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‘Ethics, not fear, should guide media’ re controversial cartoons: Catholic League
Catholic League president Bill Donohue commended mainstream media outlets for not reprinting or broadcasting the controversial cartoons, printed initially in... Read more
Notre Dame puts parameters on 'Monologues', gay film festival
Performances of "The Vagina Monologues" has caused quite a stir at Catholic universities across the country. Read more
New Orleans man honored for empowering youth with ‘Café’ program
Craig Cuccia will receive this year’s Sister Margaret Cafferty Development of People Award for his work training and employing at-risk... Read more
Pro-life groups decry Senate vote on abortion drug
The Australian Senate has voted in favor of the bill that would deny the Federal Health Minister a veto on... Read more
No need for competition between reason and faith, Pope tells former office
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI met with members of the Holy See’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, who... Read more
World poverty levels declining too slowly, Vatican rep calls on U.N. to renew social, economic efforts
Speaking to a special United Nations commission on world economic and social development, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See’s permanent... Read more
Mexican bishops pleased with visit by Orthodox patriarch
The bishops of Mexico have expressed satisfaction over their meeting with the Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, who visited the... Read more
Australia set to commemorate World Day of Sick
Final preparations are underway in Adelaide, Australia for the commemoration of the 14th World Day of the Sick, which will... Read more
Venezuelan bishops call on lawmakers to respect “moral patrimony” of marriage
In response to a proposal in the National Assembly to speed up passage of homosexual unions, the president of the... Read more
We shouldn’t fall into the trap of fanaticism, Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani warns.
In an interview to Italian newspaper “Il Giornale,” Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani reviewed the current situation in the Muslim world, the... Read more
Body of murdered Italian priest arrives in Rome
The body of a murdered Italian priest arrived in Rome by military plane Monday. Read more
Bishop Niederauer celebrates farewell mass in Salt Lake City
It was a touching farewell mass and reception Sunday for Bishop George Niederauer, who will take up his duties as... Read more
Chicago organizes ‘Catholic festival’ to inspire, deepen faith
The Archdiocese of Chicago has organized its second Catholic Festival of Faith. It will be held Feb. 12-18 at the... Read more
Pope holds audience with Laura Bush
First Lady Laura Bush had an audience with Pope Benedict XVI this morning, during her stop in the Italian capital... Read more
An Arabe-Israeli appointed new Bishop of Galilee
The Vatican and the Synod of the Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch, who met Wednesday in Beirut, appointed Father Elias... Read more
French government allows embryonic stem cell research on frozen embryos.
The French Government officially published in its official paper on February 6, the decree relative to research on the embryo,... Read more
Federal court orders justice of the peace in Valencia to preside at homosexual “weddings”
A federal panel of judges in Spain has rejected the petition by a justice of the peace in Valencia to... Read more
Mexican official under pressure to resign for public expression of faith
The Front for Secular Culture, a conglomerate of anti-religious groups such as Catholics for a Free Choice, is demanding Mexican... Read more
Pope exhorts Brazilian bishops to proclaim Gospel of Peace
In a telegram to Cardinal Eusebio Scheid, Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Pope Benedict XVI sent his blessing to the... Read more
Sony Pictures provides sounding board for Da Vinci Code critics
Far ahead of the May 19th film release of the “DaVinci Code“--adapted from the popular but controversial Dan Brown novel,... Read more
