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Russian Orthodox walk out of ecumenical talks
The delegation of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow has walked out of a joint session of Catholic and Orthodox theologians... Read more
Bishop Zubik to Speak at 2007 Pennsylvania Pro-Life Conference
Most Rev. David A. Zubik, bishop of Pittsburgh, will deliver opening remarks and the invocation at the Celebrate Life Banquet... Read more
World Meeting of Families to be held in Mexico City, Pope writes letter
The Holy Father has written a letter to Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family,... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal in serious condition, but doctors hopeful for recovery
Doctor Juan Baltar, who is the physician for Venezuelan Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara, said this week the cardinal is in... Read more
Bishops ask Bolivian president not to imitate the Chavez government
The vice president and the general secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Bolivia, Bishop Edmundo Abastoflor and Bishop Jesus Juarez,... Read more
Website launched in memory of slain priest in Iraq
Father Rayan Atto, pastor of the Chaldean Catholic parish of Mar Qardagh in Erbil, announced this week a new website... Read more
Dominican cardinal receives guarantees that abortion will not be legalized
Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez of Santo Domingo announced this week he has received guarantees from lawmakers that abortion... Read more
Communion for pro-abortion politicians shouldn’t be refused, says Cardinal McCarrick
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the retired archbishop of Washington D.C. has recommended that the Catholic Church forcefully preach the pro-life message... Read more
Muslim leaders write to Pope, Cardinal Tauran calls letter a “very encouraging sign”
More than 130 Muslim leaders, politicians, and scholars have addressed a letter to Pope Benedict XVI in an attempt to... Read more
College's Catholic status threatened for hosting pro-abortion groups at conference
Bishop Robert J. McManus of the Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts has condemned the decision by the Jesuit-run College of the... Read more
Pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute produces bogus abortion statistics
Steven W. Mosher, president of the Population Research Institute has attacked the global abortion estimates of the pro-abortion Alan Guttmacher... Read more
Archbishop Niederauer apologizes for giving Communion to “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” at San Francisco Parish
In a column to appear on Sunday, October 19 on "Catholic San Francisco," Archbishop George H. Niederauer apologizes for giving... Read more
Orange County bishop appointed as coadjutor of Sacramento Diocese
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Jamie Soto to be the coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento. He will... Read more
Archbishop Migliore addresses the UN on the Peace-building Commission
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Holy See permanent observer to the United Nations in New York, yesterday addressed the 62nd Session of... Read more
Connecticut bishops urged to reverse Plan B decision
The Catholic Media Coalition (CMC) has urged the Catholic Bishops of Connecticut to withdraw their decision approving the administration of... Read more
Bishop of Bilbao calls for “definitive end of ETA”
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Bishop Ricardo Blazquez of Bilbao, condemned the recent attack by the Basque... Read more
Spanish foundation says 56% of women it counsels decide not to go through with abortions
The organization “Fundacion Vida in Spain,” which provides counseling to pregnant women, said this week that more than 287 women... Read more
Mexican senators call for greater security for cardinal amidst death threats
Senators from various political parties are calling for greater security measures by the federal and local officials in Mexico City... Read more
Catholic League warns of "Atheism for kids" movie, book series
A new movie starring Nicole Kidman will belittle Catholicism and promote atheism to children, warned Catholic League President Bill Donohue. Read more
Germans pressuring Nicaragua to legalize abortion
The magazine Lateinamerika Nachrichten (Reports on Latin America) is encouraging Germans to send post cards to the president of Legislative... Read more
