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Archdiocese of Newark hopes new on-line giving system will increase stewardship
The Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey has announced that it will begin using an on-line giving system called ParishPay, in... Read more
Serving coffee and Scripture, Catholic outreach café to close after one year
Business was growing, the coffee was great, and the Word divine, but after one year in operation, a Catholic coffee... Read more
Judge rules diocese can be liquidated in sex-abuse case: questions arise about “big business”
In a shocking decision last week, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled that all parish churches, schools and other property of... Read more
Catholic JAMA editor moves to center of fetal pain report storm
The flurry of controversy surrounding a report published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) which claims... Read more
As Hurricane Katrina rocks gulf, Catholic Charities prepares for massive relief effort
As Hurricane Katrina makes landfall, and as New Orleans and the U.S. gulf coast brace for what some meteorologists have... Read more
Apostolic visit of nation’s seminaries to ensure future priests will live faithfully, chastely, ‘for the Kingdom’
The U.S. Catholic Bishops Conference (USCCB) has announced that a Vatican delegation will begin an Apostolic Visitation of U.S. seminaries... Read more
New book reveals 'true message' of Mother Teresa
A new book on Blessed Mother Teresa is the first to examine the meaning of her life in light of... Read more
New TV series features life of parish priests
A new television series about the joys and challenges of the priesthood, based on the experience of 12 Boston-area priests,... Read more
Two US dioceses pull in record amounts for annual appeal
Two U.S. dioceses surpassed their annual fundraising goals and collected record amounts in 2005. Read more
Catholic school honoring pro-abortion official, pro-lifers plan protest
Yet another Catholic school has planned to feature a pro-abortion speaker at a large-scale public event. The Women's Council of St.... Read more
Bishop Listecki praised for ‘Policy of Prudence’ regarding speakers in Catholic churches
In accordance with a 2004 meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Lacrosse Wisconsin’s Bishop Jerome Listecki has... Read more
Bishops praised for solid stance on pro-abortion speakers, politicians
The national director of Priests for Life praised two bishops who have issued policies that prohibit pro-abortion speakers and politicians... Read more
Young man tells NBC Today about WYD conversion, Newsweek to feature Franciscan University
Mike Kent grew up Catholic in Florida. He attended the University of Central Florida for a year and played football.... Read more
TV movie on Pope John Paul II to air again this weekend
By popular demand, the heroic, true story of Pope John Paul II returns to television. The four-hour movie, “A Man... Read more
Fr. Pavone criticizes study suggesting that 6-month olds in the womb cannot feel pain
Fr. Frank Pavone, head of the group Priests for Life has criticized a study, being published today in The Journal... Read more
Camden bishop celebrates Mass for migrant workers
Bishop Joseph Galante of Camden celebrated a Spanish-language Mass for migrant farm workers at the Marino Brothers Farm Monday. Most... Read more
Bible Belt Catholicism: changing face of Church is young, tech savvy and faithful
A recent report in the London Times showed that many states in the strongly Protestant Bible Belt are seeing a... Read more
Court settlement means school teachers can use historical religious documents in class
Last fall, Steven Williams, a fifth grade teacher at Stevens Creek Elementary School in Cupertino, California found himself under fire... Read more
Bishop Olmsted defends policy of speakers in Catholic churches
Calling the Church’s policy one of justice, and a much-needed voice for the voiceless, Phoenix Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted recently... Read more
Federal Court declares Atheism a religion
Last week, a Chicago federal court of appeals ruled in favor of a Wisconsin inmate who claimed that the prison... Read more
