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Two more women die after taking abortion drug RU-486
Two pro-life groups are wondering why the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) still has not pulled Mifeprex, an abortion drug... Read more
Pro-life leader praises Ohio law banning ‘wrongful birth lawsuits’
The Ohio legislature has voted to ban lawsuits that would allow parents to claim that the birth of their disabled... Read more
Spokane parishes oppose $46-million sex-abuse settlement
The Association of Parishes of the Diocese of Spokane intends to ask U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Patricia Williams to reject the... Read more
Colorado Catholic bishops: respect, human dignity must presuppose any meaningful immigration reform
As the issue of undocumented immigration continues to heat up, both at federal and many local levels, the Catholic Bishops... Read more
Church stands firm in opposition to immigration reform bill
Catholics, both episcopal leaders and laypeople, continue to voice their opposition to a pending U.S. immigration reform bill, H.R. 4437,... Read more
US bishops affirm support for marriage amendment
The Alliance for Marriage is bolstered by the U.S. bishops’ strong endorsement of the group’s Marriage Protection Amendment, said the... Read more
Catholics can have their corned beef and eat it too; many bishops allow meat on St. Patrick's Day
While the Catholic Church prohibits eating meat on Fridays during Lent, bishops in about one-third of the U.S.'s 197 dioceses... Read more
Issue of gay adoptions not as divisive as gay marriage
The Vatican’s recent reiteration of its position against Catholic organizations facilitating gay adoptions has raised more debate on the issue... Read more
Analyst says Catholic democrats ‘can’t have it both ways’
In light of the recently released, and much debated “Statement of Principles”, signed by a number of U.S. Catholic democratic... Read more
San Francisco mayor will not attend Levada’s installation in Rome
The San Francisco delegation to Archbishop William Levada’s elevation to the College of Cardinals in Rome will have one less... Read more
Catholic group puts faith element back into St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Their mission was to spread the Gospel, not just wear the green. A Catholic lay apostolate participated in their local... Read more
Campaign initiated to establish ‘Terri’s Day’
An initiative has been launched to establish March 31 as Terri’s Day, an annual national day of remembrance to honor... Read more
Illinois Catholic citizens group calls for homosexual activist who called Cardinal ‘bigot’ to be removed from anti-hate commission
The group, Catholic Citizens of Illinois, are calling on Governor Rod Blagojevich to remove homosexual activist Rick Garcia from the... Read more
New Orleans’ historic black church remains open despite parish merger
African American parishioners of St. Augustine’s Church in New Orleans are upset that their parish is slated to close today.... Read more
Schiavo's family publishes book about her final days
Terry Schiavo’s family has collaborated on a new book about the final weeks of her life. The 41-year-old severely disabled... Read more
South Park actor quits over religious intolerance
Isaac Hayes has resigned as the well-known voice of the Chef on SouthPark, citing as a reason the cartoon’s "inappropriate... Read more
It’s not Bishop Olmsted who’s denying autistic boy communion, says Diocese
Officials from the Diocese of Phoenix have responded to recent criticism over a local autistic boy who some claim is... Read more
Bishops oppose bill that would require hospitals to dispense morning-after pill
A bill that would require all hospitals in Connecticut, including Catholic hospitals, to provide emergency contraception to women who have... Read more
Lawsuit argues that fathers should not have to support ‘unwanted babies’
Two pro-life organizations have criticized a recent lawsuit filed bythe National Center for Men, which argues that fathers should be... Read more
Controversial Notre Dame priest accused of plagiarism…again
Just weeks after Father Richard McBrien, a controversial professor at the University of Notre Dame was essentially cleared by the... Read more
