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Polls indicate majority of Americans are pro-life
A series of recent polls over the last two years indicates that a majority of United States residents identify themselves... Read more
European, US bishops meet to foster partnership
At the first meeting of its kind, European and United States bishops gathered to discuss the world’s major problems and... Read more
Religious groups warn senators against religious litmus test for future court nominees
Two faith-based advocacy groups are calling on the Senate to use its upcoming floor vote on Judge John Roberts' nomination... Read more
Pope offers prayers for battered Gulf Coast, encourages generosity for the suffering
Following yesterday's Angelus prayer, Pope Benedict XVI offered his prayers for victims in the battered U.S. Gulf Coast who had... Read more
Vatican releases Pope's fall schedule, upcoming beatifications
On Saturday, the Vatican released a summary of the busy winter schedule awaiting Pope Benedict. Several groundbreaking events, including the... Read more
Vatican publishes list of special experts and auditors for next Synod
The Vatican published this week-end the full list of the special auditors invited as "audiutores Secretarii specialis" (or experts) and... Read more
Response to God's Eucharistic love must be concrete, aimed at God, and others, says Pope
In his last Sunday angelus prayer at the papal Castelgandolfo summer residence before his return to the Vatican later this... Read more
Spread good among society, says Argentine archbishop
Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes, Argentina, called on Christians this week to spread good and live exemplary lives in response... Read more
Caritas in Spain to train volunteers to work with AIDS victims and mentally ill
The Caritas office in Valencia, Spain, announced this week it will begin offering formation classes in October to train volunteers... Read more
Legal challenge to clarify if gay marriage law in Spain is constitutional
Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Pla of Segorbe-Castellón, Spain, said this week the legal challenge brought by the Popular Party against... Read more
Priest raises $900,000 for parish meal center with clever T-shirts
A year-round parish-based meal center for the poor and hungry of Lawrence is a go after Fr. Paul O’Brien managed... Read more
Cardinal George discusses role of church at St. Mary
The mission of the Catholic Church in the United States is to evangelize and to use its role as a... Read more
Fidelis denounces group that claims to be Catholic
A national Catholic advocacy organization says Roman Catholics for the Freedom to Marry is a dissident group that should not... Read more
Sex-abuse scandal was sign of something more widespread, says Fr. Fessio
In an interview with the Washington Times regarding the Vatican’s new document which will reportedly bar homosexual men from seminaries,... Read more
Roberts nomination clears Senate committee, heads to full Senate
The nomination of Judge John G. Roberts--a Catholic--to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee... Read more
Ending nuclear weapon testing should be aim of every state, says Vatican's U.N. representative
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations is currently in New York for the U.N. conference:... Read more
Pope tells Mexican bishops: minister to everyone, the faithful and the searching; give greatest attention to priests
Earlier this morning, Pope Benedict held audience with visiting Mexican bishops, in Rome for their "ad limina" visits, and reminded... Read more
In true democracies, says Pope, religious freedom can, must exist
In a meeting today with Luis Felipe Bravo Mena, Mexico's new ambassador to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI stressed the... Read more
Pope Benedict to Mexican Bishops: faith shouldn’t be reduced to private sphere
Speaking to visiting Mexican bishops earlier today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict stressed the need for strengthening the family and... Read more
Spanish bishops to support protest of controversial education law
Several Spanish bishops have expressed their support for a protest scheduled for November in Madrid against a controversial law on... Read more
