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Austin diocese organizes resistance to health board's abortion funding
The Diocese of Austin, Texas, is organizing local resistance to a major health board's decision to provide $450,000 in annual... Read more
Pro-Obama Catholic group plans to launch news business
Chris Korzen, Executive Director of Catholics United, told CNA in an e-mail last Friday that his group is getting ready to... Read more
Parents told to ensure respect is the first rule for students’ online behavior
Many children and teenagers return to school this fall with thoughts of text messages, Facebook posts and Twitter alerts dancing... Read more
Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good closes offices, ceases 'most operations'
A member of the advisory board for the group Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good (CACG) confirmed to CNA on Friday... Read more
Reacting to court ruling on stem cells, Rep. DeGette pushes bill to fund embryo-destroying research
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) claims to have wide support for proposed legislation to permit government funding for embryo-killing research and... Read more
Founder of Catholic reproductive health institute reflects on answering call of 'Humane Vitae'
Catholic medical professionals, clergy and lay people from across the United States and around the world are gathering this weekend... Read more
Rhode Island parish prepares for Hurricane Earl
Despite Hurricane Earl’s projected path, which could see the Category 3 storm lashing some parts of the Rhode Island coast... Read more
Catholic elementary school makes run at $500,000 prize
Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic School, a 480 student elementary school in Missouri is competing for half a million... Read more
Bishop Olmsted says ‘divisive’ attempted ordination of woman harms Church
The Catholic Bishop of Phoenix responded Wednesday to a priest’s reported participation in an attempted priestly ordination of a woman.... Read more
Full recovery expected for Ambassador Kmiec
Reports from Malibu, California indicated on Wednesday that the U.S. Ambassador to Malta, Douglas Kmiec, was expected to make a... Read more
Pro-life leader criticizes professor’s support for coercive sterilization
A British professor’s call to sterilize by force members of society who would be “inadequate parents” prompted criticism from the... Read more
Discovery building gunman confronted pro-life demonstrators in 2009, group says
James J. Lee, the alleged gunman who took hostages at the Discovery Communications building, also published demands for an end... Read more
Chance to win $500k for Catholic school creates national buzz
The opportunity for a Catholic high school in Nebraska to win $500,000 to help build a new kitchen is creating... Read more
Judge dismisses ‘with prejudice’ sex abuse charges against Catholic priest
A judge in West Virginia has dismissed all charges against a Catholic priest from Cincinnati who was accused of molesting... Read more
Denver priest plans to run for vocations at upcoming marathon
A priest in the Archdiocese of Denver is launching an effort to increase prayers for vocations during the city's upcoming... Read more
Ambassador Kmiec expected to recover from car accident injuries
A Catholic priest and Ambassador Doug Kmiec are still being treated for their injuries suffered in an Aug. 25 car... Read more
‘We will bury Katrina,’ New Orleans archbishop declares on fifth anniversary
Five years after the Hurricane Katrina disaster, Archbishop of New Orleans Gregory Aymond remembered the dead and thanked those who... Read more
Bishops to run in Denver marathon to pay off cathedral debt and boost vocations
Two Catholic bishops will take part in a Denver marathon in October. One is running to raise funds to pay... Read more
Over 3,600 attend annual Catholic conference in Wichita
Over 3,600 people from 17 states and Mexico attended this year’s Midwest Catholic Family Conference Aug. 6-8 in Wichita, Kansas.... Read more
US birth rate in 2009 reaches record low amid recession woes
A report issued on Friday showed the U.S. birth rate in 2009 falling to the lowest in a century. Experts,... Read more
