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Hoops for God: Priests take vocational awareness to the court
Kansas City’s Runnin’ Revs basketball team recently overcame the Serra All Stars at Bishop Miege High School in Roeland Park.... Read more
Catholic Home Missions Appeal to focus on rural, impoverished U.S. dioceses
“Support the Mission Church Here in America” is the theme for this year’s national Catholic Home Missions Appeal, sponsored by... Read more
Rising church attendance in Connecticut
Despite a widespread priestly sexual abuse scandal which has shaken the Catholic Church in the U.S. over recent years, Mass... Read more
Idaho passes ‘abortion-information’ legislation
The Idaho House passed legislation Monday that requires doctors to provide women with information about the medical risks of abortion... Read more
Catholic aid workers killed in latest wave of Sri Lankan violence
On Monday, two tsunami aid workers from the Catholic group, Caritas Internationalis were killed when an anti-personnel mine exploded near... Read more
Spanish cardinal calls on priests to defend faithful against imposition of secular culture
The archbishop of Toledo, Spain, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera called on priests this week to come to the defense of... Read more
Archbishop calls for reaction against ‘shameless wave’ of hatred toward Jesus and the Church
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata, Argentina, has exhorted Catholics to avoid laziness and to respond with “noble firmness” to... Read more
Cardinal Medina encourages Christians not to contribute to success of Da Vinci Code movie
The former prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Cardinal Jorge Medina Estevez, is... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal renews call for justice and reconciliation on anniversary of violent April 11th coup
As Venezuelans recalled the fourth anniversary of the April 11 crisis of 2002, which left President Hugo Chavez out of... Read more
German bishops speak out against MTV cartoon which mocks Pope, Vatican
Catholics in Germany are challenging the good taste of MTV in its decision to air a British-born cartoon series mocking... Read more
Pope Benedict: Easter liturgy assures us that evil does not have last word
As Christians prepare to celebrate the Easter Triduum, which begins tomorrow evening, with the Holy Thursday service, Pope Benedict dedicated... Read more
Jews are paralyzed by not studying New Testament, says Rabbi
Prominent reform Rabbi Michael Cook says many Jews are paralyzed by their ignorance of New Testament writings, and is urging... Read more
Cardinal O’Malley returns to Boston for first public Mass
The archbishop of Boston received a standing ovation at St. Theresa of Avila Parish April 1 at the beginning of... Read more
University students urged to use mass media to ‘be bold for Christ’
Christian media professionals must produce more than explicitly Christian material in order to expand their impact and influence, said seasoned... Read more
Compendium of the Catechism officially released, sells out first 50,000-copy printing
The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church was officially launched at the opening ceremony at the Los Angeles... Read more
Church will oppose family planning law, says Guatemalan cardinal
The archbishop of Guatemala City, Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, said this past Sunday that the Church would oppose a new... Read more
Cardinal Rivera urges Mexicans to focus on Holy Week, not on elections
The archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, has called on Mexicans to set aside the issue of the... Read more
Holy See’s Way of the Cross Meditations will be available in some countries starting today
The Vatican announced today that the meditations for this year’s Good Friday Way of the Cross will be available to... Read more
Vatican prepares to celebrate 500th birthday of St. Peter’s Basilica
Officials at the Vatican are preparing to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the largest church in the Christian world--St. Peter’s... Read more
Fargo Bishop urges faithful to pray Divine Mercy Novena for vocations, reparation for sexual abuse scandal
Bishop Samuel J. Aquila of the Diocese of Fargo, North Dakota is urging faithful in his diocese to pray the... Read more
