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Mel Gibson donates $140,000 to keep cross in LA county seal
Mel Gibson is reportedly planning to spend more than $140,000 to keep a cross on a government seal in Los... Read more
Pope calls for solidarity to end poor countries' debt
In a letter to Cardinal Renato Martino president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, the Holy Father called... Read more
European court denies personhood and human rights to unborn child
The European Court of Human Rights meeting in Strasbourg, France, rejected an immigrant’s appeal requesting that human rights be granted... Read more
Young pro-lifers walking for life from Maine to DC arrive in NY
12 pro-life Catholic college students walking from Maine to D.C. as part of the American Life League's “Summer Crusade for... Read more
Homosexual activists influence sex-ed content in public schools of Buenos Aires
The news agency Notivida is denouncing a controversial sex-ed curriculum written by the extremist Gay and Lesbian Society for Integration... Read more
Jail sentences for two men that disrupted Mass in German Cathedral
A German court in Maguncia has sentenced two men to 5 months in jail for disrupting Mass last Sunday celebrated... Read more
Cardinal Rouco tells homosexuals baptism cannot be erased
Responding to the decision of about 1,500 homosexuals who “officially” renounced their Catholic faith in writing to the Archdiocese of... Read more
90 year-old Spanish priest starts center for AIDS patients in China
90 year-old Spanish priest, Fr. Luis Ruiz Suarez, has opened a home for AIDS patients called “AIDS Caring Centre” in... Read more
Vatican Budget is in the red, but church offerings are up, Cardinal reports
A supervisory committee of eight cardinals headed by Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani announced yesterday that the Vatican budget is in the... Read more
Cardinal Keeler warns against use of U.S. funds for embryonic stem-cell research
The United States Congress should not authorize the use of federal funds to support embryonic stem-cell research, says William Cardinal... Read more
Center for Religious Freedom asks African Union to press Eritrea for the release of Christians
Freedom House’s Center for Religious Freedom called yesterday upon African Union leaders currently meeting in Addis Ababa to press the... Read more
U.S. bishops urge Senate to protect child victims of human trafficking
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called on the Senate to protect children, exploited by human trafficking in the... Read more
Archbishop Chaput to speak on Catholics and politics on public radio
Colorado Public Radio will feature an in-depth interview with Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver about the Catholic Church and politics. Read more
Study reveals that half of all pregnant teens in Spain get abortions
A study carried out by a leading research group has revealed that half of all minors in Spain who get... Read more
Nicaraguan former guerrilla acknowledges errors of the past and asks Church for forgiveness
In an historical move, the ex-president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega (1979-90), who lead the Sandinista movement, has asked forgiveness for... Read more
Vaclav Havel says Cuban “Varela Project” proves Castro “is a fraud”
The former president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Havel, has sent a letter to the promoters of the Varela Project—which... Read more
Pro-abortion politicians must refrain from receiving communion, says Bishop of Winona
Bishop Bernard Harrington of Winona (Minnesota) wrote in his weekly column that anyone supporting abortion rights should not approach the... Read more
Controversy over Communion to pro-abortion politicians continues
The controversy over the memorandum sent by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,... Read more
Portland Archdiocese files for bankruptcy
The Archdiocese of Portland has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Archbishop John G. Vlazny made the announcement yesterday, citing the... Read more
Catholic Charities mobilizes to save low-income housing program
Catholic Charities agencies across the United States are mobilizing to defeat the Bush Administration's proposal that would restructure and gut... Read more
