Articles by Carl Bunderson
Colo. bishops to review health system's fidelity to Church
Jan 25, 2013 / 04:03 amColorado's three bishops will examine litigation surrounding Catholic Health Initiatives, after its lawyers allegedly argued in a wrongful-death lawsuit that human fetuses are not persons.
Pakistani official: Society flourishes with religious freedom
Jan 23, 2013 / 04:03 amPaul Bhatti, Pakistan's Minister of Minority Affairs, called religious liberty a Christian value that can enhance life in the country and impart stability to society at large.
Christ's beauty overcomes evil, archbishop says at Aurora theater
Jan 18, 2013 / 10:23 amAt the reopening of the Aurora theater where a gunman took 12 lives last July, Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver said the darkness of evil cannot overcome the light and beauty of Christ.
European religious freedom ruling greeted as step forward
Jan 17, 2013 / 06:04 amA European court's new decision in the case of four British Christians claiming religious discrimination in their workplaces was received as a positive step by an attorney representing two of the plaintiffs.
Franciscans' prayer request texts met with enthusiasm
Jan 16, 2013 / 04:03 amU.S.-based Franciscan friars have enjoyed a widespread response to a service allowing Catholics to send in prayer requests via text message.
Fight against porn starts with the heart, new columnist writes
Jan 15, 2013 / 04:02 amCNA's new columnist Matt McGuiness offers a different approach to the widespread problem of pornography through an “education of desire,” or examining what the human heart truly longs for.
Cultural event in NYC to explore meaning of freedom
Jan 10, 2013 / 12:27 pmAn organizer for the New York Encounter, a three-day cultural festival held in January, says this year's theme of “Experiencing Freedom” is an idea both cherished and deeply divisive in American culture.
California monks build new chapel with medieval stones
Jan 10, 2013 / 04:03 amA California abbey has been home to Cistercian monks since 1955, and now houses a new chapel built of stones taken from a medieval Cistercian monastery in Spain.
LA archdiocese to release documents as part of anti-abuse effort
Jan 8, 2013 / 17:05 pmThe personnel files of priests accused of sexual abuse will soon be released by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, cooperating with county judge Emilie Elias' order that the files be released without editing.
Knowledge of Catholic past deepens faith, historian finds
Jan 8, 2013 / 04:05 amA new book authored by Dr. James Hitchcock, professor of history at St. Louis University, is aimed at helping Catholics live their faith more richly by exposing them to the Church's 2000 year history.
Alabama and Notre Dame bring faith to football showdown
Jan 5, 2013 / 06:15 amAs Alabama and Notre Dame prepare to face each other in college football’s Bowl Championship Series, both teams will also have the chance to spiritually prepare for the big game.
Catholic dorms to debut at two secular universities
Jan 3, 2013 / 16:06 pmThe Newman Student Housing Fund is working to establish faith-based dormitories on two college campuses, housing students starting the fall semester of 2013.
In work with poor, Little Sisters trust in providence this winter
Dec 28, 2012 / 16:05 pmAs the winter season continues, the Little Sisters of the Poor are relying on God's providence to help their care for the elderly poor, as they always have.
Knights in Newtown organize nationwide prayer drive
Dec 21, 2012 / 02:27 amThe Knights of Columbus at St. Rose of Lima parish in Newtown, Conn. have organized a prayer drive for the benefit of those affected by the town's recent tragedy.
Long-time Michigan roadside nativity resurrected
Dec 18, 2012 / 04:01 amA 67-year-old tradition of placing a nativity scene on a public median in Warren, Mich. has been re-established after a four-year legal battle involving the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Man with sledgehammer attacks two La. Catholic churches
Dec 18, 2012 / 02:12 amA vandal with a sledgehammer who attacked statues at two parishes in Sulphur, La. was discovered in the adoration chapel at one of the churches.
Communications think tank promotes family in media
Dec 16, 2012 / 17:16 pmFamily and Media is celebrating its seventh year of studying the impact of the media on the family and offering advice to parents on how to form the Christian character of their children.
France monitoring traditionalist Catholics for 'religious pathology'
Dec 13, 2012 / 16:37 pmA French cabinet member announced that the government will monitor certain groups for "religious pathology," including a traditionalist Catholic organization, and will shut them down if it is discovered.
Veteran reconnects with Vietnamese priest he thought was dead
Dec 13, 2012 / 02:16 amIn 1968 Joe Mahoney was serving with the Marines in South Vietnam, where he met Father Paul Nguyen Thanh Hoan, whom he always thought was killed when the North overran the region in 1975.
Ecclesia in America congress participants leave unified, renewed
Dec 12, 2012 / 18:30 pmOn the final day of the “Ecclesia in America” international conference, several participants agreed that it was a wonderful experience that helped them spiritually and intellectually.