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Cardinal Mahony implores Supreme Court to keep priest files confidential, cites 1st Amendment, confessional freedoms
Cardinal Roger Mahony and the lawsuit-wracked Archdiocese of Los Angeles have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule a series... Read more
Archbishop Naumann: Scripture exhorts faithful to welcome the migrant, alien
In his latest column, Kansas City, Kansas Archbishop Joseph Naumann weighed in on the volatile national immigration debate, saying that... Read more
Guatemalan bishops ready to challenge constitutionality of anti-life law
The Bishops’ Conference of Guatemala is poised to file a petition before the country’s Supreme Court to stop a new... Read more
New Canadian Prime Minister promises to review homosexual “marriage”
The election of Stephen Harper has Prime Minister of Canada and the new breakdown of the Canadian legislature is giving... Read more
Bishop highlights contribution of consecrated life to materialistic world
In a letter marking the World Day of Consecrated Life, celebrated on February 2, Bishop Jose Sanchez Gonzalez of Sigüenza-Guadalajara,... Read more
Mexican bishop says Church and State not rival institutions
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, said this week the continuing collaboration between... Read more
Issue of Reconciliation with Saint Pius X Fraternity to be reviewed in meeting of Cardinals of Roman Curie.
Pope Benedict is planning on lifting the excommunication pronounced in 1988 by his predecessor John Paul II against the bishops... Read more
Jesuits general meeting on April 22 at the Vatican.
The General Assembly of Jesuits will meet on April 22 with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican. A solemn mass... Read more
Democrats oppose Supreme Court nominees not backed by abortion industry, says priest
A Catholic priest says the Democrats’ nearly unanimous opposition to Justice Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court in the Jan.... Read more
US bishops’ conference urges Congress to support ‘Holly’s Law’
An official with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is urging Congress to put “Holly’s Law” to a vote... Read more
New round begins in US Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogue
More than 20 Lutheran and Roman Catholic leaders in the United States are set to continue their dialogue toward unity... Read more
Catholic Charities USA urges Congress not to slash vital programs for poor
Catholic Charities USA, one of the nation’s largest social service networks, is making a last-minute plea to the U.S. House... Read more
Totalitarian tendencies threatening “democratic” regimes, warns Vatican cardinal
The president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, Cardinal Julian Herranz, warned in Madrid this week against “ideological totalitarian... Read more
Iraqi archbishop says Christian community becoming “Church of martyrs”
Reacting to a series of explosions this past Sunday in Christian churches throughout Iraq, Archbishop Louis Sako of Kirkuk said,... Read more
Argentina medial society backs government official’s opposition to drug parties
The Society of Medical and Biological Ethics of Argentina announced its support this week for the Health Minister of the... Read more
“Be strong in faith,” theme for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Poland.
“Be strong in faith,” is the theme chosen to accompany Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Poland, planned for the end... Read more
Pope accepts Bishop Gumbleton’s resignation
Pope Benedict accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Detroit, U.S.A., presented by Thomas J.... Read more
Pope to Consecrated: you are like sentinels that glimpse and announce the new life that is already present in history
On the occasion of the World day of Consecrated life, Pope Benedict refered to consecrated persons as "an announcement of... Read more
Democrats striving to regain the “Catholic Vote.”
The Democratic Party is intensifying efforts to reach out to Catholic voters, according to the Boston Globe. This will hit... Read more
Experts ponder Catholic-majority U.S. Supreme Court
Yesterday, recently appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed Judge Samuel Alito to take the reigns of outgoing Supreme... Read more
