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Día de los Muertos blends Catholic tradition and Latin American culture
Death can easily consume a family with grief and sadness. But for Catholics, death is also a time of remembrance... Read more
Bishop shows up unannounced at election forum, defends Church’s stance on abortion
An election forum at a Pennsylvania parish that took place last Sunday was organized to allow Catholics the opportunity to... Read more
L’Osservatore Romano underscores defense of life, hope and humanism in movie “Wall-E”
In an interesting article published by the L’Osservatore Romano, reporter Andrea Piersanti emphasized how Eve, the robot star of the... Read more
Archbishop of San Antonio asks, is abortion solely a ‘Catholic’ issue?
In a recent column for the newspaper of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, Archbishop José H. Gomez, clarified that... Read more
New poll shows Prop 8 supporters winning in California
According to the latest poll from California, those fighting for the defense of traditional marriage have a nine point advantage... Read more
Jesuit university honors co-sponsor of federal Freedom of Choice Act
President Bill Clinton's former chief of staff, Leon Panetta, is scheduled to be honored by the Jesuit-run Santa Clara University, despite his... Read more
Pro-life pharmacy debuts in Virginia, touts freedom of conscience
Around 50,000 Catholics in Virginia now have the opportunity to fill their prescriptions at a pro-life pharmacy. At the blessing... Read more
McCain supporters rally Hispanics with the Virgin of Guadalupe
A photo of Senator John McCain in front of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe has drawn mixed reviews... Read more
New website offers intellectual and spiritual resources for voters
In an effort to spread information about candidates running for office this November, a group of lay Catholics has formed... Read more
U.S. immigration policy must be addressed in this election, Orlando bishop states
Describing the American policy on immigration as “inconsistent, ineffective and, in many cases, inhumane,” Bishop Thomas Wenski wrote in the... Read more
Catholic League claims Catholic political groups are financed by George Soros
The Catholic League’s president Bill Donohue has come out swinging at Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good and Catholics... Read more
Pro-lifers pick up where MLK left off, says African American pastor
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., the founder of Blackgenocide.org and a leader in the pro-life movement, recently praised pro-lifers as the... Read more
Catholics raise money for poor with St. Vincent de Paul walk
Walkers who hit the track last month in Wichita and Hutchinson raised money, but more importantly, they raised awareness about... Read more
Maher allegedly filmed anti-religion movie in Catholic parish under false pretenses
A spokesman for the Archdiocese of Newark has responded to reports that comedian Bill Maher filmed part of his anti-religion... Read more
Pro-Obama Catholic: abortion is 'intrinsic evil,' but you can still vote pro-abortion
M. Cathleen Kaveny, one of the three high profile self-described pro-life Catholics who supports Sen. Barack Obama for president, has... Read more
Bishop reminds Catholics to remember Judgment Day in the voting booth
Bishop Robert J. Herman, the administrator of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, has written a column reminding Catholics that their... Read more
Controversy follows Texas bishops’ statement against pro-abortion rights candidates
The Bishop of Dallas Kevin Farrell and the Bishop of Fort Worth Kevin Vann have issued a joint document concerning... Read more
McCain and Obama trade jokes, compliments at Archdiocese of NY dinner
Last night, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama attended the 63rd Annual Alfred E. Smith dinner hosted by the Archdiocese... Read more
Ab. Chaput calls Obama ‘most committed’ abortion rights candidate since 1973
In Denver this evening, Archbishop Charles Chaput spoke to a group dedicated to promoting the “genius of women” and what... Read more
Survey shows self-described ‘pro-choicers’ favor significant abortion restrictions
A new poll sponsored by the Knights of Columbus shows only limited support for permissive abortion laws among all Americans... Read more
