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Cardinal Maida celebrates joys, challenges of 50-year priesthood
Cardinal Adam Maida is giving thanks to God for his priestly vocation on his 50th anniversary of ordination. Read more
Georgia parish's minstry explodes
Ten years ago, St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Woodstock, Georgia had 300 families worshipping out of a gymnasium in... Read more
Denver Archdiocese to unveil privatized school voucher program
The Archdiocese of Denver announced that it will hold a press conference today to announce a new educational initiative for... Read more
Senate ignores American people on marriage
Pro-family groups say the Senate's 49-48 vote against a constitutional amendment to protect marriage ignores the will of the majority... Read more
Unity 'impossible' if Anglican church ordains women bishops, says Cardinal Kasper
Cardinal Walter Kasper, head of the Vatican's Council for Christian Unity, told the Church of England that to consecrate women... Read more
3rd Circuit affirms right of Catholic school to fire Pro-abortion teacher
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals, yesterday, decided in favor of the Ursuline Academy of Wilmington, which was accused of... Read more
Colombian priest to provide chaplain services to Hispanic US troops in Iraq
Colombian-born Father Luis Silva is set to travel to Iraq and Afghanistan as a member of the US military chaplaincy... Read more
Cardinal Cipriani calls for “truce” to allow new Peruvian government to take form
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, sent greetings to the new President-elect of Peru, Alan Garcia, and called... Read more
Simple majority not enough to pass marriage amendment
The Senate today, voted to reject a proposed amendment to the US Constitution which would ban gay "marriage". Read more
US bishops support congressional resolutions denouncing Chinese ordinations
Bishop Thomas Wenski has urged the Bush Administration to communicate to Chinese authorities the impact the unauthorized ordination of two... Read more
Catechists trained to use computer-based faith-education program
A new computer-based faith-education program for children unlocks a different Gospel story each month - linking Sunday Mass readings to... Read more
Court decision allowing Muslim course in public schools is ‘double standard’
The Thomas More Law Center has requested the United States Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’... Read more
Archbishop Chaput asks for support of Federal Marriage Amendment
Archbishop Charles Chaput has urged Catholics to contact their senators and encourage them to vote for the federal amendment. The... Read more
Politicians, vocations on agenda for US bishops’ spring meeting
The relationship between bishops, the Church and politicians will be on the agenda for the spring meeting of the United... Read more
Catholic writer says Paul VI, Humanae Vitae still misrepresented
The notion that the Catholic Church retained the ban on artificial birth control in 1968 because it was afraid that... Read more
Cardinal speaks to UN on AIDS fight
Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, President of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, delivered an address to the United Nations... Read more
Massachusetts Gov. asks lawmakers to protect marriage
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has sent a letter to US Senators asking them to vote in favor of a proposed... Read more
Opening brief to defend "Under God" filed before Ninth Circuit
The Becket Fund, a interfaith organization for religious freedom, filed an opening brief June 1 in an effort to overturn... Read more
Hispanic Catholic youth, diocesan leaders to meet for National Encuentro
More than 2,000 young adults, bishops, diocesan coordinators and other parish leaders from across the country will gather for the... Read more
EMS volunteer cleared of charges of bias against homosexuals
The Truro Fire Department Board of Fire Engineers cleared all charges of bias that were filed against an EMS volunteer... Read more
