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Hong Kong cardinal chides: Chinese government has no right to ordain bishops
The Bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen, reminded the Chinese government his week that it has no real authority... Read more
U.S. House rejects military abortion bill
The House of Representatives Wednesday rejected a measure which would have allowed military women to obtain surgical abortions at U.S.... Read more
Anti-pornography advocates pleased as .XXX domain proposal crumbles
The five-year battle over whether the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) should implement a .xxx domain for... Read more
U.K. bishops call on government to take urgent action against human trafficking
Stating that current measures to protect victims of human trafficking in the United Kingdom are inadequate, the bishops of England... Read more
Group says Democratic support was key passage of South Dakota anti-abortion bill
Democrats For Life of America commended the South Dakota legislature for recently approving a bill that will prohibit abortion in... Read more
Tom Hanks defends Da Vinci Code as ‘fun, scavenger hunt nonsense’ not attack on faith
As the controversial Da Vinci Code movie is set to be released next Friday, actors and production officials continued trying... Read more
Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor, British religious authorities urge Parliament against euthanasia bill.
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Archbishop of Westminster has signed a joint letter with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and... Read more
Vatican prepares for anniversaries of first Fatima appearance, JPII assassination attempt on Saturday
Officials at the Vatican are preparing to recognize two major anniversaries tomorrow. May 13th marks both the 89th anniversary of... Read more
When religion’s true nature is understood, it can help counter terrorism, Vatican representative tells U.N.
The Holy See’s Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer to the United Nations, was in New York yesterday to take part... Read more
‘Sad day in Colombia’, say bishops, as country legalizes abortion
In a decision which the Colombian bishops lament has come on “a sad day for Colombia”, the country’s Constitutional Court--equivalent... Read more
Federal legislator blogs ‘truth about stem cells’
Advances in adult and umbilical cord-blood stem-cell research have surpassed embryonic stem-cell research, but media hype and several misconceptions continue... Read more
Archdiocese of Denver hosts national African-American Catholic youth conference
More than 200 youth from across the country attended the annual Sankofa Family Summit IX, whose expressed goal is to... Read more
Opus Dei releases founder’s ‘The Way’ ahead of ‘Da Vinci Code’ opening
As part of its communications blitz to counter the negative image of Opus Dei in Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci... Read more
Sirius to launch New York-based Catholic radio channel
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. announced Wednesday that it plans to create a new channel of exclusively Catholic programming in cooperation... Read more
Pope stresses concerns in meeting with Venezuelan president
In a day marked by strong words, Pope Benedict XVI met today with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, to whom he... Read more
Pope Benedict stresses importance of marriage as a great ‘good for society’
Experts and students in the field of marriage and family study from around the world are meeting in Rome this... Read more
Pope Benedict chides Canadian Bishops: rediscover centrality of the Eucharist
In a meeting earlier today with a group of prelates from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Quebec City boy, who was born deaf, sings a song to Pope Benedict today
Today Jeremy Gabriel of Quebec City stood before Pope Benedict XVI and sang in his soft, high-pitched voice his rendition... Read more
Belgium Bishops release declaration on church occupations
Today the Bishops of Belgium held a press conference in order to explain their position on the current occupation of... Read more
Spanish pro-euthanasia association admits to ‘helping’ handicapped man die
Spain’s pro-euthanasia group “Right to Death with Dignity” (RDD) publicly admitted this week that it provided “technical information” to help... Read more
