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Pope's aide warns of 'threat by Islam'
The Pope's private secretary warned against the Islamization of Europe and stressed the need for the continent's Christian roots not... Read more
Teen leads Colorado pro-life group
She’s 19, home-schooled and the leader of a new movement to make abortion illegal in Colorado. Kristine Burton has wanted... Read more
U.S. lawyers help launch bioethics project in Seoul
The Catholic Church in South Korea is bracing for a legal battle to protect life. Prompted by the recent plans... Read more
Pope calls for end to kidnappings in South Korea
At the conclusion of the recitation of yesterday’s Angelus at Castelgandolfo, Pope Benedict XVI made a special appeal for the... Read more
First female president of India calls for end of selective abortion
In her inaugural address upon assuming the presidency of India, the country’s first female leader called for an end to... Read more
Cardinal O'Malley appoints first woman as head of Catholic Charities
Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston made history yesterday by appointing Tiziana Dearing as the first woman to ever lead Catholic... Read more
Amnesty International defiant on pro-abortion stand, ridicules Catholic criticism
Amnesty International has remained defiant about its new pro-abortion stance despite receiving international criticism for their decision to abandon their... Read more
Fr. Frank Pavone rebukes other Christian pastors
Fr. Frank Pavone, the head of the pro-life religious order, Priests for Life, has issued a stinging rebuke to some... Read more
Bishop Pelotte of Gallup, New Mexico sustains serious head injuries in fall
Roman Catholic Bishop Donald Pelotte of Gallup, New Mexico has been hospitalized in Phoenix after a serious fall in his... Read more
Pope’s personal secretary reveals details about Pope’s vacation in Lorenzago
In an interview with the Italian daily Il Giornale, Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary, Father Georg Ganswein, revealed interesting details... Read more
Filipino President plans reforms, Bishops pleased but cautious
In her state of the nation address, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo committed to fighting poverty and hunger and to generating... Read more
Anglican archbishop warns against boycotts of Lambeth 2008
Anglican Archbishop John Sentamu of York issued a plea for unity among members of the worldwide Anglican Church Communion, stating... Read more
Rosary rallies planned for Fatima anniversary
Ninety years after the Marian apparitions in Fatima, Catholics in the United States are gearing up to commemorate the anniversary... Read more
Vatican cardinal says religions not “part of the problem” of violence
The president of the Pontifical Council for Culture and for Inter-religious Dialogue, Cardinal Paul Poupard, said this week that religions... Read more
Television drama rips Catholicism
Catholic League president Bill Donohue is railing against the latest episode of the FX drama “Rescue Me,” in which Denis... Read more
Jesuit publication Civiltá Catholic proposes evangelization of virtual world
The Italian journal Civiltá Cattolica, which is published by the Jesuits, has proposed that the Internet be considered “mission territory,”... Read more
Honduras demands Chavez apologize for insulting cardinal
The president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, the country’s parliament, business leaders, and human rights activists are defending Cardinal Oscar Andres... Read more
Japanese bishops: number of baptisms on the rise
According to a report by the Bishops’ Conference of Japan, the number of baptized in 2006 increased considerably in that... Read more
Benedict XVI completes his vacation by thanking his hosts, heads to Castelgondolfo
Yesterday morning, the Pope bid farewell to the civil and military authorities of Lorenzago di Cadore, Italy, where he has... Read more
Pharmacists sue in federal court after new law forces them to dispense Plan B
Pharmacists have sued Washington state over a new regulation that requires them to sell emergency contraception, also known as the... Read more
