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Liberal pro-lifers allying with socially radical abortion rights groups
Certain pro-life pastors, academics, and activists are now working with abortion rights advocates to push for legislation intended to encourage... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI appoints Msgr. Knestout as auxiliary bishop of Washington
The Archdiocese of Washington received good news this morning as Pope Benedict XVI announced that he is appointing Monsignor Barry... Read more
Redefining marriage renders it meaningless, Bishop of Portland says
Richard Malone, the Bishop of Portland, Maine, has written a letter to Maine Catholics in response to a Portland news... Read more
Ft. Worth becomes the fourth diocese to leave the Episcopal Church
Nearly eighty percent of the clergy and lay delegates to the 26th diocesan convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Ft.... Read more
Group to coordinate 10,000 Masses for the unborn
The Memphis-based Saint Michael the Archangel Organization has announced that it is coordinating an effort to celebrate 10,000 Masses for... Read more
Catholic commentators missed their chance to dissuade bishops on abortion stance
As the U.S. bishops prepare to strongly oppose the expected pro-abortion policies of an Obama administration, two Catholic Democratic commentators... Read more
Cardinal Stafford criticizes Obama as ‘aggressive, disruptive and apocalyptic’
Cardinal James Francis Stafford, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary of the Holy See, delivered a lecture on Thursday saying that... Read more
Local priests support S.C. pastor in trouble over misreported communion ban
Fr. Jay Scott Newman, a South Carolina priest whose parish bulletin letter gained national attention due to an inaccurate Associated... Read more
Boston College denies knowledge of licensed lingerie deal
A Boston College merchandising deal with the lingerie company Victoria’s Secret is being attacked by alumni as “disgraceful and appalling”... Read more
Explaining Catholicism to those joining the faith inspires RCIA leaders
RCIA leaders from the Diocese of Wilmington are motivated and inspired each year by those inquiring about the Catholic faith.... Read more
‘Yes on 8’ supporters and religious leaders unite against vicious post-election attacks
On Friday, leaders representing California’s Proposition 8 called on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Diane Feinstein and leaders of the ‘No... Read more
Kmiec says he will change his 'pro-Obama' position if the Pope tells him to do so
Doug Kmiec, a pro-life Catholic who vocally supported President-elect Barack Obama, defended his position in a lecture Tuesday at St.... Read more
Diocese rebukes priest’s claims that Obama voters must confess
The Diocese of Charleston is distancing itself from the actions of a Catholic priest in Greenville, South Carolina, who made... Read more
Catholics in Alliance voter survey of ‘little value,’ Archdiocese of Denver says
A consortium of left-wing Christian organizations has released a report on the reasons voters gave for how they cast their... Read more
Rep. Maloney: Obama to resume funding of U.N. program implicated in forced abortions
Supporters of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are confident that President-elect Barack Obama will reverse the Bush administration’s 2002... Read more
U.S. bishops approve new Proper of Seasons translation
On Tuesday the U.S. bishops approved the ICEL Gray Book Translation of the Proper of Seasons at their General Assembly... Read more
Fr. Bourgeois will not renounce stand to avoid excommunication
Father Roy Bourgeois, a Maryknoll priest who participated in the attempted ordination of a woman to the priesthood, has been... Read more
Father Andrew Greeley suffers severe injuries in fall
Father Andrew Greeley, the best-selling novelist and newspaper columnist, is in “critical but stable” condition at a suburban Chicago hospital... Read more
Religions are messengers of peace and reconciliation, asserts cardinal
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, stressed in his speech to the 63rd session of... Read more
Lawsuit filed in defense of Marine vet’s anti-Islam decals
A Marine veteran whose anti-terrorist and anti-Islam vehicle decals hindered him in visiting the grave of his fallen son at... Read more
