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Ray Flynn hospitalized after collapsing at Boston-area Theology on Tap event
Ray Flynn, former Boston mayor and former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, was hospitalized Wednesday night after collapsing at... Read more
Web site to host English-language version of Roman Martyrology
A complete version of the Roman Martyrology, the Vatican’s list of all the canonized saints and blesseds, will soon be... Read more
Leading U.S. bishops invite presidential candidates to meet for discussion
Leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have invited both major party presidential candidates to meet with them... Read more
U.S. presidential candidates weigh in on embryonic stem cell research
Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, the respective Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, explained their stands on embryonic stem... Read more
Archbishop Chaput asks politicians, what about comprehensive immigration reform?
What happened immigration reform as an issue in the 2008 presidential election? That’s exactly what Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver... Read more
Abortion survivor Gianna Jessen asks Obama to protect the unborn in new ad
Abortion survivor Gianna Jessen is featured in a new advertisement questioning Obama’s repeated opposition to legislation that would have protected... Read more
U.S. bishops praise proposed conscience protections for pro-life medical workers
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaking in public comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services... Read more
McCain discusses role of religion in personal and national life
Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain spoke about the place of religion and politics in a Friday appearance on the... Read more
Holy Father asks U.N. to build a world of greater solidarity
In an address sent for the opening of the 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged... Read more
Fordham University criticized for awarding ethics prize to Justice Stephen Breyer
A Fordham University legal ethics center’s decision to award an ethics prize to the pro-abortion rights Supreme Court Justice Stephen... Read more
Friends remember man who died saving Down Syndrome son
A requiem Mass was celebrated on Monday for Thomas S. Vander Woude, a former athletic director at Christendom College who... Read more
Pro-life pharmacy owner explains his no-contraception policy
Citing ethical objections and the potential of some contraceptive drugs to cause abortions, some pharmacies in the United States have... Read more
Bishop Olmsted urges Catholics to support Arizona marriage proposition
In a video posted to the internet, Bishop of Phoenix Thomas Olmsted has exhorted Catholics to support Proposition 102, an... Read more
Presidential candidates address Catholic concerns in magazine interview
Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have addressed issues of both general interest and of special concern to Catholics in... Read more
Catholic voters must ‘limit evil’ with their vote, Kansas City bishops say
The bishops of Kansas City have issued a joint pastoral letter on the voting responsibilities of Catholics, explaining the need... Read more
Priest assigned to Univeristy of Illinois Newman Center faces cocaine charges
A Catholic priest assigned to the Newman Center on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana faces criminal charges for allegedly... Read more
Alaska Supreme Court bars hospital from halting woman’s life support
The Alaska Supreme Court has issued an order forbidding a hospital from removing a woman’s life-support tubes, which would almost... Read more
Biden's remarks draw his local bishop into the fray
The Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Joseph Biden’s erroneous comments about Church teaching on abortion have prompted corrections from many U.S.... Read more
Catholic bishops ask Bush to lift Cuba restrictions to help hurricane relief
Cardinal Francis George, speaking as President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has asked the U.S. government to... Read more
New website launched to inform Catholic voters about their ‘rich heritage’
CatholicVote.com, a new educational website targeting Catholic voters, has been launched by the Catholic-inspired group Fidelis. The site provides information... Read more
