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Mass. bishop attends program on Spanish language and culture in Mexico
Summer school is in for the bishop of Springfield, who is attending a five-week intensive course on Spanish language and... Read more
US bishops back bill proposing major immigration reform
The United States bishops’ Committee on Migration has expressed its support for a new bill that proposes major reforms to... Read more
Religious leaders call Roberts nomination to Supreme Court ‘an answer to prayer’
Since Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s announcement of retirement two weeks ago, Washington has been waiting with baited breath... Read more
Archdiocese says lecture series no longer welcome at center
The Archdiocese of St. Louis has announced its decision to no longer host lunchtime lectures, conducted by the Aquinas Institute,... Read more
Surprising conversion of San Francisco publisher become news
For San Francisco publisher Denise Carrigg, every day is an opportunity to grow deeper into the mystery of God. But... Read more
Pro-life donors should choose where funds go, says Catholic League
The Catholic League intends to submit a recommendation to Mississippi lawmakers that will sidestep increased government oversight of faith-based organizations... Read more
Students to protest pro-abortion Catholic politicians
Fifteen college students participating in the American Life League’s Crusade for Life held a peaceful demonstration in front of the... Read more
‘Miracle baby’ could be delivered any day
Family and friends of a 26-year old Virginia woman whose body is slowly succumbing to cancer are holding their breath... Read more
Pennsylvania school district fights ACLU over evolution curriculum
The small Dover area School District is taking on the ACLU in a lawsuit brought upon the district over a... Read more
Diocese of Fargo becomes 2nd in nation to require NFP classes for marriage preparation
Bishop Samuel J. Aquila, announced today that the Diocese of Fargo will now begin requiring couples preparing for marriage in... Read more
Claiming that culture effects values is not “extremism” Catholic analyst says
With politics in Washington continually heating up over the culture wars pro-life politicians often being made to look like extremists,... Read more
Adoption agency rejects Catholic parents
A Christian adoption agency said it does not place children with Catholic couples because their religion conflicts with the agency's... Read more
Catholic men's magazine celebrates first year, goes international
Catholic Men's Quarterly is celebrating its first anniversary and has now become available to international subscribers. Read more
Anglican bishop suspends priest opposed to ordination of gays
The Episcopalian bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut has suspended a priest who disagreed with his support of an openly... Read more
New Fort Worth bishop reflects upon sudden death of predecessor
It was a mix of happiness and sorrow at the ordination Wednesday of Fort Worth’s third bishop. Bishop Kevin Vann... Read more
Moving ‘Ninth Day’, depicts often ignored Nazi abuse of Catholics
Along side of the millions of Jews, horrifically murdered in the Nazi concentration camps of World War II, were an... Read more
US should press Pakistan to repeal blasphemy laws, says religious freedom group
The United States should press the government of Pakistan to repeal its blasphemy laws and to release a jailed Christian... Read more
In new book, Pope Benedict challenges idea of pop-culture Jesus
Frustrated by a flurry of popularity surrounding what he sees as a false idea of Jesus, Pope Benedict XVI, in... Read more
Pro-life group condemns Illinois governor’s embryonic stem-cell research fund
The Illinois Family Institute condemned Gov. Rod Blagojevich's decision to create a public fund that will support embryonic stem-cell research. Read more
Wyoming Catholic College is a go
A $2-million land donation has made it possible to realize Wyoming’s first Catholic college. Wyoming Catholic College will begin accepting... Read more
