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Benedict XVI calls on the international community to help Bangladesh after Cyclone Sidr
Before starting the Angelus prayer today in St. Peter's Square, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his closeness with the people of... Read more
U.S. Bishops’ International Policy Chairman speaks about Israeli-Palestinian conflict
In an exclusive interview with CNA earlier this week, Bishop Thomas Wenski took time to explain why the Bishop’s Conference... Read more
Pope is working on three documents simultaneously, Vatican sources say
Sources at the Holy See have confirmed to CNA that Pope Benedict XVI is set to finish an encyclical on... Read more
Globalization's effects to be examined by pontifical council
The impact of globalization has led to changes in society that would have been unthinkable 40 years ago. Given this... Read more
Church in Poland encourages young people to wear “chastity ring
The Catholic Church in Poland is encouraging young people to wear the “chastity ring” as a symbol of purity. The... Read more
Relic of St. John Chrysostom reportedly working miracles
Two miraculous cures have been reported in Cyprus as a result of contact with the skull of St. John Chrysostom,... Read more
British doctor under investigation for helping patients not to have abortions
LifeSiteNews.com is reporting that a well-known British doctor could be forced out of a job for helping women decide against... Read more
Use of contraceptive pills increases risk of uterine cancer
A study published by the prestigious British medical journal “The Lancet” has revealed that the contraceptive pill increases the risk... Read more
Italian soccer league invites Cardinal Bertone to join ethics committee
The president of the Italian Soccer League, Antonio Matarrese, announced the creation of an ethics committee for soccer and said... Read more
More women than men being ordained for Church of England as attendance falls
For the first time since its 1992 approval of female clergy, the Church of England reports that more women than... Read more
World Youth Day costs near $100 million
A $40 million taxpayer-funded compensation package to the horseracing industry has pushed the costs of Sydney's upcoming World Youth Day... Read more
Sen. Salazar says Americans should disobey Bible restrictions at Olympics
Several U.S. senators have weighed in on the Chinese Olympics web site's recommendation that entering visitors bring no more than... Read more
Hotels substituting “intimacy kits” for Bibles
Some upscale hotels are no longer stocking their rooms with a Bible and are replacing them with technology or “kits”... Read more
Benedict XVI encourages missionaries pointing to signs of renewal
Leaders of missionary communities from around the world gathered at the Vatican today to meet with Pope Benedict. During his... Read more
Future cardinal asks Iraqi president to guarantee teaching of Christian religion in schools
The director of cultural affairs of the Patriarchate of Babylonia of the Chaldeans and the rector of Babel College, Auxiliary... Read more
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Cardinal O’Malley rebukes Democrats on abortion
The U.S. Bishops have issued their strongest condemnation yet of pro-abortion views with their “Faithful Citizenship” document issued yesterday. Cardinal... Read more
Catholic ethics institute sees monkey cloning announcement as a “double-edged sword”
Yesterday, Oregon-based scientist Shoukrat Mitalipov succeeded in cloning monkey embryos and deriving embryonic stem cells from them. The Westchester Institute,... Read more
CELAM leaders express solidarity with Venezuelan bishops attacked by Chavez
The leaders of the Bishops’ Conference of Latin America have sent a letter to the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela expressing... Read more
Expert denounces “Argentinean Parliament of Religions” as conglomerate of sects
Spanish theologian and member of the Latin American Network of the Study of Sects, Luis Santamaria del Reio, said this... Read more
Researchers find sexual abuse rates in the Catholic Church are the same as society’s
The sexual abuse scandal has hung like a pall over the Catholic Church for the last five years. During their... Read more
