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Illinois diocese backs Walgreens boycott
The firing of four Illinois-based Walgreens pharmacists over their failure to dispense abortion drugs, has sparked a call for a... Read more
Analyst says Pope to propose new reading of Vatican Council
In a column published Monday, Italian analyst Sandro Magister of L’Espresso says Pope Benedict XVI favors a renewed interpretation of... Read more
Pope Benedict expresses solidarity with Venezuela
Pope Benedict XVI told a group of Venezuelan bishops meeting at the Vatican last week that he was “concerned” about... Read more
Italian bishops discourage mixed marriages
The Bishops’ Conference of Italy has issued a statement discouraging mixed marriages, especially between Catholics and Muslims, citing the numerous... Read more
Venezuelan archbishop suggests postponing elections in wake of accusations of fraud
Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro, Venezuela, has called for the postponement of this Sunday’s elections in order to clear up... Read more
Papal preacher begins Advent meditations on modern-day faith in Christ
Earlier today, Pope Benedict attended the first in a series of four Advent reflections given by well-known author and preacher... Read more
Pope Benedict could visit Poland in June 2006
The Archbishop of Krakow and former personal Secretary of Pope John Paul II, Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz announced that Pope Benedict... Read more
“Deus Caritas est,” might be the first Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI
The Italian daily “La Stampa,” announced today that the Pope Benedict XVI’s first encyclical, that other source already mentioned it... Read more
Hawaii high court says fetus not a person, reverses mother’s manslaughter charge
Yesterday, the Hawaii state Supreme Court handed over a precedent-setting opinion, ruling that 32-year old Tayshea Aiwohi could not be... Read more
Proponents of parental notification in California vow to try again
Supporters of a parental notification bill have announced that they will start collecting signatures in late January or early February... Read more
Cardinal McCarrick urges Bush to protect the poor
In a private Oval Office meeting yesterday Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of Washington urged President George W. Bush to ensure that... Read more
Meeting between Pope, Russian Orthodox leader unlikely, says Vatican envoy
A high-ranking Vatican envoy yesterday praised progress in the Holy See's cooperation with the Russian Orthodox Church, but indicated that... Read more
Free contraceptives do not promote responsability, Colombian bishops warn
The Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Fabian Marulanda, warned this week that the free distribution of... Read more
“Christmas is Jesus,” campaign will bring true sense of the feast to hundred thousands of poor children in Peru
The “Christmas is Jesus” campaign which since 15 years is organized by the Christian Life Movement (CLM) has set itself the... Read more
Macy's agrees to ‘Merry Christmas’, national Sears boycott announced
Macy's Department Stores has agreed to return the phase "Merry Christmas" to store signage and advertising. The Committee to Save... Read more
New documentary features lives of the twelve Apostles
A new one-hour documentary investigates the lives and legends of the Apostles, how they were transformed after the resurrection of... Read more
Liberal government ousted, Canada heads to polls
A bill that would legalize assisted suicide in Canada died on the order table Monday when Canada’s Liberal minority government... Read more
Pope meets with new ambassadors, urges end to violence among nations
Today, Pope Benedict met with eleven new members of the Vatican diplomatic corps and called on their respective countries to... Read more
Human dignity is universal, inalienable, says Pope, must particularly be promoted by civil leaders
Earlier today, Pope Benedict met with members of the International Theological Commission, with whom he stressed the need to uphold... Read more
Vatican message for World Day against AIDS stresses 'pansexual culture that devalues sexuality'
The Vatican released today a message written by Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, President of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral... Read more
