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Hackers break into Catholic League website
Last weekend, the web site of the New York-based, Catholic League was hacked and uploaded with a message insulting U.S.... Read more
Group blows whistle on Catholic colleges at odds with bishops’ directives
A national organization has blown the whistle on 13 Catholic colleges and universities, which have disregarded a directive of the... Read more
Archbishops Gomez, Chaput, to attend National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
Organizers recently announced that San Antonio’s Archbishop Jose Gomez and Denver’s Archbishop Charles Chaput will join Catholics from around the... Read more
Korean sisters gather in Colorado for 12th annual conference
51 Korean religious sisters working across North America have gathered in the Colorado mountains this week and last, for period... Read more
Editor of controversial Jesuit magazine quits
The longtime editor of the international Jesuit magazine "America" has resigned after years of tension, sparking speculations about the reasons... Read more
U.S. bishops file amicus brief in assisted-suicide case
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and other religious organizations jointly filed a friend-of-the-court brief Friday, declaring that the... Read more
Archbishop Flynn will not allow communion to become ‘battleground’
Minnesota’s Archbishop Harry Flynn has decided to take a stand against what he sees as a protest by a national... Read more
US bishops urge Congress to evaluate free-trade agreement with moral criteria
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) are urging Congress to evaluate the Central American Free... Read more
Cardinal George urges legislators to reject embryonic stem-cell research measure
Illinois legislators should reject a measure that would support embryonic stem-cell research with public funds, said Chicago’s archbishop. Read more
Cardinal George calls on Illinois governor to renig pharmacist-abortion order
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago is asking state governor Rod Blagojevich to back off on a law, which requires pharmacists... Read more
Court rules lawsuits against diocese can move ahead
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the First Amendment does not prohibit lawsuits against the Diocese of Jackson over... Read more
Arlington Catholic students achieve on National Latin Exam
Six students at Arlington Catholic High School achieved perfect scores on the National Latin Exam. Read more
Vatican confirms May 14 for beatification of Hawaiian nun
Religious sisters across the Hawaiian islands are abuzz with excitement following the confirmation by the Diocese of Syracuse, NY that... Read more
Priest decries award honoring Schiavo judge
Angering many members of the pro-life movement, the West Pasco, Florida Bar Association recently honored Circuit Court Judge George Greer,... Read more
Air Force Academy task force will look into Christian intolerance charges
In light of recent allegations of religious insensitivity against non-Christians, the Air Force Academy announced Tuesday, the implementation of a... Read more
New pope key to Vatican’s response to sex-abuse scandal, says Judge Burke
Pope Benedict XVI is fully aware of the sex-abuse scandal in the U.S. Church and was instrumental in the Vatican’s... Read more
U.S. government marks National Day of Prayer
President George W. Bush has invited all U.S. citizens to join in observing the National Day of Prayer today and... Read more
US bishops to review priestly formation, charter for child protection at spring meeting
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will hold its spring meeting at the Fairmont Chicago June 16-18. Read more
Poll says Catholic doctors support birth control, homosexuality, not embryonic stem-cell research
A new study indicates that a majority of doctors, who identify themselves as Catholic, support birth control, homosexuality and the... Read more
Reconciliation is a dialogue, says Archbishop Chaput about Crusades
In light of Friday’s release of Ridley Scott’s new film about the Crusades, Kingdom of Heaven, Denver’s Archbishop Charles Chaput... Read more
