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Priest fined for calling anthropologist “pro-abortion”
A panel of judges in Brasilia has ordered a Catholic priest to pay a fine for using the word “pro-abortion”... Read more
AIDS-prevention poster of nun pulled after Catholic protests
Outraged Catholics in Taipei have succeeded in having an offensive ad pulled, reported AFP. Read more
Venezuelan bishops call evangelist’s comments on Chavez incompatible with Christian faith
The President of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Baltazar Porras, expressed the bishops’ repudiation of evangelist Pat Robertson’s call to... Read more
Church not just another competing power, says Argentine bishop
Bishop Emeritus Miguel Esteban Hesayne of Viedma, Argentina, said this week the Church is not a corporation and should not... Read more
Pope recalls WYD, prays event may inspire more vocations
Pope Benedict XVI recalled today the gathering of hundreds of thousands of young people from around the world in Cologne,... Read more
TV movie on Pope John Paul II to air again this weekend
By popular demand, the heroic, true story of Pope John Paul II returns to television. The four-hour movie, “A Man... Read more
Fr. Pavone criticizes study suggesting that 6-month olds in the womb cannot feel pain
Fr. Frank Pavone, head of the group Priests for Life has criticized a study, being published today in The Journal... Read more
Camden bishop celebrates Mass for migrant workers
Bishop Joseph Galante of Camden celebrated a Spanish-language Mass for migrant farm workers at the Marino Brothers Farm Monday. Most... Read more
Australian youth pledge to make WYD 2008 a success
Australian university students have pledged to volunteer and work toward making World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, Australia, a success.... Read more
Bible Belt Catholicism: changing face of Church is young, tech savvy and faithful
A recent report in the London Times showed that many states in the strongly Protestant Bible Belt are seeing a... Read more
Court settlement means school teachers can use historical religious documents in class
Last fall, Steven Williams, a fifth grade teacher at Stevens Creek Elementary School in Cupertino, California found himself under fire... Read more
Argentine bishop: “Benedict XVI’s challenges attract and captivate young people”
Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Lozano of Buenos Aires, who heads the Youth ministry office of the Argentine Bishops’ Conference, acknowledged this... Read more
“God has given us the perfect Pope,” says Spanish archbishop
Commenting on his experience at World Youth Day in Cologne, Archbishop Francisco Gil Hellin of Burgos, Spain, revealed his “personal... Read more
Newly ordained Anglican convert: nothing in Bible justifies women priests
Father Evans David Gliwitzki, the married Catholic priest in Spain who converted from Anglicanism and has been permitted ordination under... Read more
Birthplace of Pope to be sold for record amount, to become museum
The home in which Pope Benedict XVI was born in the small Bavarian town of Marktl am Inn will be... Read more
Archbishop of Sydney: I hope WYD 2008 strengthens faith in Australia
The Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell expressed his confidence that “WYD Sydney 2008” will strengthen the faith of young... Read more
Meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the Lefebvrists could initiate path towards reconciliation
The schismatic branch created by the late French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre might begin path to return to the heart of... Read more
Bishop Olmsted defends policy of speakers in Catholic churches
Calling the Church’s policy one of justice, and a much-needed voice for the voiceless, Phoenix Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted recently... Read more
Federal Court declares Atheism a religion
Last week, a Chicago federal court of appeals ruled in favor of a Wisconsin inmate who claimed that the prison... Read more
AIDS charity fights U.S. government to keep prostitution legal
The Washington-based charity group, DTK International has filed a lawsuit with the U.S. government over a policy that non-government run,... Read more
