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Duluth bishop appointed coadjutor archbishop of Cincinnati
This morning the Holy Father appointed Bishop Dennis M. Schnurr of Duluth, Minnesota as coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio. The... Read more
Bishops and Knights of Columbus launch project to prevent redefinition of marriage
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has joined with the Knights of Columbus in developing a national plan of... Read more
Doctors establish Denver affiliate of Catholic Medical Association
On Saturday afternoon during the Archdiocese of Denver’s first annual White Mass for physicians and other health care providers, Archbishop... Read more
Catholic college president asked to clarify support for church teaching on abortion
The Cardinal Newman Society has issued a statement criticizing Pamela Trotman Reid, president of St. Joseph College in West Hartford,... Read more
Archbishop O’Brien orders alleged Marian seer to stop spreading messages
Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, has ordered a woman who claims to receive visions of the Virgin Mary to... Read more
Pro-life Catholics who support Obama face criticism
Catholic political commentator George Weigel has criticized pro-life Catholics who support the pro-abortion rights Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama.... Read more
Abortion must be addressed ‘for the survival of African American people,’Catholic bishop asserts
Responding to information from the Guttmacher Institute reporting that black woman have abortions at five times the rate of white... Read more
Attack outside of Catholic church part of 'wave of intimidation,' says Yes on 8
This past Sunday, a parishioner at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Modesto, California was attacked while helping promote Proposition 8,... Read more
New survey examines political differences between practicing and non-practicing Catholics
A recent survey sponsored by the Knights of Columbus sheds new light on the Catholic vote by examining the differences... Read more
Cardinal George asks President Bush to help Haiti recover from disasters
Citing humanitarian concerns caused by four hurricane strikes, political unrest, and food shortages in the Caribbean nation of Haiti, the... Read more
New Down syndrome test could increase ‘eugenic’ abortions
Pro-life advocates have warned that a new non-invasive pre-natal test for Down syndrome could increase ‘eugenic’ abortions. The new test,... Read more
Rule of law’ helpful in addressing economic crisis, archbishop tells UN
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the apostolic nuncio leading the Holy See’s observer mission to the United Nations, on Tuesday addressed the... Read more
Bishop of Fresno removes priest who opposes Prop. 8
Bishop of Fresno John Steinbock has removed and suspended from the priesthood a pastor who told parishioners to oppose Proposition... Read more
Palin blasts Obama for opposing legal protections for infant abortion survivors
Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin, in a speech at a Saturday rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, has attacked what she... Read more
Oregon court orders IVF embryos in divorce case destroyed
The Oregon Court of Appeals in a Wednesday decision denied a father’s appeal to keep his six frozen embryos alive.... Read more
Obama slightly leads among Catholic voters, Zogby poll reports
A new Zogby poll claims that the presidential race between Republican Sen. John McCain and Democrat Sen. Barack Obama is... Read more
Lawsuit claims California college threatened to expel students who prayed
Two students filed a federal lawsuit this past Monday against the publicly-funded College of Alameda alleging that school officials at... Read more
Catholic hospital to remove window said to depict image of Virgin Mary
Mercy Medical Center, a Catholic hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts, has announced plans to remove a window in a building which... Read more
Conn. bishops call for constitutional convention to reverse same-sex marriage decision
The Supreme Court of Connecticut, in a 4 to 3 decision, ruled on Friday that homosexual couples have the right... Read more
Proposition 8 gaining traction with young California voters
A recent poll shows that over the past eleven days, support for Proposition 8 is continuing to grow among young... Read more
