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Cardinal George meets with President Obama to advance ‘common good’
Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago and President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, met with President Barack Obama... Read more
Pastor bars Florida VOTF from holding annual Mass over group’s restructuring efforts
Citing Voice of the Faithful’s advocacy of church restructuring, the pastor of a Catholic church in Naples, Florida has barred... Read more
Media risks making politics a religion by marginalizing the Church, Archbishop Chaput says
Unless the media improves its basic understanding of Catholic beliefs and practices, it risks marginalizing the Church and replacing its voice in society with... Read more
Cardinal George warns Obama against moving U.S. towards despotism
Cardinal Francis George has issued a video message asking Catholics to tell the Obama Administration to retain a conscience protection... Read more
Following civil unions precedent, Maine same-sex ‘marriage’ bill proposed
Citing the state’s homosexual civil union legislation as precedent, several Maine legislators and homosexual activists are advocating a bill that... Read more
U.S. bishops ask New Mexico governor to repeal death penalty
Writing on behalf of the U.S. bishops, Bishop of Rockville Centre William F. Murphy has appealed to New Mexico Gov.... Read more
Bishop criticizes reproductive technology’s ‘procreation without sex’
Bishop of Orlando, Florida Thomas G. Wenski has written an editorial for the Orlando Sentinel stressing the dignity of the... Read more
Controversial Conn. legislators propose and withdraw ‘disastrous’ suicide bill
The Connecticut legislators who sponsored a quickly withdrawn bill targeting the Catholic Church for financial and organizational restructuring have now... Read more
Celebrating St. Patrick’s day during Lent
On Mar. 17, the Catholic Church especially honors St. Patrick – Catholic bishop, “Apostle of Ireland” and one of the... Read more
Sex abuse report released, finds majority of alleged offenders no longer active in priestly ministry
The 2008 report of the National Review Board established to examine clerical sexual abuse in the U.S. has been released,... Read more
Bishop Jackels celebrates Mass unifying Kansas parishes
The Hispanic parishioners of Wellington who strived to keep and grow in their faith for nearly 60 years were honored... Read more
President Clinton’s ‘confused’ embryo remarks raise credibility questions
Former President Bill Clinton’s recent comments about embryo fertilization and stem cell research have been “confused” and call into question... Read more
Sebelius nomination ‘source of greatest embarrassment,’ Archbishop Burke says
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services is "sad" and "the source of greatest embarrassment"... Read more
Despite increasing foes, U.S. funding ban for human embryo killing endures
A longstanding amendment banning federal funding for research in which human embryos are destroyed, discarded, or "knowingly subjected to risk... Read more
Bishop Lori thanks ‘patriotic’ Catholics for thwarting ‘legislative attack’
Declaring that the defense of religious liberty is "genuine patriotism," Bishop of Bridgeport William Lori has thanked the Catholics of... Read more
Georgia Senate passes bill to ban creation of embryos for research purposes
Thursday it was announced that the Georgia Senate has passed a bill to ban the creation of embryos for the... Read more
RNC head Michael Steele counters own abortion ‘rights’ remarks
Michael Steele, a self-described Catholic who is the new chairman of the Republican National Committee, has distanced himself from comments... Read more
Orange County rescinds contract with Planned Parenthood, citing abortion concerns
Citing Planned Parenthood’s links to abortion, the Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to rescind the organization’s... Read more
Former Colorado congresswoman to lead new pro-life voting initiative
This morning, the Susan B. Anthony List announced that Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) will lead the pro-life organization’s latest initiative, “Votes... Read more
Arizona has ‘banner day’ for pro-life legislation
The Arizona House of Representatives on Wednesday passed several notable pro-life bills, including a proposed state ban on partial-birth abortions,... Read more
