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Jews band together to fight anti-Christian prejudice
A group of prominent Jewish leaders have banded together to fight anti-Christian prejudice in Hollywood, the news media, academia, politics... Read more
Catholic legislators take stand against physician-assisted suicide
California’s physician-assisted suicide bill, the California Compassionate Choice Act (AB 654), passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee by a one-vote margin... Read more
Cardinal Cipriani: “Benedict XVI is a gift from John Paul II”
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, told Peruvians this week “Pope Benedict XVI is a gift from John... Read more
CELAM president: no plans yet for papal trip to Latin America
Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, Archbishop of Santiago and President of the Latin American Bishops Conference (CELAM), said no plans have... Read more
Pope Benedict’s first trip will be to Bari
The Vatican has confirmed hopes that recently elected Pope Benedict XVI would travel to Bari to close Italy’s National Eucharistic... Read more
The “reform of the reform” has begun, says Vatican analyst
In his weekly column, the renowned Vatican analyst Sandro Magister of “L’Espresso” says recent actions and statements by Pope Benedict... Read more
New Swiss Guard to be sworn in historic ceremony
The Vatican has announced that thirty-one new recruits of the Pontifical Swiss Guard will take their official oath to guard... Read more
European Council rejects legalization of euthanasia
A bill that would have legalized euthanasia throughout Europe, following the Belgian and Dutch models, has been rejected by a... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: Pope Benedict will have no ‘media honeymoon’
In his most recent weekly column, Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput defended Pope Benedict XVI against recent slander and explained why... Read more
U.S. networks downplay pro-Pope polls, reveal liberal media bias
A poll by ABC and The Washington Post demonstrated that 81 percent of U.S. Catholics approve of the selection of... Read more
USCCB official hails passage of interstate abortion bill, urges Senate to follow through
An official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging the Senate to pass a bill that would prevent... Read more
New federal budget ‘hard to justify’: Catholic Charities USA
Catholic Charities USA is disappointed that the federal budget for 2006 includes $35 billion in mandatory spending cuts, including $9... Read more
Alaska family files lawsuit over secret, government-funded abortion
The parents of a then 15-year old girl are suing an Alaska hospital whose social worker secretly flew her and... Read more
Vatican to issue last coins with image of John Paul II
The Vatican put into circulation on Thursday the last series of euros with the image of the late Pope John... Read more
Argentinean bishop: “Benedict XVI was sent by God”
Bishop Agustin Radrizzani of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina, said this week Pope Benedict XVI was “sent by God” and he... Read more
Colorado Senator regrets ‘Antichrist’ comment
Yesterday, freshman Colorado senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) said that he regrets referring to the Christian group Focus on the Family... Read more
Theologian hopeful Benedict XVI will explore women’s contribution to the Church
Pope Benedict XVI cannot change the Church’s position on abortion, birth control or women’s ordination because they flow from the... Read more
China detains seven Catholic priests
The Cardinal Kung Foundation released a statement saying that seven priests of the underground Catholic Church in China have been... Read more
Denver scholar defends Crusades in light of new film
With renewed attention being given to the Catholic Crusades in light of Ridley Scott’s soon-to-be released film ‘Kingdom of Heaven’,... Read more
