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USCCB condemns anti-Israel comments
In a statement released this week, Bishop John H. Ricard, SSJ, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, condemned... Read more
Time has come for two states in the Holy Land, says Vatican official
Peace, security and the creation of two states in the Holy Land are long overdue, said the Vatican’s permanent observer... Read more
Kudlow joins advisory board of Ave Maria Mutual Funds
A nationally respected economist has joined the Catholic Advisory Board of Ave Maria Mutual Funds. Read more
Catholic League defends Alito nomination against anti-Catholic views
Catholic League president William Donohue has jumped to the defense of Judge Samuel Alito, the latest nominee to the Supreme... Read more
Families urged to consider adoption this month
In honor of National Adoption Awareness Month, Catholic Charities USA is urging people to open up their homes and hearts... Read more
Benedict XVI confirmed Bishop Calderon in the Congregation for Bishops
Pope Benedict XVI has renewed for another five year term Bishop Cipriano Calderon Polo, Vice-president Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission... Read more
Vatican Document on homosexuals in seminaries will be published tomorrow.
The document from the Congregation for Catholic Education on the admittance of homosexuals in seminaries will be published this Friday. Read more
Officials in Spain remove school guide that promotes lesbianism
After intense protests in the central Spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha, government officials decided to “provisionally suspend” four controversial guides... Read more
Bishop confirms Church in Colombia mediating in negotiations with rebels
Bishop Orlando Antonio Corrales of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, revealed this week that the Church in Colombia is discreetly and... Read more
Priests should not be political activist, says new archbishop of Caracas
Speaking to reporters this week after meeting with President Hugo Chavez, the new Archbishop of Caracas, Venezuela, Jorge Urosa Sabino,... Read more
Argentine diocese calls for concrete results from Summit of the Americas in benefit of the poor
The Office of Social Ministries of the Diocese of Mar del Plata is calling on the heads of state that... Read more
Alito confirmation would create first ever Catholic dominated Supreme Court
The nomination of Judge Samuel Alito for the U.S. Supreme Court shows how Catholics have gone from a mistrusted minority... Read more
Bishop launches heating subsidy program for needy families
The Diocese of Providence is starting a new program to help needy families pay their winter heating bills. Read more
Four Catholics to be honored for outstanding leadership
Four Catholic leaders will be recognized with the Outstanding Catholic Leadership Award this week. Read more
Archbishop: Pope will ‘prune’ institutions with weak Catholic identity
The Church, under the papacy of Benedict XVI, will likely refuse to support and maintain ties with institutions that have... Read more
New book chronicles Pope’s memories of John Paul II
Even 8 months after his death, the world is still abuzz about the legacy of Pope John Paul II. The... Read more
Women’s group commends congress on fetal pain issue
The Washington-based group, Concerned Women for America commended the U.S. Congress yesterday for their serious look at a hotly charged... Read more
Follow a morally unexceptionable life, says Pope in Angelus, as Church remembers deceased
On the Day the Church remembers the deceased, Pope Benedict invited the faithful “to follow a morally unexceptionable life, against... Read more
Pope takes surprise pilgrimage to Marian shrine
Over the weekend, the Holy See reported, Pope Benedict made a surprise, personal pilgrimage to the Marian shrine of the... Read more
Artist-in-Residence program seeks to inspire faithful with beauty
Fr. Bart Winters hopes that beauty will help inspire the parishioners at his Chicago parish to greater holiness. Read more
