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New film addresses partial-birth abortion
A new film about partial-birth abortion was showcased at the 33rd annual March for Life in Washington last week. Read more
Second Look Project Ad Campaign Returns to D.C. Area
A major pro-life ad campaign, seeking to dispel the myths about Roe v. Wade and to challenge the public to... Read more
Pelosi misunderstands ‘people of faith’, says Catholic League
People of faith are concerned about public policy issues, such as abortion, same-sex marriage and assisted suicide, and not the... Read more
On Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI met with law officials from the Tribunal of the Roman Rota--the Holy See’s governing body of law
On Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI met with law officials from the Tribunal of the Roman Rota--the Holy See’s governing body... Read more
Pope Benedict calls Saints, witnesses of charity, announces he’ll preside at Day of Consecrated Life
Before Sunday’s weekly Angelus prayer, Pope Benedict XVI--gathered with a large group at St. Peter’s Square--called the Saints the most... Read more
Pope, Church leaders call for greater attention to oft forgotten disease of Leprosy
On Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI called for greater care and attention to a disease thought by many to be nearly... Read more
Pope prays for victims of Polish roof-collapse
Following his weekly Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his prayers and condolences for a number of Poles... Read more
Would-be First Miracle of Pope John Paul II revealed
In a radio interview, Fr. Slowomir Oder, a polish priest postulator of the cause for Beatification of Pope John Paul... Read more
Polish president says Pope to visit Auschwitz during visit to Poland
The President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, who met privately with Pope Benedict XVI last Thursday, said the Pope would visit... Read more
Pope meets with Spanish opposition leader
Pope Benedict XVI met quietly last Friday with Mariano Rajoy, the leader of the opposition Popular Party of Spain, to... Read more
100,000 children write letters to Supreme Court opposing legalization of abortion in Colombia
Several pro-life groups in Colombia have launched a campaign to collect 100,000 letters from children in Medellin calling on the... Read more
Cardinal Meisner: “Charity without proclamation of the Gospel is merely social assistance”
The Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Joachim Meisner, said this week he was pleased by the warm reception Pope Benedict XVI’s... Read more
EWTN celebrates 25-year milestone
The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) will mark its 25th anniversary this year, Aug. 15, and to celebrate it has... Read more
Jewish leader, senior Vatican officials discuss joint talks with Muslims
A representative of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) met with four senior Vatican officials yesterday to discuss ways to strengthen... Read more
Encyclical highlights ‘Catholic response’ as ‘social response’: Catholic Charities
Pope Benedict XVI’s first encyclical, Deus Caritas Est (God Is Love), affirms that Catholic identity and values must be evident... Read more
Catholic media conference in Nashville this spring
A Catholic media conference to be held this spring will consider the future of the Catholic Church and of Catholic... Read more
Pope to Congolese Bishops: Have hope despite unrest, strengthen Christian communities
As Pope Benedict XVI welcomed Bishops from the Democratic Republic of Congo today, he told them that despite widespread violence... Read more
Proper role, dignity of work, defense of the weak, are prerequisites for true democracy, says Pope
As the Christian Associations of Italian Workers began its 60th anniversary celebrations, Pope Benedict XVI told members of the group,... Read more
Chicago’s Cardinal George hospitalized
On Thursday, Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George, spiritual head of the third largest Catholic diocese in the U.S., was hospitalized following... Read more
