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New book offers novena based on Mother Teresa’s writings
As a follow-up to last year's New York Times bestseller, “Come Be My Light,” Doubleday has released a new book... Read more
Cardinal Mahony praises success of Prop. 8’s ‘unprecedented coalition’
Archbishop of Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony has issued a statement following the electoral victory of Proposition 8. Its passage,... Read more
Catholic bishops cut all funding to ACORN
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has not yet been able to determine if grants made to ACORN were... Read more
U.S. bishops approve new blessing for unborn children
Children in the womb will now be able to receive a blessing from their parish priests following an overwhelming vote... Read more
Catholic bishops express solidarity with those caught in financial squeeze
Speaking for all of the U.S. Catholic bishops, Cardinal Francis George issued a statement today on the economic situation. In... Read more
Obama transition team prepares to axe pro-life funding rules
President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team is preparing the first actions of his presidency, planning to lift embryonic stem cell research... Read more
Professors and activities at Catholic schools helped Obama win, group claims
The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS) is claiming that several outspoken professors and political activities on Catholic university campuses helped Sen.... Read more
Prop. 8 supporters suffer harassment, assaults from homosexual activists
Supporters of California’s Proposition 8 are reporting harassment and even violent assaults from opponents protesting the passage of the ballot... Read more
Obama was elected on the economy, not on values issues, Cardinal George says
Early on Monday afternoon, Cardinal Francis George held a press conference where he spoke about how the U.S. bishops will... Read more
Cardinal George to society: Don’t ask Catholics to check their beliefs at the door
Archbishop of Chicago Francis George, speaking as the President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, on Monday lamented the... Read more
What will really happen this week at the USCCB meeting
Since the election of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States, several Catholic commentators have speculated on... Read more
Couple helps Catholics live out the full calling of marriage
A San Antonio couple is pushing for a true renewal of the Sacrament of Marriage in the Catholic Church through... Read more
Ukrainian Catholics in U.S. to remember Communist-inflicted famine
The Most Rev. Stefan Soroka, the highest-ranking leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States, will hold a... Read more
Obama should ‘pick up the phone’ in U.S.-Vatican relations, John Allen says
Vatican expert John Allen has written an open letter to President-elect Barack Obama discussing how the U.S. government and the... Read more
Kmiec pro-life strategy criticized as ‘implausible’
Discussion continues over Pepperdine University law professor and pro-life Catholic Doug Kmiec’s arguments on behalf of the pro-abortion rights President-elect... Read more
Prof. Robert George receives U.N. appointment
Intellectual heavyweight, Professor Robert P. George, has received an appointment as a member of the World Commission on the Ethics... Read more
Florida bishop counsels Biden to examine conscience before Communion
Bishop John Ricard of the Diocese of Tallahassee-Pensacola has written to vice-President-elect Sen. Joseph Biden regarding his recent attendance at... Read more
Obama's aunt to fight deportation from U.S.
President-elect Obama’s aunt, who is living in the U.S. illegally, will fight a deportation order, her lawyer says. Read more
Pro-legal abortion Catholic wins hotly contested congressional seat
Thomas Perriello, a Catholic who is in favor of legalized abortion has defeated Republican incumbent Virgil Goode by 648 votes... Read more
Knights of Columbus congratulate Obama, celebrate pro-marriage votes
Mr. Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, released a statement on Friday extending his congratulations to... Read more
