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Man arrested in Florida attempting to steal consecrated Hosts
A man was arrested in Florida on Saturday on charges of simple battery, theft, and disruption of a religious assembly... Read more
Gay activists disrupt Sunday service at Michigan church
A homosexual activist group on Sunday disrupted services at a Michigan Assemblies of God-affiliated church, throwing fliers, shouting slogans at... Read more
Humanist association launches ad campaign for lonely humanists
The American Humanist Association has launched a $40,000 ad campaign to generate interest in their non-religious cause. The campaign will... Read more
Same-sex couples saying ‘I do’ in Connecticut
While gays in California are seething over the passage of Proposition 8, same-sex couples in Connecticut are celebrating the state’s... Read more
U.S. bishops use unusual process to deliver strong pro-life message
Countering predictions that they would try to find “common ground” with President-elect Barack Obama and the Democratic Party on the... Read more
Archbishop questions benefit of legalizing drugs in Mexico
Archbishop Jose Luis Chavez Botello of Antequera-Oaxaca questioned the benefits of legalizing the growing and consumption of marijuana, saying it... Read more
U.S. bishops swiftly and forcefully respond to pro-abortion policies from Obama
The U.S. Catholic bishops have come out in a united front in a statement on abortion and politics, warning politicians not to... Read more
Cardinal O’Malley laments president-elect’s ‘deplorable’ abortion record
The Archbishop of Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley has commented on the results of the 2008 election, comparing Sen. Barack... Read more
Honor Roll lists top U.S. Catholic high schools
The National Catholic High School Honor Roll has announced its fifth selection of the best 50 Catholic secondary schools in... Read more
California parental notification campaign was outspent 11 to 1
Backers of California’s Proposition 4, which would have required the notification of at least one adult family member for an... Read more
New book offers novena based on Mother Teresa’s writings
As a follow-up to last year's New York Times bestseller, “Come Be My Light,” Doubleday has released a new book... Read more
Cardinal Mahony praises success of Prop. 8’s ‘unprecedented coalition’
Archbishop of Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony has issued a statement following the electoral victory of Proposition 8. Its passage,... Read more
Catholic bishops cut all funding to ACORN
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has not yet been able to determine if grants made to ACORN were... Read more
U.S. bishops approve new blessing for unborn children
Children in the womb will now be able to receive a blessing from their parish priests following an overwhelming vote... Read more
Catholic bishops express solidarity with those caught in financial squeeze
Speaking for all of the U.S. Catholic bishops, Cardinal Francis George issued a statement today on the economic situation. In... Read more
Obama transition team prepares to axe pro-life funding rules
President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team is preparing the first actions of his presidency, planning to lift embryonic stem cell research... Read more
Professors and activities at Catholic schools helped Obama win, group claims
The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS) is claiming that several outspoken professors and political activities on Catholic university campuses helped Sen.... Read more
Prop. 8 supporters suffer harassment, assaults from homosexual activists
Supporters of California’s Proposition 8 are reporting harassment and even violent assaults from opponents protesting the passage of the ballot... Read more
Obama was elected on the economy, not on values issues, Cardinal George says
Early on Monday afternoon, Cardinal Francis George held a press conference where he spoke about how the U.S. bishops will... Read more
Cardinal George to society: Don’t ask Catholics to check their beliefs at the door
Archbishop of Chicago Francis George, speaking as the President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, on Monday lamented the... Read more
