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Shooter of pro-life activist does not feel bad about murders
The man accused of shooting and killing a pro-life advocate and a local business man in Michigan took the stand in his trial on Tuesday, saying he does not feel bad about the murders but believes he deserves punishment.Study claiming Catholic co-eds likelier to ‘hook up’ draws criticism
A study which claimed that Catholic college women are likelier to “hook up” than women with no religious affiliation has been criticized by researchers.Misdialed call connects woman who had scheduled an abortion to pro-life help
An Indiana woman who inadvertently dialed a pro-life group instead of a Planned Parenthood clinic about her appointment for an abortion instead found the support she needed to decide to bring her child to term.World day of prayer for Burma
The prayer day will also incorporate a political update from CSW’s East Asia Team Leader, Benedict Rogers, who has recently returned from a fact-finding visit to the Thai-Burma border with yet more evidence of human rights violations.Churches offers 24 hours of Confession for Lent
The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and 51 more churches in the Archdiocese of New York, have held the second annual 24 Hours of Confessions project for the 2010 Lenten Season.Chicago archdiocese opens canonization cause for first African-American priest
Fr. Augustus Tolton, a man born into slavery who became the first American diocesan priest of African descent, is now being considered for canonization. Cardinal Francis George announced on Monday that the nineteenth century priest’s cause for sainthood has been introduced in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Chile: churches review quake damage
Fr Simionato said that from the first reports, Iquique seems to be fine, while in Santiago, in the houses, in the “Little Cottolengo,” in schools, parishes, chapels, and in the Sisters' houses, there was some damage done to windows, walls, etc., but nothing serious in the structures of the buildings. Ricci is model for dialogue, mission in globalized world, speakers say
Italian Father Matteo Ricci, the 16th-century Jesuit known for his positive relations with the Chinese, is a model for dialogue and evangelization in the 21st-century globalized society, said speakers at a conference in Rome. Africa's response to the Synod
The priest, who is a consultor for the Congregation for the Saints' Causes as well as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, also explained the next steps to by which Africa will concretely implement the conclusions arrived at during last October's Synod.New statistics show small increase in world Catholic population
According to the new Pontifical Yearbook 2010, in the period of 2007 to 2008, the number of baptized believers in the world went from 1.147 billion to 1.166 billion, with an absolute increase of 19 million faithful or 1.7%. Painting of Blessed Laura Vicuna modified after unpublished photo discovery
The recent publication of an actual photo of Blessed Laura Vicuna, patron of abuse victims, has prompted plans to modify a mural of the young Chilean painted on the outside wall of a shrine dedicated in her honor. - Island of Molokai has spiritual connection to priestly fraternity
- 200,000 Visit St. Anthony's relics
- JPII beatification process nearly complete, reveals personal secretary
- Rep. Stupak calls Obama health care proposal 'unacceptable' on abortion
- Petition calling for end to child detention
- Christian trust sells £1.9m mining shares over human rights issues
- Children with same-sex parents prone to suicide, study reveals
- US: 77,000 petition for Mother Teresa stamp
- Catholic man charged with violating court order by taking daughter to church
- Overseas newspaper paints bad image of Malaysia
- Malaysia’s decades-old Christian ‘Allah’ issue
- Thousands flock to venerate saint’s relic
- Jangan larang kata “Allah” — Parlimen Eropah
- Wan Azizah tells Zul to move on
- Malaysian Church fights for domestic workers
- Wanita bukan Wanita bukan sekadar penghias dunia
- Dissident lawyer freed after police detention
Global News
Shooter of pro-life activist does not feel bad about murders
The man accused of shooting and killing a pro-life advocate and a local business man in Michigan took the stand in his trial on Tuesday, saying he does not feel bad about the murders but believes he deserves punishment.
Youth
Catholic youths launch chastity campaign
A Catholic youth group in Jakarta archdiocese has launched a nine-month-long campaign to stress the importance of chastity to other young people.
Malaysia News
Married life blues: Women settle down late, choose younger men
Get married and have babies. This advice to Malaysians was given by the National Population and Family Development Board to arrest the continuing decline in the fertility rate of the country.
