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Sr. Keehan receives presidential pen for supporting health care despite bishops' objections
Sister Carol Keehan, President of the Catholic Health Association, has been awarded with one of the 21 pens used by... Read more
States say health care law violates economic freedoms and religious consciences
Parallel to the actions of 13 states’ attorneys general, the Thomas More Law Center has filed a lawsuit challenging the... Read more
US bishops call health care law 'deeply flawed,' ask Catholics to remain vigilant
Moments after President Obama signed the Senate version of the health care reform legislation into law this afternoon, Cardinal Francis... Read more
Audit reveals decrease in US cases of clerical sexual abuse
In compliance with the U.S. Bishops “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People,” the bishops' conference has just... Read more
Ground broken for St. Gianna women’s homes in Nebraska
Last week, Bishop Fabian W. Bruskewitz of Lincoln, Nebraska, Father Christopher Kubat, the diocesan director of Catholic Social Services (CSS),... Read more
Sexually active homosexuals pay ‘heavy toll’ in HIV infections, CDC analysis says
A new data analysis by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows HIV/AIDS and syphilis are taking a “heavy toll”... Read more
Obama’s executive order on abortion funding is inadequate fix, pro-life groups say
The executive order promised to reassure pro-life Democrats about the health care reform bill is inadequate and does not address... Read more
Denver archbishop criticizes CHA 'counter-witness' against bishops on health care
In his weekly column for the Denver Catholic Register, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver lists several “lessons” Catholics can... Read more
Pro-abortion lobbies ‘incensed’ at Stupak deal to pass health care
Leading pro-abortion groups such as the National Organization of Women (NOW), Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America have harshly criticized President... Read more
Over 1,500 attend Philadelphia men’s conference
The theme was “Be Reconciled with the Lord,” and the Men’s Spirituality Conference held March 13 drew more than 1,500... Read more
Post office rate hike on mailings critical of homosexuals in the military overruled
National officials with the U.S. Postal Service have overruled a Colorado post office’s refusal to ship materials critical of homosexuals... Read more
U.S. Bishops’ final plea to Congressmen: Do not pass pro-abortion health care bill
In a final, urgent plea to prevent the passage of the current form of the Senate health care bill, the... Read more
Louisiana bishops: Denials that Senate health care bill funds abortion are mistaken
Still more Catholic prelates have voiced opposition to the Senate version of the health care bill as the bishops of... Read more
Diocese of Wichita develops stewardship formation series
Msgr. Thomas McGread, a priest of the Diocese of Wichita, Kansas who formed Christian stewards in his many years of... Read more
Cardinal O'Malley rips pro-Obama Catholics on health care
The Archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, yesterday criticized organizations such as the Catholic Health Association and Network for supporting... Read more
USCCB’s policy expertise exposes Senate bill’s abortion provisions, Doerflinger reasserts
The Catholic bishops’ conference has better policy expertise on the health care bill than any other Catholic organization, Richard Doerflinger... Read more
U.S. bishops, dissenting Catholics face off in in health care debate
While the U.S. Bishops are encouraging the faithful to call their representatives and ask them to oppose Senate legislation because of federal... Read more
Pro-life leaders: Senate bill bans conscientious exemption, allows billions for abortion
Pro-life leaders on Friday discussed the prospects of the Senate health care bill, warning that the present version will ban... Read more
Nancy Pelosi prays to St. Joseph to pass health care
On the feast of St. Joseph, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi invoked the patron saint of worker's intercession to... Read more
Archbishop Chaput denounces false 'Catholic witness' in health care support
In a First Things column on Friday, Archbishop Chaput of Denver commented on how certain “Catholic” groups are working to... Read more
