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US bishops welcome HHS statement on abortion coverage, express grave concern
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, the chairman of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, welcomed a statement from the U.S.... Read more
CHA declines comment on potential federal funding of abortion
Responding to reports that new federal high-risk insurance pool programs are covering abortions, the Catholic Health Association (CHA) said it... Read more
New Mexico cancels plan to cover elective abortion with federal funds
Press inquiries and pressure from pro-life groups appear to have caused a federally funded New Mexico health insurance program to... Read more
US bishops welcome Vatican statement on gravity of attempted women’s ordination
Archbishop Donald Wuerl of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Doctrine welcomed the Vatican’s recent clarification on the canonical penalties for... Read more
Pennsylvania Insurance Dept. evades questions on federal abortion coverage
After the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) claimed earlier this week that a new federally funded insurance program in... Read more
Immigration reform a humanitarian issue, Arizona Catholic bishop tells Congress
Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Arizona on Wednesday testified before Congress on the need for immigration reform, characterizing it... Read more
Bl. Mother Teresa's relics on tour in Midwest cities
Relics of Blessed Mother Teresa are scheduled to visit several cities across the Midwest this weekend, as part of a... Read more
New York archbishops remember Yankees owner’s generosity and papal visit help
The present and former Archbishops of New York have commented on the death of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner,... Read more
Archbishop Chaput 'saddened' by false abuse charges against deceased priest
Following the dismissal of a sexual abuse claim against a deceased priest in the Archdiocese of Denver, Archbishop Charles Chaput... Read more
Pro-life Freedom Rides inspired by historic US civil rights events
Drawing on the Freedom Rides of the civil rights movement in 1961, Alveda King, the niece of Martin Luther King,... Read more
University of Illinois administrators call for review of professor's dismissal
Administrators at the University of Illinois are asking a faculty committee to review the case of a professor who was... Read more
World Youth Day 2011 registration now available at US bishops’ website
World Youth Day Madrid 2011 registration is now available through the U.S. Catholic bishops’ World Youth Day website. The event... Read more
Court rejection of DOMA 'dangerous and disappointing,' US bishops say
After a federal judge in Massachusetts rejected a congressional act that recognized marriage as being between one man and one... Read more
New federal health care fund subsidizes abortion, critics claim
Critics condemned the Obama administration's approval of a federally funded $160 million high-risk insurance coverage initiative in Pennsylvania that was... Read more
Brooklyn diocese opens sainthood cause for priest who fought bigotry
The Diocese of Brooklyn has officially opened the Cause of Canonization for Msgr. Bernard J. Quinn, a 20th century priest... Read more
Cardinal Rigali to address conference on pastoral response to addiction
Cardinal Justin Rigali will deliver the opening address of a Conference on Addictions which will consider the pastoral concerns regarding... Read more
Legal fund calls on University of Illinois to reinstate Catholic professor
In a letter sent Monday to the University of Illinois, the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) called for the immediate reinstatement... Read more
New family-friendly TV movie to air on NBC
A new family movie, “The Jensen Project,” is scheduled to air on NBC TV next Friday, July 16, at 7... Read more
New Orleans summer food program fills big need
Second Harvest Food Bank is filling a need that sometimes gets overlooked during the summer: ensuring that New Orleans children... Read more
Catholics prepare for feast of great Franciscan saint
This coming Thursday marks the feast day of St. Bonaventure, who is called “The Seraphic Doctor” of the Church. St.... Read more
