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Catholic leaders remember Cardinal Dulles' service as 'great theologian'
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops president Cardinal Francis George and Catholic commentator George Weigel have both written statements eulogizing Cardinal... Read more
Catholic schools save U.S. $19.8 billion annually, education group says
The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) claims that Catholic schools save $19.8 billion to the U.S. annually in savings by... Read more
Medical director receives degree in bioethics from pontifical university
Dr. Brungardt, medical director of Wichita’s Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, has received a licentiate degree in bioethics from the Rome-based... Read more
Catholic hospital and bishop at odds over sterilizations
Controversy over alleged unethical sterilizations performed at a Catholic hospital continues in the Diocese of Tyler as Trinity Mother Francis... Read more
Cardinal George welcomes new Vatican bioethics document
Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of Chicago and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has welcomed the... Read more
University apologizes for student health plan abortion coverage, but questions remain
Following reports that the Jesuit-run University of San Francisco (USF) required students to join a health plan which included coverage... Read more
Cardinal Avery Dulles passes away at Fordham
This morning, on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Cardinal Avery Dulles died at the age of 90 at... Read more
University of San Francisco health care plan includes abortion coverage
Since at least fall of 2008, the Jesuit-run University of San Francisco's required health care plan has included "maternity coverage"... Read more
Petition drive to protest Catholic U.S. Congressmen's $9 million in donations from pro-abortion groups
A San Diego mother of seven who tracks the performance of Catholic politicians has found that many of the 162... Read more
Papal nuncio praises 'fundamental' Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the apostolic nuncio leading the Holy See's permanent observer mission to the United Nations, on Wednesday delivered... Read more
Bishop Wenski says pro-life laws a ‘moral imperative’
Bishop Thomas Wenski of the Diocese of Orlando, Florida has written an essay reaffirming that Catholic support for legal protections... Read more
University of Mary elects young high school religion teacher as president
The University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, has elected as its new president a priest who is a high... Read more
Population Research Institute claims new UNFPA video series refutes its critics
Following the Huffington Post’s recent attack on the Population Research Institute (PRI) for opposing policies of the United Nations Population... Read more
Wealthy couple who ‘lived their faith’ leaves $30 million to Catholic institutions
A wealthy couple who spent their lives in service to the Catholic community has left $30 million to Catholic institutions... Read more
N.J commission criticized as ‘advocacy group’ for same-sex marriage
The New Jersey Civil Union Review Commission has concluded that New Jersey state legislators should allow same-sex “marriage,” citing several... Read more
Obama ‘proud’ to have homosexual band march in inaugural parade
President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden have officially invited the Lesbian and Gay Band Association to march in... Read more
Kansas district attorney not defeated in case against Planned Parenthood
Major news sources have misreported a Kansas Supreme Court decision in a case involving a county district attorney who is... Read more
FOCA remains a threat, Russell Shaw warns
Catholics concerned about pro-life issues should not believe suggestions that President-elect Obama is interested in finding common ground with them,... Read more
Hispanic outreach and faith formation considered at national meeting
Experts in faith formation and leadership in the Hispanic community of the United States recently met with staff members of... Read more
U.N. to receive 350,000 signatures calling for defense of life and the family
A coalition of pro-life and pro-marriage groups on Wednesday will present to the United Nations a petition containing at least... Read more
