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Mexican bishop warns Catholics against deceptive cults
Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, Mexico, is warning Catholics against the tactics of certain cult groups that claim... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop says failure to vote “sin of omission”
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador, El Salvador, reminded Catholics this week that failure to vote is a sin... Read more
Thomas More Law Center asks court to rehear case on Nativity ban
The Thomas More Law Center has petitioned the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to rehear a... Read more
U.S. bishops congratulate Haitian people and President-elect Préval
The U.S. Catholic bishops congratulated the Haitian people and president-elect, René Préval, on the success of their recent elections and... Read more
Chicago missions encourage evangelization, faith growth
The Archdiocese of Chicago has launched a new mission that it hopes will bring about an evangelical revival among Catholics. Read more
Supreme Court agrees to review partial birth abortion ban
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Bush administration’s appeal of a ruling in Gonzales v. Carhart, 05-... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI Names Archbishop Seán O'Malley To The College Of Cardinals
His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, announced today at the Vatican that Archbishop Seán P. O'Malley, O.F.M., Cap. has been named... Read more
Pope Benedict: Chair of Peter is privileged sign of God’s love, created to lead Church to unity, salvation
In his weekly Wednesday audience, held earlier today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict used the occasion of today’s Feast of... Read more
Holy Father commends, encourages ‘treasured’ study of Latin
Following his Wednesday audience, held earlier today at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, Pope Benedict XVI called for a renewal... Read more
Experts wonder: why no mention of Shroud of Turin in NBC Olympic coverage
A sports writer for the USA Today newspaper is wondering; why has broadcast network NBC neglected any mention of the... Read more
World Catholic population sees increase of 1.1%
According to statistics from the 2006 edition of the Annuario Pontificio, the official Vatican yearbook, the world’s Catholic population grew... Read more
Mexican bishop reaching out to family members of trapped miners
Bishop Alfonso Garza Treviño of Piedras Negras said this week numerous priests from the region have gone to the Pasta... Read more
250,000 witness transfer of Sister Lucia’s remains to Fatima
Some 250,000 people gathered on Sunday to witness the transfer of the remains of Sister Lucia, the last witness to... Read more
Women to receive more abortion counseling
Australia’s Minister for Health, Tony Abbott, will present a $60-million package to cabinet today, which would allow women with unplanned... Read more
New documentary tells tales of Christian persecution
Christians continue to be persecuted and treated unfairly around the world. In an effort to make their experiences more known,... Read more
Conference to mark 40th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, discuss Islam
Brandeis University and Boston College, through its Center for Christian-Jewish Learning, will co-sponsor a two-day conference next month to mark... Read more
Cardinal McCarrick takes on plight of Holy Land Christians
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, archbishop of Washington, D.C., has taken a keener interest in the plight of Holy Land Christians and,... Read more
Pope calls for end to cartoon-sparked violence in Nigeria
In the message, the Holy Father was "Saddened to learn of the tragic consequences of the recent violent protests in... Read more
Pope recalls one-year anniversary of death of Communion and Liberation founder
Earlier today, the Vatican released a letter from Pope Benedict XVI, reflecting on the death--one year ago tomorrow--of Monsignor Luigi... Read more
Vatican Radio at 75: a bridge between the Universal Church and societies, cultures of the world
During a press conference, held earlier today to mark the 75th anniversary of Vatican Radio, officials from the worldwide media... Read more
