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Latest Anglican report unlikely to bring healing, says Christian journalist
A contributing editor of Christianity Today says the Anglican Church’s recent Windsor Report will be painful for many conservative Anglicans... Read more
Second Utah city within five months wins Ten Commandments monument fight
A ruling released Oct. 20 states that Duchesne City, Utah, acted constitutionally when it sold land on which a Ten... Read more
Supreme Court reverses ruling that legalized anacephaly abortion in Brazil
In an expected move, the Supreme Court of Brazil reversed a ruling by one of its judges in July that... Read more
Bishops call on Fox to ensure Mexico votes against human cloning at UN
The Bishops Conference of Mexico issued a statement this week addressed to President Vicente Fox, calling on the leader to... Read more
France begins expelling students who wear head scarves
French schools have begun expelling Muslim girls for wearing headscarves to class in defiance of a new law banning religious... Read more
Venezuelan bishops encourage participation in regional elections
With regional and municipal elections just two weeks away, the Bishops Conference of Venezuela issued a statement exhorting the populace... Read more
Abortion is a human rights issue, not only religious, says Archbishop
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver, in an op-ed piece published in today’s New York Times, blasted the notion that moral... Read more
Chaste love defends the family against attack and fights AIDS, says Pope
Pope John Paul II, in an address to bishops from Angola and Sao Tome this morning – the 26th anniversary... Read more
Catholics, as voters or elected officials, must defend human person, bishop Wenski says
In a homily during the Closing Mass of the Catholic Leadership Conference held in Philadelphia yesterday, Bishop Thomas Wenski of... Read more
West Virginia Bishop: abortion is 'Greatest Evil of Our Age'
In the light of statistics that indicate that “Catholics are no different than the general population in their opinion on... Read more
Vatican says 'No' to cloning at UN assembly
The Vatican has backed a treaty that completely bans human cloning as United Nations members began two days of debate... Read more
Be apostles with holiness of life, take Mary as model, says Pope to priests
Pope John Paul II addressed via satellite from the Vatican this morning over a thousand priests from eighty countries gathered... Read more
Church instrumental for integration of Hispanic immigrants, says Bishop Gomez
The integration of Hispanic immigrants in the United States will not be possible without the commitment of the Catholic Church,... Read more
Top Italian journalist examines who holds influence at the Vatican
Who holds power and influence at the Vatican? One of the top Vatican journalists in Italy, Sandro Magister, provides his... Read more
Milwaukee priests urge U.S. bishops not to decide on refusing Communion to pro-abortion politicians
In a letter addressed to Theodore Cardinal McCarrick and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Milwaukee Archdiocese Priest... Read more
Authentic communication founded on holiness, says Archbishop Foley
During his homily yesterday during the Mass for the dedication of the Blessed Columba Marmion Room for communications training for... Read more
Pope appoints new bishop of Salina, U.S.A
Pope John Paul II this morning appointed Fr. Paul S. Coakley of the clergy of Wichita, U.S.A., and vice chancellor... Read more
Anti-Catholicism has replaced anti-Semitism in Europe, says Messori
In an interview with the Italian newspaper, “Il Messagiero,” Italian journalist Vittorio Messori denounced anti-Catholicism in Europe as a substitution... Read more
Al Qaeda threatens to kill children who won’t convert to Islam
The Spanish newspaper “La Razon” published a remarkable report this week claiming that terrorists from Al Qaeda now have their... Read more
Bishops call on Marxist rebels to withdraw "demilitarization" request as condition for releasing hostages
The Vice President of the Colombian Bishops Conference, Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro of Tunja, Colombia, called on the Armed Revolutionary... Read more
