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Religious groups consider merits, flaws of U.S. health care reform proposals
Responding to some Americans’ displays of vocal opposition to health care legislation, a coalition of religious leaders has launched a... Read more
U.S. bishops release new materials for Respect Life Sunday 2009
In preparation for Respect Life Sunday, the U.S. Catholic bishops have made available the 2009-2010 Respect Life Program to help... Read more
Twenty thousand Catholics celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe in Phoenix
About 20,000 Phoenix-area Catholics came together on Saturday afternoon to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe and pray the Rosary to... Read more
Survey finds younger, more faithful trend in new religious vocations
A new survey of those in U.S. religious communities finds that most vowed religious are aging. However, most postulants in... Read more
‘Distinctively Catholic’ Eunice Kennedy Shriver mourned
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy, died today at the age of 88. The Knights of Columbus... Read more
Denver archbishop: ‘Common ground’ claim will be tested by details of health care reform
Whether or not the White House and Congress are really seeking to find common ground on health care reform legislation... Read more
Obama wants abortion coverage in reform bill, Catholic League charges
Health care reform is hitting a wall, claims Catholic League president Bill Donohue, and if you want to know why,... Read more
God intervened through Our Lady of Guadalupe to evangelize the Americas, explains Guadalupe expert
This past week, Msgr. Eduardo Chávez Sánchez told an audience gathered at the Marian Congress, that the apparition of Our... Read more
Catholic college’s ‘no contraceptives’ healthcare policy is discriminatory, EEOC charges
Revisiting a case that had been thought closed, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has ruled that Belmont Abbey... Read more
New center will ‘save babies, help women’
Opening the diocese’s fourth Pregnancy Help Center was a perfect example of Catholic Charities of East Tennessee’s mission: addressing the... Read more
Cathedral of Salt Lake City prepares to celebrate centenary with ‘Cathedral Week’
Salt Lake City’s Cathedral of the Madeleine is preparing to celebrate its 100th anniversary with an upcoming “Cathedral Week” of... Read more
Rare Mass celebrated on N. America’s highest peak
It’s a massive feat to just to climb North America’s highest mountain, but even rarer to celebrate Mass on the... Read more
Church to celebrate lives of Sts. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Maximilian Kolbe
This week the Church will honor both St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross and St. Maximilian Kolbe, saints who were... Read more
New documentary recounts lives of ‘courageous’ women religious under communism
A new documentary tells the stories of Greek and Roman Catholic women religious who lived their faith under communist harassment... Read more
Jail officials censored mother's letters over religious content
Civil rights and religious freedom groups are criticizing the Rappahannock Regional Jail in northern Virginia, charging that the jail illegally... Read more
Mandated abortion coverage threatens health care reform, U.S. bishops’ official says
Tom Grenchik, director of the U.S. bishops’ Pro-Life Secretariat, has said that mandated abortion health care coverage and funding is... Read more
Bishop draws comparisons between the Visitation and Our Lady of Guadalupe
Following the opening sessions of the International Marian Congress in Phoenix, Arizona, Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut and Supreme Chaplain of... Read more
Phoenix bishop emphasizes importance of humility in life of St. Juan Diego
Nearly 1,500 people gathered this morning in Phoenix, Arizona to celebrate a Votive Mass of St. Juan Diego for the... Read more
Our Lady of Guadalupe ‘completely beyond' scientific explanation, says researcher
Researcher and physicist Dr. Aldofo Orozco told participants at the International Marian Congress on Our Lady of Guadalupe that there... Read more
Families survive hardships of cancer thanks to Gloria's Angels
CNA recently published a story about Gloria Strauss, a young girl whose struggle with cancer and her reliance on her... Read more
