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Bishop Samuel Aquila

We ‘will be judged by how we vote,’ says Fargo bishop

Nov 4, 2008

At a Mass marking the completion of the 40 Days for Life campaign in Fargo, North Dakota, Bishop Samuel J.... Read more

Supreme Knight Carl Anderson

Head Knight of Columbus warns Freedom of Choice Act threatens pro-life successes

Nov 4, 2008

Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, has published a message regarding the upcoming election. Praising the... Read more

James Tonkowich

Church attendance ‘strongest gap’ in presidential candidates’ support

Nov 3, 2008

Evangelical voters’ aversion to voting for a Democratic president appears to have changed little, a recent poll indicates, though their... Read more

Prof. Douglas Kmiec / Archbishop Chaput

Kmiec’s claims against Denver archbishop irrelevant, false and deceptive, say analysts

Nov 3, 2008

An online ethics publication has responded to pro-Obama professor Doug Kmiec’s essay criticizing Archbishop Charles J. Chaput on his strong... Read more

Obama's half aunt, Zeituni Onyango

Illegal status of Obama’s aunt highlights hot topic with Hispanics

Nov 3, 2008

With just hours to go before the U.S. election, Sen. Barack Obama has dared to comment on the politically sensitive... Read more

Sen. Barack Obama / Sen. John McCain

New poll shows 13 point McCain lead among Catholics

Nov 3, 2008

As the Tuesday elections approach, a new tracking poll from the Investor’s Business Daily shows Sen. John McCain leading Sen.... Read more

Archbishop Chaput / Prof. Douglas Kmiec

Doug Kmiec takes Archbishop Chaput to task for his remarks on voting

Nov 3, 2008

Doug Kmiec, a law professor at Pepperdine University and a supporter of Sen. Barack Obama, has criticized Archbishop of Denver... Read more

CNA

Bishops defend marriage in YouTube videos

Nov 2, 2008

The U.S. bishops have posted to the YouTube video sharing site two videos about same-sex unions, defending marriage from efforts... Read more

Justice Stephen Breyer / Justice David Souter

Obama sees Justices Breyer and Souter as judicial models

Nov 2, 2008

Doug Kmiec, Pepperdine University law professor and adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, has said in an interview... Read more

Archbishop Celestino Migliore

Archbishop advocates responsible lending in response to credit crisis

Nov 1, 2008

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the apostolic nuncio leading the Holy See’s permanent observer mission to the United Nations, on Thursday addressed... Read more

National 40 Days for Life Campaign Director David Bereit

Lifesaving 40 Days for Life campaign nears end

Nov 1, 2008

The pro-life organization 40 Days for Life is nearing the end of its Fall campaign of prayer, fasting, and vigils... Read more

Chris Korzen / Fr. Frank Pavone

Pro-Obama Catholics plan ‘stop the vote’ at parishes

Oct 31, 2008

Priests for Life is warning that James Salt and Chris Korzen from the pro-Obama organization Catholics United sent a blast... Read more

Vatican cardinal to emphasize the Catholic identity of Church charities

Oct 31, 2008

On Monday, November 3, Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, will meet with the U.S.... Read more

Bishop Joseph Finn

Bishop Finn exhorts Catholics to ‘stand up fearlessly’ against ‘tyranny of choice’

Oct 31, 2008

Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph Robert Finn has reminded the faithful that their salvation is at stake in the battle... Read more

Planned Parenthood nurse admits babies’ survival of late-term abortion happens

Oct 31, 2008

Students for Life of America (SFLA) has released a new undercover video of a nurse at a New Jersey Planned... Read more

Bishop of Scranton Joseph Martino

Diocese of Scranton warns about messages from liberal ‘Catholic’ groups

Oct 30, 2008

The Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania has continued educating its members on the importance of life during this election season.  In... Read more

Archbishop Jose Gomez

Archbishop Gomez: ‘culture of life’ issues cannot be dismissed from public debate

Oct 30, 2008

Archbishop of San Antonio Jose Gomez has published a column in the San Antonio Express News lamenting the “troubling” absence... Read more

John Stemberger at a recent news conference

Florida marriage amendment support nears victory level

Oct 30, 2008

Poll results released last Friday show voter support for Florida’s Amendment 2, which would reaffirm the definition of marriage as... Read more

Gov. Jennifer Granholm / Bishop Earl Boyea

Bishop corrects Michigan governor’s ‘shocking’ endorsement of embryo research proposal

Oct 30, 2008

Bishop of Lansing Earl Boyea has rebuked Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s Sunday endorsement of a ballot proposal which would remove... Read more

Mary Ann Glendon, U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See

Fundamentalist secularism threatens U.S., warns ambassador to the Holy See

Oct 29, 2008

The U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, Mary Ann Glendon, warned in an article published by the L’Osservatore Romano that... Read more