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Britney’s newest publicity stunt involves inappropriate photos with “priest”

Oct 30, 2007

Britney Spears is attempting to stir-up controversy with her new album “Blackout” by posing suggestively in a confessional with a... Read more

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Catholic healthcare group's expansion in Colorado triggers dispute over abortion, contraceptive coverage

Oct 30, 2007

A Catholic hospital group's acquisition of non-Catholic Denver-area hospitals has started a debate about the place of Catholic ethics in... Read more

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Former USCCB president diagnosed with prostate cancer

Oct 30, 2007

Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Read more

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Conventual Franciscan appointed auxiliary bishop of Milwaukee

Oct 30, 2007

Today the Holy Father announced the appointment of Father William Patrick Callahan as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. ... Read more

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Woman faces execution for murdering mother, kidnapping unborn child

Oct 29, 2007

A Jury on Friday recommended the death penalty in the case of a woman who killed an expectant mother and... Read more

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Priest with secret marriage pleas guilty to half-million-dollar embezzlement

Oct 29, 2007

A retired Roman Catholic priest faces forty years in jail for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from two rural... Read more

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Statistician refutes Planned Parenthood report

Oct 29, 2007

In a report issued on October 11, 2007 by the Guttmacher Institute (the research arm of Planned Parenthood) and the... Read more

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Musicians fulfill dying wish of Cuban composer by finishing his CD

Oct 26, 2007

A group of Hispanic Catholic musicians will hold on concert on October 26 in Miami to launch a new CD... Read more

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Vocations DVD wins Hollywood award

Oct 26, 2007

Fishers of Men, a DVD created to inspire vocations to the priesthood, has been awarded the Gabriel Award for its... Read more

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Catholic Charities USA applauds House passage of modified children's health bill

Oct 26, 2007

"Catholic Charities USA applauds Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle who came together to craft compromise legislation to... Read more

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Construction company 'digs in their heels' to build the largest Planned Parenthood abortion facility

Oct 26, 2007

On October 24, pro-life activists met with the heads of the Weitz Company to discuss the new Planned Parenthood abortion... Read more

Politicians Rudy Giuliani and Sam Brownback

Brownback talks to Giuliani, Catholics for Brownback “outraged”

Oct 26, 2007

Senator Sam Brownback, the Kansas Republican who sought the Republican presidential nomination on a socially conservative platform, is considering supporting... Read more

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Abortionist ordered to release records of woman's death

Oct 25, 2007

The mother of a woman who died during an abortion has secured a court order requiring an abortionist to release... Read more

Mary Ann Glendon who is currently the president of the Pontifical Academy for the Sciences

President Bush poised to appoint Mary Ann Glendon as U.S. ambassador to Vatican

Oct 25, 2007

It looks as though the well-known lawyer and pro-life feminist Mary Ann Glendon may become the newest U.S. ambassador to... Read more

Hispanics are key for defending marriage in the US, says Archbishop Chaput

Oct 24, 2007

In an exclusive interview with CNA, the Archbishop of Denver, Charles Chaput discussed the role of Hispanics in the defense... Read more

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Tough bill combating human trafficking renewed

Oct 24, 2007

The House Foreign Affairs Committee has reauthorized the nation's first anti-trafficking law in what US Representative Chris Smith called “another... Read more

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"Bella" star gives thanks to fans, calls for final push

Oct 24, 2007

Eduardo Verastegui, star of the movie "Bella," has been "overwhelmed with joy" by the support shown for the movie. In an... Read more

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Catholic radio stations report record growth, number set to double to 220

Oct 24, 2007

The number of Catholic radio stations is set to double, according to Catholic Radio Association president Stephen Gajdosik.  The Catholic... Read more

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Saint Leo Abbey to elect new abbot

Oct 24, 2007

After eleven years of leadership under an administrator designated by the American Cassinese Congregation of Benedictine Monasteries, members of Saint... Read more

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Artist paints portraits of every saint for whom an LA street is named

Oct 24, 2007

A Montecito Heights artist has been spending the past seven years in what might seem a fruitless task: painting the... Read more