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Homosexual men should not be accepted into seminaries, bishop says
The Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education is reportedly drawing up guidelines about accepting candidates to the priesthood, and the document... Read more
Priests volunteer to help with pastoral needs after Katrina
Priests from across the United States are volunteering to provide pastoral assistance to the people in the areas struck by... Read more
Italian Catholics attack legal proposal of civil unions
The Vatican daily, Osservatore Romano, has accused former Italian premier Romano Prodi of undermining marriage and the moral framework of... Read more
US must make world’s poor priority at UN Summit, bishops urge
The U.S. bishops have urged the Bush Administration to make the United Nations World Summit, which begins today in New... Read more
Round 2 for Roberts: Hearing weighs heavily on abortion; pro-life group condemns Senator’s line of questioning
While he continues to shy away from expressing his own views on the subject, much of yesterday’s Senate questioning of... Read more
National Canadian pro-life conference seeks to offer hope
Montreal will play host to the Canada’s annual pro-life conference in mid-November. Read more
Country needs leaders dedicated to helping poor, Mexican bishops say
Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, President of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, said this week Mexico needs leaders that... Read more
Vatican Radio to air special on life of Benedict XVI
Vatican Radio announced it would air a special radio program on the life of Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday, September... Read more
Mass sterilizations taking place in China
The EFE news agency published reports this week that between March and July of this year, more than seven thousand... Read more
Priest who survived execution attempt during Spanish Civil War dies
Father Eugenio Laguarda, known as "the resurrected priest" for having survived an attempted execution during the religious persecution in Spain,... Read more
Pope hopes to visit hometown in 2006
Pope Benedict XVI received in a private audience this week a group of old friends and acquaintances of the city... Read more
Archbishop Gomez: God was not silent in Hurricane Katrina disaster
Although the horrors of Hurricane Katrina, which ravaged the U.S. Gulf Coast two weeks ago, has become a source of... Read more
Catholic leaders to explore challenges, direction of Catholic education in America
On Wednesday, Catholic school leaders and educators from around the nation will descend on Washington DC for a conference exploring... Read more
Catholic League calls for apology from Sen. Feinstein
Catholic League president William Donohue has called Senator Dianne Feinstein’s remarks at the Sept. 12 hearings of Supreme Court nominee... Read more
Australian bishop warns against babies becoming ‘consumer products’
Bishop Anthony Fisher warned that babies could become “consumer products” within 10 years due to the mentality and technologies being... Read more
Festival rallies community behind Catholic education
St. John Catholic School principle William Devine hopes the community festival this past weekend has helped drum up support for... Read more
Mexican bishops encourage generosity towards victims of Katrina
The bishops of Mexico have organized a collection for this Sunday, September 25, in order to assist victims of Hurricane... Read more
Argentine bishop: preaching of the Good News should lead to conversion
Bishop Luis T. Stöckler of Quilmes, Argentina, said this week the proclamation of the Good News should lead people to... Read more
Thousands march in Europe in defense rights of Belgium children
Thousands of pro-family activists marched through the streets of Brussels on Saturday demanding the Belgian government respect the rights of... Read more
China confirms it will not let Bishop travel, sets conditions to renew relations with Vatican
The spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Secretary Qin Gang confirmed that his government has not granted permission to four bishops... Read more
