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Archbishop Chaput eager to see Kmiec deliver a pro-life Obama
In a genial but critical exchange reproduced on The Witherspoon Institute’s web site Public Discourse, law professor Doug Kmiec and Archbishop... Read more
Catholic leaders react to Obama victory, offer advice
Prominent Catholics’ reactions to the election of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama as president have been cautionary, advising increased catechesis and... Read more
Catholic bishops congratulate Obama on presidential victory
Leading Catholic prelates have offered their congratulations to President-elect Sen. Barack Obama, praying for his wisdom in governance. Noting the... Read more
Vatican hopes Obama will promote human dignity
Speaking to Vatican Radio on Wednesday, the Director of the Press Office of the Holy See, Fr. Federico Lombardi, announced... Read more
Significant victories, defeats in pro-life, pro-family ballots around the country
Voters in South Dakota and California rejected proposals that would have limited abortions, but all propositions aimed at declaring marriage... Read more
Attempted 'womenpriest ordination’ triggers automatic excommunication
A woman claiming to be a Catholic bishop “ordained” a so-called womanpriest and three “women deacons” at St. Paul’s United... Read more
U.S. bishops investigating church grants for ACORN
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has begun investigating the more than $1 million in church grants given to the... Read more
Xavier University criticized for hosting Obama event
Xavier University has drawn criticism for hosting a “Countdown to Change” get-out-the-vote event sponsored by Obama for America on Monday,... Read more
Prop. 8 foes criticized for Mormon missionary home invasion ad
In what one Catholic bishop called “a blatant display of religious bigotry and intolerance,” a commercial advocating a “no” vote... Read more
‘Jane Roe’ releases video encouraging Americans to vote for life
Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff in the Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion 35 years ago, has released a... Read more
We ‘will be judged by how we vote,’ says Fargo bishop
At a Mass marking the completion of the 40 Days for Life campaign in Fargo, North Dakota, Bishop Samuel J.... Read more
Head Knight of Columbus warns Freedom of Choice Act threatens pro-life successes
Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, has published a message regarding the upcoming election. Praising the... Read more
Church attendance ‘strongest gap’ in presidential candidates’ support
Evangelical voters’ aversion to voting for a Democratic president appears to have changed little, a recent poll indicates, though their... Read more
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Kmiec’s claims against Denver archbishop irrelevant, false and deceptive, say analysts
An online ethics publication has responded to pro-Obama professor Doug Kmiec’s essay criticizing Archbishop Charles J. Chaput on his strong... Read more
Illegal status of Obama’s aunt highlights hot topic with Hispanics
With just hours to go before the U.S. election, Sen. Barack Obama has dared to comment on the politically sensitive... Read more
New poll shows 13 point McCain lead among Catholics
As the Tuesday elections approach, a new tracking poll from the Investor’s Business Daily shows Sen. John McCain leading Sen.... Read more
Doug Kmiec takes Archbishop Chaput to task for his remarks on voting
Doug Kmiec, a law professor at Pepperdine University and a supporter of Sen. Barack Obama, has criticized Archbishop of Denver... Read more
Bishops defend marriage in YouTube videos
The U.S. bishops have posted to the YouTube video sharing site two videos about same-sex unions, defending marriage from efforts... Read more
Obama sees Justices Breyer and Souter as judicial models
Doug Kmiec, Pepperdine University law professor and adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, has said in an interview... Read more
Archbishop advocates responsible lending in response to credit crisis
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the apostolic nuncio leading the Holy See’s permanent observer mission to the United Nations, on Thursday addressed... Read more
