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Jesuit's Boston College to comply with laws favoring homosexuals
Boston College will change its nondiscrimination statement and make it more welcoming to homosexual students and employees. Read more
Pro-life group falsely accuses Catholic hospital, says Catholic League
Claims made by a pro-life group that Providence Alaska Medical Center, a Catholic hospital, is performing abortions are "patently untrue,"... Read more
Pope appoints two new auxiliaries for Seattle, one Mexican
The Vatican announced today that Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Fr. Joseph Tyson and Fr. Eusebio L. Elizondo M.Sp.S, as... Read more
Pope confirms Eucharistic theme for October Synod of Bishops
The Vatican announced today that the 11th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, to be held at the... Read more
Recalling experience of war, Pope stresses peace between divided nations
This morning Pope Benedict XVI met with members of the Vatican diplomatic corps, whom he thanked for their nation's participation... Read more
Appointment of Archbishop Levada to the CDF “just a rumor” official say
The spokesman for the Archdiocese of San Francisco dismissed as "rumors" recent reports announcing that Archbishop William Joseph Levada was... Read more
Spanish mayor calls on Christians in government to act consistent with their faith
The mayor of La Coruña, Spain, and President of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces, Francisco Vazquez, is calling... Read more
Archbishop of Burgos: marriage existed before any religion
Archbishop Francisco Gil Hellin of Burgos and member of the Committee on the Family and the Defense of Life of... Read more
Archbishop of Mexico calls for national agreement to bring calm to presidential race
The archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, is calling on presidential candidates to make a “national agreement” that... Read more
Italians remember John Paul II with 6500-foot cross
The town of L’Aquila in central Italy has erected a steel cross towering over 6500 feet on top of a... Read more
Conference to debate place of religion in secular society
An upcoming conference will explore the “culture war” that has developed in social and political debates between religious believers and... Read more
Resignation of America editor worries some Catholic journalists
The forced resignation of Fr. Tom Reese as editor of America magazine has created a wave of reaction among Catholic... Read more
U.S. Bishops launch immigration reform campaign
Yesterday, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced a broad-sweeping new campaign aimed at reforming the country’s immigration policies. Read more
God’s message of history: to call all to conversion, says Pope Benedict
Continuing his series of Wednesday audiences prepared by the late John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI today told an estimated... Read more
Korean sisters gather in Colorado for 12th annual conference
51 Korean religious sisters working across North America have gathered in the Colorado mountains this week and last, for period... Read more
Archbishops Gomez, Chaput, to attend National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
Organizers recently announced that San Antonio’s Archbishop Jose Gomez and Denver’s Archbishop Charles Chaput will join Catholics from around the... Read more
Archbishop of Toledo warns homosexual “marriages” contradict natural law
Archbishop Antonio Canizares Llovera of Toledo and Vice President of the Bishops Conference of Spain said this week a law... Read more
US and Mexican bishops to discuss vigilante border patrols
The president of the Bishops Committee on Human Mobility, Bishop Renato Ascencio León of Ciudad Juarez, said this week bishops... Read more
Canadian diocese to sell all its churches to pay abuse victims
The Diocese of St. George’s, Newfoundland, plans to sell all of its churches and missions to settle sexual-abuse claims. Read more
Legion of Christ welcomes investigation to clear founder of abuse allegations
Members of the Legion of Christ are confident that “a full and fair examination of the facts” will clear their... Read more
