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Dialogue and religious freedom only way to avoid fundamentalism, says Vatican cardinal
The president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Cardinal Renato Martino, said this week both political and religious... Read more
Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal involving anti-Catholic statue
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal this week involving a constitutional challenge to an anti-Catholic statue. The... Read more
Christian leaders applaud arrests in Alabama church fires
The Christian Defense Coalition and National Clergy Council have commended federal and state law enforcement for stemming hate crimes against... Read more
'Choose Life' license plate lawsuit wins in appeals court
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s second attempt to ban the phrase "Choose Life" from... Read more
Catholic agencies call for funding for humanitarian, development activities
Catholic agencies are urging Congress to support essential funding for urgent humanitarian and development activities around the world as it... Read more
Don’t neglect rural peoples, but guarantee real development, Vatican representative urges U.N.
On Tuesday, Archbishop Janusz Bolonek, the Vatican’s apostolic nuncio to Uruguay, told members of a United Nations Conference on Agrarian... Read more
New Church movements, communities gather for historic Latin American meeting
Catholic leaders from across Latin America are descending on Bogotá, Columbia this week for the first meeting to discuss Ecclesial... Read more
Chilean bishop praises women for contribution to Church and humanity
On the occasion of International Women’s Day on Wednesday, the president of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro Goic,... Read more
Mexican archbishop denies Church receives money from drug trafficking
Archbishop Emilio Berlie Belaunzaran of Yucatan, Mexico, said this week the Church doesn’t accept money from suspicious sources and that... Read more
Holy See reminds its opposition to an “indigenous church” and to married priesthood in Latin America.
Through a letter sent to the Bishop of San Cristóbal de las Casas (México), Bishop. Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, the Holy... Read more
Chinese government angry over naming of new cardinal
The Chinese government’s discontent at the naming of the bishop of Hong Kong to the College of Cardinals was finally... Read more
Bishops of Argentina launch campaign to fight AIDS
The secretariat for family ministry of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina has printed 50,000 bumper stickers with the phrase, “Remedy... Read more
Parishes around the world to receive catechetical material for World Meeting of Families
The Pontifical Council for the Family and the Archdiocese of Valencia have published the preparatory catechetical material for the World... Read more
Website launched for world congress on Catholic TV
Organizers of the World Congress of Catholic TV, which will take place October 10-12 in Madrid, have launched a website... Read more
USCCB president urges Congress to prioritize poor people in budget decisions
Bishop William Skylstad, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, urged Congress to make poor people in the... Read more
Pro-life leader commends Georgia Senate
The Georgia Senate must be applauded for approving three bills related to pre-born children, said Fr. Frank Pavone Read more
Media reports on sexual abuse unjustified, says Catholic League
Catholic League president Bill Donohue says bigotry was behind the decision of two mid-Western newspapers to publish feature articles on... Read more
Christian rights leader’s home raided by police in India
Fifteen Indian police officers raided the home of Christian human rights advocate Sajan George Monday, reported the Freedom House's Center... Read more
Sacred art festival considers relationship between art and faith
The city of more than 100 steeples will host its first sacred art festival this month. The event was initiated... Read more
Upcoming African Bishop’s Synod will focus on reconciliation, peace, justice
Earlier today in Rome, representatives from the Catholic Church in Africa met to plan the second ever Bishop’s Synod on... Read more
