Archive for February 28, 2012

Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List.?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Women want conscience rights more than mandate

The head of a group that works to elect pro-life candidates said that this election year, women want to defend... Read more

Cardinal Francis George celebrates Mass at the Tomb of St. Peter during his February 2012 "ad limina" visit to Rome?w=200&h=150

Church could be forced to 'give up' public work, Cardinal George warns

The Obama administration is effectively telling Catholics to abandon their work in the public square, according to Chicago's Cardinal Francis... Read more

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Real-life couple from 'The Vow' at peace with Hollywood film

Krickitt Carpenter says she and her husband Kim are at peace with the film version of their story, “The Vow,”... Read more

Cary Summers leads CNA on a tour of the soon-to-open Verbum Domini exhibit?w=200&h=150

Vatican exhibition highlights Catholic roots of King James Bible

A new interfaith exhibition that opens this week at the Vatican reveals how the roots of the 1611 King James... Read more

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Spanish Civil War seen as religious conflict, biographer says

Biographer Joseph Pearce says the famous South African poet Roy Campbell saw the Spanish Civil War as a religious conflict... Read more

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Pope comes to Mexico as messenger of peace

Pope Benedict will visit Mexico as a messenger of peace and hope “amid the state of insecurity, violence and drug... Read more

A panel of women speaking at the Catholic Information Center on Feb 27, 2012.?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Women oppose contraception mandate on legal, medical grounds

Women in fields ranging from law to medicine denounced the Obama administration's contraception mandate, arguing that it violates religious freedom... Read more

Bishops participate in the 2010 Synod for the Middle East. ?w=200&h=150

New Evangelization synod expected to focus on family's role

The October 2012 Synod of Bishops in Rome is likely to identify the family as the key place for beginning... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

New video supports conscience law against HHS mandate

The Catholic Advocate organization has launched a new video in an effort to defend religious liberty against the HHS mandate... Read more