Bishop stands firm on maintaining Catholic identity in schools

Mar 27, 2013 - 02:04 am .- Bishop Robert F. Vasa of Santa Rosa, Calif., has said that he will allow several months for education and instruction before moving forward with a Catholic identity policy for diocesan school teachers.

Pope calls on bishops to run charities better

Dec 2, 2012 - 01:07 pm .- Pope Benedict XVI has released an apostolic letter on charitable activities that asks bishops to improve their supervision of local charities and ensure that these groups’ work does not contradict Catholic teaching.

Phoenix medical center not stripped of Catholic status

Oct 22, 2012 - 02:35 pm .- The Diocese of Phoenix clarified over the weekend that a hospital working on certifying its Catholic identity has not been stripped of its Catholic status.

Creighton partnership does not change Phoenix hospital's non-Catholic status

Jul 24, 2012 - 02:09 am .- Despite its collaboration with a Catholic university, St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix remains a non-Catholic institution due to dissent on abortion and medical ethics, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted said July 23.

Elite Peruvian university stripped of Catholic credentials

Jul 21, 2012 - 08:07 am .- The Vatican has announced it is stripping the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru of its Catholic identity after the elite university repeatedly refused to comply with the Church’s requirements for colleges.

Arlington diocese seeks to strengthen teaching with fidelity oath

Jul 13, 2012 - 11:57 am .- The Diocese of Arlington hopes to strengthen teaching in Catholic schools and churches, by asking religious instructors to promise allegiance to the Church's teachings, even on controversial subjects.

Vatican delegate insists on respect for faith-based health care

May 23, 2012 - 07:59 pm .- The Vatican’s head delegate to the World Health Assembly said that while the Church supports universal health care access, states must respect and welcome the efforts of the private sphere in achieving that goal.

‘Exorcist’ author prepares canon lawsuit against Georgetown

May 19, 2012 - 05:03 pm .- The author of the best-selling book and award-winning screenplay “The Exorcist” has announced that he is leading an effort to file a canon lawsuit against Georgetown University for failures to live up to the demands of the school’s Catholic identity. 

Lima archdiocese issues clarification on priest stripped of faculties

May 17, 2012 - 12:08 pm .- The Archdiocese of Lima issued a statement clarifying the decision by Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani to strip local priest Father Gaston Garatea of his ministerial faculties.

Vatican gives Easter reform deadline to Pontifical University of Peru

Feb 21, 2012 - 09:48 am .- The Vatican has given the Pontifical University of Peru until Easter 2012 to comply with the Church’s requirements for Catholic colleges, marking the first time the Holy See has set a deadline for a university to reform.