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Quadriplegics demand Spanish government respect for their right to life
The controversy surrounding positive comments from Spanish government officials regarding a film which depicts a quadriplegic man who committed suicide... Read more
Priests not allowed to hold public office, Bolivian bishops reiterate
Responding to the decision by a local priest to run for the office of mayor, the Secretary of the Bishops... Read more
Spanish government would entertain proposals for Euthanasia
The Spanish Justice Minister, Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar, said Tuesday that there is currently no bill on the agenda to... Read more
Cuban dissident sends message of faith, hope to political prisoners
In an interview with the Cubanet news agency, noted Cuban dissident Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello, recently released from prison for... Read more
US Bishops’ “Presidential Questionnaire” not withdrawn, just “not published,” says USCCB official
An official from the US Bishops Communications Office told Catholic News Agency that the “Presidential Questionnaire,” delivered some weeks ago... Read more
Pope focuses Wednesday audience on children, especially those killed in Russia
Pope John Paul II invited the crowd gathered at this morning’s general audience in the Paul VI Hall, on the... Read more
World needs peace, not violence, says Pope to inter-religious summit
In view of the third anniversary of September 11, 2001, Pope John Paul II strongly affirmed in a message to... Read more
Costa Rican-born priest named Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
Pope John Paul II has appointed Costa-Rican born Monsignor Alexander Salazar, Vice-Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and pastor... Read more
Catholic leaders urge Congress to preserve 'conscience-protection' language in legislation
Three Catholic leaders, including Catholic medical doctors and a USCCB official, are urging Congress to maintain “conscience-protection” language in current... Read more
Cardinal Martino joins Priests for Life, says Catholics cannot vote pro-abortion
Renato Cardinal Martino, president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, has joined the Episcopal Board of Priests... Read more
Vatican watcher questions “lack of coherence” in confronting challenge of fanatical Islam
In a column published this Wednesday, Vatican observer Sandro Magister says many Catholic leaders are suffering from a dangerous “lack... Read more
Donation by Catholic sisters to pro-abortion group sparks controversy
In an act that has puzzled Catholic Church officials, the Immaculate Heart of Mary sisters donated $200 to an organization... Read more
Bishop asks Catholics to visit Egypt to encourage “persecuted brethren”
The Coptic Catholic Bishop of Sohag in southern Egypt, Bishop Youssef Aboul-Kheir, is asking Catholics around the world to visit... Read more
Spanish bishop explains why marriage and homosexual unions are not equivalent
Responding to the Spanish government’s announcement that it will be sending a bill to the House of Representatives that would... Read more
Cardinal Martino says world is living “Fourth World War.”
Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, told the Italian daily “La Stampa” yesterday that... Read more
Pro-abortion politicians who receive Communion ‘offend’ other Catholics, says bishop
Catholic politicians who support abortion rights should not receive Communion, but that decision should be left to the politician to... Read more
New Catalan blessed is example for doctors, Pope says
This morning at Castel Gandolfo, Pope John Paul II said to pilgrims from the archdiocese of Barcelona that Blessed Pere... Read more
Effective use of media essential for evangelization, Vatican official tells bishops
Archbishop John P. Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, said during a seminar for bishops today that... Read more
Pro-abortion Giuliani honored by Catholic hospital group, gets trauma center named after him
The Catholic hospital foundation that has named its new $25-million trauma center after former New York mayor, Rudolph W. Giuliani,... Read more
Former IRA bomber enters Dublin seminary
Convicted IRA bombmaker Shane Paul O'Doherty began his formation for the Catholic priesthood at a Dublin seminary two weeks ago,... Read more
