Kisumu, Kenya – “The Catholic Church is the apostolic church, the first religion of Christianity. And Catholics, they are very good men—I like them, you see.” I sense there is a “but” coming, as John […]
The International Astronomical Union and UNESCO have declared 2009 the International Year of Astronomy, and conferences and celebrations are taking place the world over to commemorate the achievements and raise public awareness of the astronomical […]
It’s a safe bet that most American Catholics don’t know that Brazil is the largest Catholic country in the world. They might guess Italy, France, or Mexico, but Brazil has far more Catholics than any […]
In 1981, the Holy See launched an apostolic visitation of American seminaries and named the late Bishop John Marshall of Burlington (Vermont) as apostolic visitator. Two decades later, the Holy See found need to intervene […]
Speaking to Planned Parenthood on July 17, 2007, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama said, “The first thing I’d do as president is sign the Freedom of Choice Act” (FOCA). Will he get that chance? It is […]
Let me hear you say it: Abortion is a blessing and our work is not done. Abortion is a blessing and our work is not done. Abortion is a blessing and our work is not […]
In 1987, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, under the leadership of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, published Donum Vitae, an instruction on respect for human life in its origin and on the dignity of […]
Since the founding of the Communist People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, Catholics there have suffered horrifying persecution. Article 88 of the first constitution of the PRC, enacted on September 20, 1952, acknowledged the […]
While on his way to visit Africa in March, Pope Benedict noted that condom promotion had not halted the spread of HIV on that continent and, in fact, may have made the situation worse. Predictably, […]
In February, the Boston Globe revealed that Caritas Christi, the health care arm of the Boston archdiocese, was a leading contender to win a lucrative contract from the Massachusetts state government. Under the terms of […]
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