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Ugandan President stirs AIDS summit proposing abstinence
A debate erupted at the 15th International AIDS Conference yesterday after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni told delegates that abstinence, not... Read more
Church in Austria trying to react fast to new sex scandal
Catholic leaders in Austria have reacted quickly to the emergence of a new sex scandal, discovered at a local seminary.... Read more
Catholic relief organization to air TV programs raising awareness on persecuted Christians
The German branch of the international Catholic charitable organization “Aid to the Church in Need” (ACN) will start airing its... Read more
Murder of priest will not stop the work of the Church on the Mexican border, says bishop
Bishop Renato Ascencio León of Juarez, Mexico, together with the clergy of his diocese, has published a statement lamenting the... Read more
UNICEF leaves unborn out of abortion debate in Nicaragua
An official from the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Gary Stahl, has gotten involved in the debate on the legalization... Read more
Spanish Archbishop says homosexual acts cannot be morally justified
Archbishop Elias Yanes of Zaragoza, Spain, said this week the existence of homosexual tendencies does not nullify one’s freedom and... Read more
Card. Ratzinger supports US Bishops’ document on Communion, no comment on Interim report
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced yesterday that Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick has received a letter from... Read more
100 European and African bishops to meet in Rome to discuss communion between the two continents
The Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE) and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) are set... Read more
Pope to send revered Icon of Our Lady of Kazan back to Russia
On Saturday, Pope John Paul’s spokesman, Joaquin Navarro Valls, announced that the Pontiff has decided to send a Vatican delegation... Read more
Pro-abortion Congressman to meet Archbishop Burke, suggests Church lose non-profit status
Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis is scheduled to meet with local Congressman William Lacy Clay today, reported the Associated... Read more
Pope is not writing any document or book during his vacations
Contrary to speculations that the Holy Father is writing a book or document during his vacation in Les Combes, northwest... Read more
Polish news agency announces new book based on interview with Pope John Paul II
The Polish Catholic news agency, KAI, has announced a new book by Pope John Paul II is currently “being edited”... Read more
Lawsuit tests Catholic teacher’s right to free speech in class
A lawsuit, filed by a Catholic professor against an Ohio community college, has freedom of speech for Catholics at stake. Read more
St. Mary's University in Minnesota says it’s free from diocese regarding who to honor
A Catholic university, located in the Diocese of Winona, issued a statement, declaring that it is free to choose who... Read more
Pope highlights importance of silence in the midst of modern culture’s “noise”
The Holy Father spoke of the importance of silence in order to listen to the “voice of God,” during the... Read more
Peruvian bishops challenge Health Minister to public debate on “morning after pill”
In a strongly worded statement, the president of the Bishops Conference of Peru, Bishop Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins, is challenging Health... Read more
Bishops in Colombia say country needs to overcome divorce between faith and daily life
As they wrapped up their General Assembly, the Bishops of Colombia issued a message calling attention to the moral and... Read more
A book by Pope John Paul II “being edited,” Polish Catholic news agency announces
Father Pawel Ptasznik, head of the Polish section of the Vatican's Secretary of State, has revealed to the Polish Catholic... Read more
Another U.S. diocese considers bankruptcy; Catholic Church Bankruptcy News publishes first issue
An attorney for the Diocese of Covington announced Wednesday that the diocese is considering filing for bankruptcy in order to... Read more
Stem-cell research must be guided by principles, says Archbishop Chaput
Catholics have the right and civic obligation to carry their convictions about the sacredness of human life into the public... Read more
