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Think giving up chocolate is enough? From Canada comes this story of a priest who is doing something truly counter-cultural — and daunting — for Lent: Eleven days into a 48-day fast, Jesuit Father John McCarthy was feeling pretty good. “I haven’t noticed anything yet, other than a bit of weight loss,” McCarthy told The…

“Devastating” is just one of the words used to describe a new bill working its way through the New York State Legislature. It has set off alarm bells among the Empire State’s Catholics — and many fear it could even lead to some dioceses (like my own) having to declare bankruptcy. The New York Times…

This story just refuses to die down. The Brazilian doctor who performed an abortion on a nine-year-old rape victim is now being hailed as a hero: A doctor excommunicated by the Catholic Church for performing an abortion on a 9-year-old rape victim received a standing ovation during a national convention on women’s health, according to…

Pope Benedict is poised to make some history when he visits the Holy Land this spring, according to the Associated Press: Pope Benedict XVI will show solidarity with Jews and Muslims during his first papal trip to the Holy Land with visits to Jerusalem’s Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock, the papal envoy…
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