Archive for September 13, 2012
Catholic group reaches out amid hostility to religion
The evangelization group Catholics Come Home says its “hopeful and faith-filled” messages can help combat rising hostility against U.S. Christians. Read more
Cardinal Dolan says religious freedom means leaving faith alone
Religious freedom in the United States has historically been understood as allowing religion to “flourish unfettered from government intrusion,” said... Read more
Vatican condemns killing of US Ambassador in Libya
The Vatican voiced its “firmest possible condemnation” of the fatal attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, which... Read more
Tennessee Catholic groups sue over contraception mandate
The Diocese of Nashville and seven other Catholic entities in Tennessee filed suit Sept. 12 to block a government mandate... Read more
Our Sunday Visitor to publish local Philadelphia weekly
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has partnered with the Catholic publisher Our Sunday Visitor to replace its shuttered newspaper with a... Read more
Bishop causes more controversy for breakaway Catholic group
More internal strife has arisen in the breakaway Catholic Society of St. Pius X, after Bishop Richard Williamson made an... Read more
Cardinal Wuerl calls religion the 'conscience' of democracy
Since America's founding, its people have understood the importance of religion as the conscience of the culture and necessary for... Read more
