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Pastor Rick Warren challenged to reconsider participation in inaugural ceremonies

Dec 20, 2008

President of Human Life International, Fr. Thomas J. Euteneuer, has challenged Pastor Rick Warren to rethink his participation in the... Read more

Cecile Richards / President-elect Barack Obama

Pro-abortion groups have ‘long list’ of desired U.S. abortion policy changes

Dec 20, 2008

Abortion advocates have handed over a "long list" of policies they want to see implemented under the administration of President-elect... Read more

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Atheism vs. Religion debate at Colorado campus

Dec 20, 2008

Two influential speakers will face off next month at the University of Colorado in a debate titled: "What’s so Great... Read more

U.S. announces new conscience protection rules for medical workers and institutions

Dec 19, 2008

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday issued a final regulation explicitly clarifying the rights of... Read more

Pro-life ad campaign to target MTV and BET viewers

Dec 19, 2008

During the first few months of 2009, VirtueMedia.org will launch a second national crisis pregnancy ad campaign on MTV and... Read more

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Church bells to mark anniversary of Roe

Dec 19, 2008

Catholic church bells will toll throughout the Diocese of Wichita next month to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1973... Read more

Rev. Patrick Mahoney / President-elect Barack Obama

Pro-life leaders ask for meeting with Obama

Dec 18, 2008

Pro-life leaders are seeking a meeting with President-elect Obama to “establish a foundation” for cooperation in building a culture of... Read more

Rev. Rick Warren

Rick Warren selection for opening prayer causes a stir

Dec 18, 2008

Pro-life Evangelical Pastor Rick Warren will give the invocation at the President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration, it was reported on Wednesday.... Read more

President-elect Barack Obama

Social justice groups meet with Obama team, Catholic bishops express doubt

Dec 18, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team held an hour and 15 minute meeting on Tuesday with just over a dozen social... Read more

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Bishop of El Paso presides at funeral of unborn child

Dec 18, 2008

The body of an aborted or stillborn boy about 17 to 18 weeks old was buried in El Paso on... Read more

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Hundreds attend celebration honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe

Dec 18, 2008

Seven hundred members of the Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona participated in a procession earlier this month to honor the patroness... Read more

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Seminary of Archdiocese of Boston doubles enrollment

Dec 18, 2008

Eighty-seven seminarians are now enrolled at the Archdiocese of Boston’s St. John’s Seminary, more than doubling the number of seminarians... Read more

Minnesota Catholic Conference announces ‘Immigration Sunday’

Dec 18, 2008

The Minnesota Catholic Conference has announced that January 4 will be "Immigration Sunday" for Catholic parishes in the state as... Read more

CNA looking ahead to improve services for 2009

Dec 17, 2008

Beginning Monday, December 22, CNA will temporarily suspend news coverage until 2009 while our staff diligently makes preparations for next... Read more

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Spirit of the season results in large donations to emergency assistance centers

Dec 17, 2008

By Denver Catholic Register

This year, helping those less fortunate is even more necessary as greater numbers of people find themselves out of work.... Read more

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Knights of Columbus to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe with congress, festival

Dec 17, 2008

Following the Knights of Columbus 127th Convention next year, the organization will hold its First International Marian Congress on Our... Read more

Sen. Tom Daschle / President-elect Barack Obama

Catholic Health Association welcomes Daschle appointment called ‘disastrous’ by pro-lifers

Dec 17, 2008

The Catholic Health Association has issued a statement welcoming the nomination of former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle as Secretary... Read more

Plan sent to Obama transition team reveals ‘abortion industry bailout’

Dec 16, 2008

A strategy document from a coalition of abortion rights groups which outlines their agenda for an Obama administration has been... Read more

Monsignor Dale Fushek, founder of LifeTeen

LifeTeen founder Msgr. Dale Fushek excommunicated

Dec 16, 2008

Bishop of Phoenix Thomas J. Olmsted has issued a decree of excommunication to Monsignor Dale Fushek, founder of LifeTeen, and... Read more

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University of San Francisco working to remove health plan’s abortion coverage

Dec 16, 2008

The University of San Francisco (USF) continues to react to the revelation that its mandatory student health insurance plan covers... Read more