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Social justice groups meet with Obama team, Catholic bishops express doubt
President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team held an hour and 15 minute meeting on Tuesday with just over a dozen social... Read more
Bishop of El Paso presides at funeral of unborn child
The body of an aborted or stillborn boy about 17 to 18 weeks old was buried in El Paso on... Read more
Hundreds attend celebration honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe
Seven hundred members of the Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona participated in a procession earlier this month to honor the patroness... Read more
Seminary of Archdiocese of Boston doubles enrollment
Eighty-seven seminarians are now enrolled at the Archdiocese of Boston’s St. John’s Seminary, more than doubling the number of seminarians... Read more
Minnesota Catholic Conference announces ‘Immigration Sunday’
The Minnesota Catholic Conference has announced that January 4 will be "Immigration Sunday" for Catholic parishes in the state as... Read more
CNA looking ahead to improve services for 2009
Beginning Monday, December 22, CNA will temporarily suspend news coverage until 2009 while our staff diligently makes preparations for next... Read more
Spirit of the season results in large donations to emergency assistance centers
This year, helping those less fortunate is even more necessary as greater numbers of people find themselves out of work.... Read more
Knights of Columbus to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe with congress, festival
Following the Knights of Columbus 127th Convention next year, the organization will hold its First International Marian Congress on Our... Read more
Catholic Health Association welcomes Daschle appointment called ‘disastrous’ by pro-lifers
The Catholic Health Association has issued a statement welcoming the nomination of former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle as Secretary... Read more
Plan sent to Obama transition team reveals ‘abortion industry bailout’
A strategy document from a coalition of abortion rights groups which outlines their agenda for an Obama administration has been... Read more
LifeTeen founder Msgr. Dale Fushek excommunicated
Bishop of Phoenix Thomas J. Olmsted has issued a decree of excommunication to Monsignor Dale Fushek, founder of LifeTeen, and... Read more
University of San Francisco working to remove health plan’s abortion coverage
The University of San Francisco (USF) continues to react to the revelation that its mandatory student health insurance plan covers... Read more
New Vatican instruction called valuable ‘reference point’ on bioethics
Dignitas Personae, the new Vatican instruction on ethical issues in biotechnology was further explained by the U.S. bishops in a... Read more
Galveston may close churches due to Hurricane Ike damage
Due to serious hurricane damage to the churches in Galveston, Texas, Catholic leaders in the archdiocese are considering consolidating the... Read more
Second Indiana Planned Parenthood fails to report statutory rape; Attorney General launches investigation
A new undercover video from Live Action Films reveals that a second Indiana Planned Parenthood clinic refused to report the... Read more
Leaders debate plan for new N. America Anglican province
The plan to form a new Anglican province in North America as an alternative to The Episcopal Church (TEC) and... Read more
Young community of sisters spreads beauty with 'Echos of Ephesus'
A very young, rapidly growing vibrant community has recently released a new CD in an attempt to raise funds for... Read more
USCCB releases Spanish-language resources on new Missal translation
New resources for Spanish-speaking Catholics have been added to the web page of the Committee of Divine Worship of the... Read more
Virginia Santa Claus brings Christ front-and-center
It’s a sight to see: a real, live Santa Claus on his knees, hands folded, inclining his head reverently toward... Read more
Obama will not moderate on social issues, commentator predicts
Despite President-elect Obama’s move to the center on economic and national security issues, he will nonetheless be a radical on... Read more
