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AIDS charity fights U.S. government to keep prostitution legal
The Washington-based charity group, DTK International has filed a lawsuit with the U.S. government over a policy that non-government run,... Read more
In Prequel to Father Elijah, author takes readers deep into heart of human struggle and grace of small choices
Canadian artist and Catholic author Michael O’Brien enamored readers in 1999 with his best-selling novel, ‘Father Elijah’, about a Carmelite... Read more
Fr. Pavone commends Kansas attorney general in abortion lawsuit against governor
Fr. Frank Pavone, head of the group Priests for Life praised Kansas attorney general Phill Kline yesterday for his bold... Read more
Catholic teachers rally to kick off school year
As students get ready to head back to the classroom, Catholic school teachers in Grand Rapids, Michigan are getting their... Read more
Pro-life expert happy over drop in Pennsylvania abortion rates; warns against oversimplifying explanations
Pointing to an announcement from the Pennsylvania Department of Health that the number of abortions in that state had dropped,... Read more
U.S. Bishop’s president expresses ‘profound sympathy’ over murder of Taizé founder
Bishop William Skylstad, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined Pope Benedict XVI and much of the Christian... Read more
Court rules that Detroit Catholic schoolteachers cannot unionize
On Wednesday, the Michigan Court of Appeals announced their decision that a group of teachers from suburban Detroit’s Brother Rice... Read more
Publisher, papal friend says Pope’s new book focuses on beauty, personal relationship with Christ
In an interview with CNA yesterday, Fr. Joseph Fessio, founder of Ignatius Press and personal friend of Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Viacom CEO defends slam on Mother Theresa, Catholic League calls response ‘arrogant’
The CEO of media giant Viacom has defended the airing of a T.V. special which attacks Mother Theresa and the... Read more
Albany Bishop will not defrock priests; ‘Formal and public removal from ministry is sufficient punishment’
Bishop Howard Hubbard of the Catholic Diocese of Albany, NY has decided that he will not laicize 13 priests in... Read more
Former Methodist minister seeks the Roman collar
In 2002, Mark Kurowski, in what he calls the hardest move of his life, left the United Methodist church he’d... Read more
Small Bible-belt diocese sees increase in seminarians
Bishop William Friend has been praying for years that God would give the Diocese of Shreveport, in northwest Louisiana, just... Read more
Judge rules that Episcopal Diocese cannot confiscate property from gay-ordination dissenting parish
A California judge has ruled that an Episcopal parish who wants to disassociate itself from the L.A. diocese over the... Read more
Cardinal Newman Society calls for removal of ‘pro-choice’ Catholic college professors
The Cardinal Newman Society, a Catholic watchdog group, is calling for the removal of 18 academics who they say, “perpetuate... Read more
Women’s group blasts Glamour Magazine for denying breast cancer-abortion link
The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer blasted the magazine Glamour yesterday for an article which denies the scientific link between abortion... Read more
San Antonio Archbishop makes list of 25 most influential U.S. Hispanics
In its latest issue, Time Magazine has honored San Antonio’s Archbishop Jose Gomez as one of the 25 most influential... Read more
‘Ministers of Annoyance’ spark fight at Ohio pilgrimage site
Harassment from a fundamentalist group calling themselves the “Ministry of Annoyance” caused some faithful visiting an Ohio Marian shrine for... Read more
Youth organization hopes bracelets will encourage solidarity with new pope
Following the example of the tremendously popular Lance Armstrong “live strong” bracelets, a Connecticut youth organization has created a new... Read more
San Francisco mayor, faithful, bid Archbishop Levada farewell
Nearly 2,300 well-wishers turned out Saturday night to bid farewell to San Francisco Archbishop William Levada as he heads to... Read more
24,000 U.S. youth among those flooding Germany for World Youth Day
This week, some 600 young people from Denver, Colorado will complete the overseas trek to join an estimated 800,000 youth... Read more
