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Catholic legal experts warn HHS against requiring coverage of contraception and sterilization
Officials with the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference have urged the Department of Health and Human Services not to require coverage... Read more
West ends sabbatical with new show, says critics are on 'religious right'
Christopher West, the popular author and speaker whose presentation of Pope John Paul II's “Theology of the Body” has provoked... Read more
Iowa Catholic Conference backs state effort to overturn same-sex 'marriage'
The Iowa Catholic Conference (ICC) announced on Monday its support for a move that would amend the Midwestern state's constitution... Read more
Arizona Catholics eye long-term recovery in Haiti
It’s estimated that more than 200,000 Haitians died in the earthquake that toppled Port-au-Prince last January. The tremor lasted 35... Read more
Minnesota bishop encourages Catholics to act against same-sex ‘marriage’ dangers
The bishops of Minnesota are “alarmed” by continuing attacks on marriage, Bishop of Winona John Quinn has said. He reported... Read more
Don’t put off receiving the Sacrament of the Sick, recommends priest
Don’t wait until the anesthesiologist is ready to put the mask on you before you think about the Sacrament of... Read more
NY priest hopes to bring 'moral tradition' to new task force role
New York priest Fr. Thomas Berg was recently appointed by Gov. David Paterson as a member of the state's Life... Read more
Living the Christian faith today is a ‘revolutionary act,’ Archbishop Chaput writes
In upcoming years Catholics will likely find it harder to influence the course of American culture or to live their... Read more
Malibu pastor emeritus passes away after car accident
After a severe car accident last month that killed a religious sister and injured U.S. Ambassador to Malta Doug Kmiec... Read more
Poll: 57 percent of informed Americans oppose federal funds for embryo-destroying research
Almost half of Americans oppose federal funding of stem cell research which involves destroying human embryos, a new survey reports.... Read more
Rep. Smith calls for crackdown on US child trafficking
Testifying before a House of Representatives subcommittee yesterday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) called for a harsher enforcement of laws against... Read more
Upcoming assembly to elect new leadership of US Catholic bishops’ conference
The Fall General Assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will take place Nov. 15-18 at the Baltimore... Read more
Seattle Catholics receive new archbishop from Pope Benedict
The Vatican announced on Thursday that Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop James Sartain of Joliet, Illinois to serve as Archbishop... Read more
Downsizing of Catholics in Alliance creates debate over Catholic political funding
The closure of the offices of the Democrat-leaning group Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good (CACG) has prompted debate... Read more
Priests have been 'worse' than silent on contraception, says canon law expert
Adding to Vatican analyst Sandro Magister's recent commentary on the issue of widespread contraception use among Catholics today, a noted... Read more
New project to help preserve Cardinal Newman’s manuscripts and spread his ideas
The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS) has launched a project to help preserve the handwritten manuscripts of the nineteenth-century convert and... Read more
Fr. Robert Barron to launch national Catholic television show on WGN America
Fr. Robert Barron of the Archdiocese of Chicago will begin broadcasting a weekly national television show on WGN America to... Read more
Detroit's first Native American priest chosen as cultural consultant for USCCB
Father Maurice Henry Sands, pastor of St. Alfred parish in Taylor, Michigan, has been appointed as a consultant to the... Read more
Washington DC archbishop to speak on faith's role in shaping society
Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C. is slated to lecture on the topic of religious faith in shaping American society... Read more
Peace and brotherhood are found in Christ, Archbishop Gomez teaches on 9/11 anniversary
Celebrating the Holy Mass of Cultures last Saturday at Los Angeles' Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Archbishop Jose... Read more
