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Bid to freeze assets of San Diego Diocese rejected

Oct 6, 2004

Church officials of the Diocese of San Diego are pleased with the ruling of a Los Angeles judge, who has... Read more

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Anonymous donor gives Catholic school $2.25M

Oct 6, 2004

A small Catholic girls school, serving a low-income population, got a huge boost recently when an anonymous donor, with no... Read more

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Catholic musicians of Miami to hold benefit concert for flood victims of Haiti

Oct 6, 2004

The organizations Musicians to the Rescue, which brings together dozens of Catholic musicians, will hold a benefit concert on November... Read more

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Catholic University bans pro-abortion speakers, protesters claim "too Catholic"

Oct 5, 2004

Catholic University authorities have decided to enforce the U.S. bishops' request to deny pro-abortion public figures a platform at Catholic... Read more

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American Life League: California bishops should cancel contraceptive benefits

Oct 5, 2004

California’s Catholic bishops should not allow any Catholic organization to pay for the cost of contraceptives in their employees’ health... Read more

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Family groups says Louisiana court’s decision of marriage amendment will be appealed

Oct 5, 2004

The Family Research Council said a decision by Louisiana Judge William Morvant to strike down Louisiana's Marriage Protection Amendment will... Read more

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Expert to testify against extremist Muslim group before house committee

Oct 5, 2004

Paul Marshall, senior fellow of Freedom House’s Center for Religious Freedom, will testify today on the worldwide proliferation of Saudi-based... Read more

Bishop Gracida explains why pro-abortion Catholics must be excommunicated

Oct 4, 2004

Bishop Rene Henry Gracida,  Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, in an article sent to Catholic News Agency, has followed up... Read more

Supreme Court rejects Catholic Charities’ challenge to contraceptive benefits

Oct 4, 2004

The Supreme Court refused yesterday to reverse a ruling, which forces California religious organizations to pay for birth control pills... Read more

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Three anti-nuke nuns will try to argue they did not intend to threaten national security

Oct 4, 2004

The lawyers of three Dominican nuns who entered a Weld County nuclear missile site in 2002 and were convicted of... Read more

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Washington cardinal receives top honor from Catholic educators

Oct 4, 2004

Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, archbishop of Washington, received the 2004 Elizabeth Ann Seton award yesterday for being a proponent of parental... Read more

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Christian churches ask IRS if praying for Bush’s reelection is legal

Oct 4, 2004

The American Center for Law and Justice has sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of the... Read more

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Fr. Benedict Groeschel to host new live show on EWTN

Oct 4, 2004

Only 10 months after a serious accident, Fr. Benedict Groeschel is back in fine form and ready to begin a... Read more

Archbishop Burke: voting for pro-abortion candidates cannot be justified

Oct 3, 2004

Catholics must vote in accordance with the moral teachings of the Church, said Archbishop Raymond Burke in a pastoral letter... Read more

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Bishops: U.S. government can do more for Darfur

Oct 3, 2004

In a letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell, the U.S. bishops said the U.S. government can do more to... Read more

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“Christ of the Undocumented” appeared at shores of the Rio Grande attracts faithful

Oct 3, 2004

Local Catholics are calling it a miracle and claiming that God has sent them a message through a fibreglass statue... Read more

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Newman Center to launch Catholic Rush Week at Oregon State

Oct 3, 2004

Classes began nearly one month ago, but Catholic Rush Week is just getting under way at Oregon State University’s Newman... Read more

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New book answers key questions for Catholic voters

Oct 3, 2004

A new book promises to help U.S. Catholics understand the key issues of the next presidential election and make an... Read more

Pro-family advocates see gain despite Congress failure to pass Marriage Amendment

Sep 30, 2004

In response to the vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on the Constitutional Amendment to protect marriage, Family Research... Read more

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Law Center sues California court after proposed removal of Christian quote

Sep 30, 2004

The Pro-Family Law Center filed a lawsuit against the operators of the Riverside County Historic Courthouse after the operators acquiesced... Read more