read more
Argentine diocese calls for concrete results from Summit of the Americas in benefit of the poor
The Office of Social Ministries of the Diocese of Mar del Plata is calling on the heads of state that... Read more
Priests should not be political activist, says new archbishop of Caracas
Speaking to reporters this week after meeting with President Hugo Chavez, the new Archbishop of Caracas, Venezuela, Jorge Urosa Sabino,... Read more
Bishop confirms Church in Colombia mediating in negotiations with rebels
Bishop Orlando Antonio Corrales of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, revealed this week that the Church in Colombia is discreetly and... Read more
Officials in Spain remove school guide that promotes lesbianism
After intense protests in the central Spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha, government officials decided to “provisionally suspend” four controversial guides... Read more
Vatican Document on homosexuals in seminaries will be published tomorrow.
The document from the Congregation for Catholic Education on the admittance of homosexuals in seminaries will be published this Friday. Read more
Benedict XVI confirmed Bishop Calderon in the Congregation for Bishops
Pope Benedict XVI has renewed for another five year term Bishop Cipriano Calderon Polo, Vice-president Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission... Read more
Families urged to consider adoption this month
In honor of National Adoption Awareness Month, Catholic Charities USA is urging people to open up their homes and hearts... Read more
Catholic League defends Alito nomination against anti-Catholic views
Catholic League president William Donohue has jumped to the defense of Judge Samuel Alito, the latest nominee to the Supreme... Read more
Kudlow joins advisory board of Ave Maria Mutual Funds
A nationally respected economist has joined the Catholic Advisory Board of Ave Maria Mutual Funds. Read more
Time has come for two states in the Holy Land, says Vatican official
Peace, security and the creation of two states in the Holy Land are long overdue, said the Vatican’s permanent observer... Read more
USCCB condemns anti-Israel comments
In a statement released this week, Bishop John H. Ricard, SSJ, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, condemned... Read more
Historic Holy See congress to bring together science, philosophy and theology
This morning at the Holy See, a group of Vatican and academic leaders announced an historic congress, to be held... Read more
Scientific advancement can be blessing to man, or his ruin, says Pope
Earlier this morning, the Holy Father met with a group of delegates from the Bavarian Parliament and stressed the importance... Read more
Pope praises large families: ‘without children there is no future’
Following his weekly catechesis yesterday, Pope Benedict greeted representatives from the Italian National Association of Large Families, to whom, he... Read more
Follow a morally unexceptionable life, says Pope in Angelus, as Church remembers deceased
On the Day the Church remembers the deceased, Pope Benedict invited the faithful “to follow a morally unexceptionable life, against... Read more
Women’s group commends congress on fetal pain issue
The Washington-based group, Concerned Women for America commended the U.S. Congress yesterday for their serious look at a hotly charged... Read more
New book chronicles Pope’s memories of John Paul II
Even 8 months after his death, the world is still abuzz about the legacy of Pope John Paul II. The... Read more
