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Pope lauds Colombia’s Catholic heritage, challenges country to search for peace, social reforms
In an address given at the Vatican Friday, Pope Benedict applauded efforts of the Central American nation of Colombia toward... Read more
Totalitarianism is on the march in Venezuela, archbishop warns
In a forceful editorial this week, Archbishop Ovidio Perez Morales, one of the most respected Church leaders in Venezuela denounced... Read more
Vatican curtly denies Italian media rumors
In a brief but firm communiqué Thursday morning, Father Federico Lombardi S.J., Director of the Holy See’s Press Office, denied... Read more
Condoms not the answer for Zambian pandemic, AIDS-fighting nun says
Preaching chastity and fidelity are “the only way” to tackle an AIDS pandemic sweeping Zambia, according to a nun who... Read more
Costa Rican Archbishop: Catholic education is key for evangelization
In a message to the faithful on the occasion of the beginning of the 2007 school year in Costa Rica,... Read more
Nicaraguan Cardinal expresses openness to proposal to head reconciliation commission
Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo, Archbishop Emeritus of Managua, said this week that he was open to accepting a proposal... Read more
“Education for Citizenship” disfigures truth about man, says Spanish cardinal
In comments this week about a controversial school course which the Spanish government wants mandated throughout the country, Cardinal Antonio... Read more
Growing number of seniors fear being euthanized, group reports
Family Life International says an increasing number of elderly New Zealanders are concerned about being euthanized by medical staff. Read more
Pontiff highlights importance and vitality of new movements and charisms
The Pope today received participants in the annual meeting of bishops, friends of the "Focolare" movement, who are considering the... Read more
Bishop said situation of Czech Church “not easy”
Bishop Vojtech Cikrle, Bishop of Brno, Moravia, spoke with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) recently, telling the Catholic... Read more
Archdiocese to cooperate with judge’s order to open personnel files
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee will cooperate with a judge’s order to release 3,000 pages of insurance records and confidential files... Read more
Students prepare for Annual Day of Purity, Feb. 14
Students across the United States and around the world will be celebrating St. Valentine's Day by educating their peers on... Read more
Cardinal urges Portugal to reject abortion in upcoming vote
Portugal's top cleric urged followers to reject abortion as the predominantly Catholic country heads into a weekend referendum on whether... Read more
San Fran. Archbishop “very happy” about plan regarding homosexual adoptions
Speaking to a local radio station on Sunday, San Francisco Archbishop George Niederauer said he is “really very happy” about... Read more
Death penalty “difficult to justify” in modern age, Church reaffirms
Made public today was a declaration of the Holy See delivered during the course of a world congress on the... Read more
Catholic League president points out anti-Catholic views of candidate’s team
Bill Donohue, the President of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, yesterday exposed the anti-Catholic backgrounds of two... Read more
Important pro-life victory in Panama: government steps back from legalizing abortion
In the wake of massive protests called for by Archbishop Dimas Cedeño of Panama City, the Panamanian government has discontinued... Read more
Black pro-life leader says abortion ratios point to racism
Abortion is a multi-million dollar a year business that makes most of its money by killing black children, says Day... Read more
Bishop praises NGO for excluding contraception requirement from aid to the poor
Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona, Spain, praised the efficient and generous work of the organization Manos Unidas to help to... Read more
Archdiocese of Boston set to end ownership of hospitals
The Archdiocese of Boston has preliminarily agreed to transfer ownership of the six hospitals in its Caritas Christi Health Care... Read more
