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Michelle Obama praises husband’s support for homosexual causes
Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, on Thursday told the Democratic National Committee’s Gay and Lesbian... Read more
Bishop of Richmond knew charity staff planned to help minor get abortion
Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of the Diocese of Richmond was told that a diocesan charity planned to help a 16-year-old... Read more
Archdiocese of Denver settles majority of sex abuse claims for $5.5 million
Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announced today that the archdiocese has settled nearly all of the claims of sexual abuse... Read more
‘Culture wars’ far from over, Bishop Wenski says
In a Sunday newspaper commentary Thomas Wenski, the Bishop of Orlando, Florida decried the California Supreme Court’s decision to overturn... Read more
Ad asks Obama: ‘If fatherhood begins at conception, when does life begin?’
A new advertisement from the Family Research Council’s lobbying arm, FRC Action, cites Sen. Barack Obama’s endorsement of fathers who... Read more
CNA introduces new column for Pauline Year
In celebration of the Jubilee Year of St. Paul, Catholic News Agency is pleased to announce that we have added... Read more
Obama-Dobson argument a “political blunder” for Obama
Gary McCullough, director of Christian Newswire, has called Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama’s attack on Focus on the Family... Read more
U.S. appeals court upholds S. Dakota informed consent law
The U.S. Eight Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday against a temporary injunction filed to block the implementation of... Read more
Web site dedicated to the Pauline Year launched by CNA
At six o’clock in the evening on Saturday June 28, Pope Benedict XVI will inaugurate the year-long celebration of St.... Read more
Archbishop Burke appointed to head Vatican ‘Supreme Court’
Today the Holy Father appointed Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke as prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. The... Read more
Gov. Schwarzenegger commits to 20 daily rosaries to help pass health care plan
Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke to a meeting of the Catholic Healthcare Association (CHA) in San Diego on Monday... Read more
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Florida bishops ask governor to stop state executions
The archbishops and bishops of Florida have delivered a letter to Florida Governor Charlie Crist urging him to stop executions... Read more
African-American coalition marches on RNC and DNC headquarters to protest Planned Parenthood
A coalition of African-American pastors and other pro-lifers marched on the headquarters of both major American political parties in Washington... Read more
Bishop Fellay rejects Vatican conditions for reconciling split
Bishop Bernard Fellay, the leader of the Society of St. Pius X, has rejected the terms offered by the Vatican... Read more
Conference to discuss promotion of human life and dignity in the ‘New Evangelization’
Pro-life leaders will join physicians, ethicists and experts in family life and social justice issues for a July convocation in... Read more
Deal Hudson says Catholics don’t know the real Obama
Deal W. Hudson, a Catholic political analyst, has criticized Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, for his... Read more
Archdiocese of Military hires first national vocations director
Four weeks into his new job, Fr. John McLaughlin says that that his position as the first national vocations director... Read more
Same-sex marriage could threaten civil liberties and religious freedoms
Matt Daniels, Founder and President of the Alliance for Marriage, has warned that the legal recognition of same-sex marriages further... Read more
Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis forbids ‘gay pride’ service from church
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has forbidden one of its parishes, St. Joan of Arc Church, from holding... Read more
Pfizer to invest in adult stem-cell treatment for eyes
The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced that it is funding a new adult stem-cell treatment that could treat diabetes-induced retinal... Read more
