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Critics see ruling on Christian Legal Society as blow to religious freedom
Critics lamented the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Monday to dismiss a lawsuit from a Christian student organization seeking to... Read more
Rosary for the Bishop celebrates six months of prayer, global expansion
Thursday, July 1, marks six months since the inauguration of the Rosary for the Bishop campaign, an online website that... Read more
Bishop Kicanas defends Holy Father against protest group
A bishop defended the Holy Father's role in combating clerical sex abuse to a self-described “Catholic” protest group in Arizona,... Read more
Supreme Court allows sex abuse case against Vatican to proceed
Today the U.S. Supreme Court declined an immunity appeal by the Holy See in a case that attempts to sue... Read more
Court reinstates lawsuit challenging NIH embryonic stem cell guidelines
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled on Friday that doctors performing adult stem cell... Read more
Rabbis say Kagan not a ‘kosher’ Supreme Court nominee
According to the National Rabbinical Alliance and its more than 850 Orthodox Jewish members, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is... Read more
Sunday morning Delaware cathedral robber turns himself in
Cash will no longer be kept at the Cathedral of St. Peter, in Wilmington, Delaware, but little else can be... Read more
New bill aims to fight child sex trafficking in US
A new bill introduced in Congress this week aims to fight child sex trafficking in the United States, a problem... Read more
Blessed Mother leads boy to priesthood
“When I grow up, I want to be like him,” The 5-year-old was talking about the priest. But while still... Read more
Catholic Charities in New Orleans helps 13,000 oil spill victims
Though the valiant work of Catholic Charities in New Orleans was going on before the BP oil spill, their work... Read more
Angelenos to celebrate Mass in thanksgiving for Archbishop Gomez
An outdoor Mass in northwestern Los Angeles will be celebrated this Sunday in thanksgiving for the appointment of Archbishop Jose... Read more
Catholic Health Association applauds 'strong leadership' by Obama on health care
Despite criticism from the U.S. Catholic bishops, the Catholic Health Association (CHA) has issued a statement saying it continues to... Read more
Chicago auxiliary installed as bishop of Springfield
In a two-hour Mass Tuesday morning, Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki was installed as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: Liturgical renewal should create martyrs’ love for the Mass
Christian witness is intended to prepare for and to live the “cosmic liturgy” in which all mankind adores God, Archbishop... Read more
US bishops back Olmsted in Arizona abortion drama
After Bishop Thomas Olmsted publicly condemned an abortion authorized by Sr. Margaret McBride in a Catholic hospital in Arizona, and... Read more
Obama administration makes blitz of statements to advance LGBT ‘agenda’
President Obama and leaders in his administration have made many statements to mark “LGBT Pride Month,” calling for the repeal... Read more
Judge Bork warns against Elena Kagan's activist comments
Judge Robert Bork spoke out today to oppose the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan. Bork, the former Supreme Court... Read more
Defenders respond to criticisms of CNA report
Controversy continues about the Catholic News Agency story on Cardinal Francis George’s criticism of the Catholic Health Association’s (CHA) actions... Read more
Erosion of religious freedom threatens Church and nation, warns Archbishop Wuerl
In an exclusive interview obtained by CNA, Dr. John Haas of the National Catholic Bioethics Center asked Archbishop Donald Wuerl... Read more
Allen interview of Cardinal George supports report of ‘parallel magisterium’ worries
Cardinal Francis George, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), in an interview last week agreed that the... Read more
