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Holy Father asks U.N. to build a world of greater solidarity
In an address sent for the opening of the 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged... Read more
Fordham University criticized for awarding ethics prize to Justice Stephen Breyer
A Fordham University legal ethics center’s decision to award an ethics prize to the pro-abortion rights Supreme Court Justice Stephen... Read more
Friends remember man who died saving Down Syndrome son
A requiem Mass was celebrated on Monday for Thomas S. Vander Woude, a former athletic director at Christendom College who... Read more
Pro-life pharmacy owner explains his no-contraception policy
Citing ethical objections and the potential of some contraceptive drugs to cause abortions, some pharmacies in the United States have... Read more
Bishop Olmsted urges Catholics to support Arizona marriage proposition
In a video posted to the internet, Bishop of Phoenix Thomas Olmsted has exhorted Catholics to support Proposition 102, an... Read more
Presidential candidates address Catholic concerns in magazine interview
Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have addressed issues of both general interest and of special concern to Catholics in... Read more
Catholic voters must ‘limit evil’ with their vote, Kansas City bishops say
The bishops of Kansas City have issued a joint pastoral letter on the voting responsibilities of Catholics, explaining the need... Read more
Priest assigned to Univeristy of Illinois Newman Center faces cocaine charges
A Catholic priest assigned to the Newman Center on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana faces criminal charges for allegedly... Read more
Alaska Supreme Court bars hospital from halting woman’s life support
The Alaska Supreme Court has issued an order forbidding a hospital from removing a woman’s life-support tubes, which would almost... Read more
Biden's remarks draw his local bishop into the fray
The Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Joseph Biden’s erroneous comments about Church teaching on abortion have prompted corrections from many U.S.... Read more
Catholic bishops ask Bush to lift Cuba restrictions to help hurricane relief
Cardinal Francis George, speaking as President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has asked the U.S. government to... Read more
New website launched to inform Catholic voters about their ‘rich heritage’
CatholicVote.com, a new educational website targeting Catholic voters, has been launched by the Catholic-inspired group Fidelis. The site provides information... Read more
Conference examining effects of abortion on fathers held in Chicago
The Knights of Columbus-sponsored “Reclaiming Fatherhood” conference was held in Chicago on Monday and Tuesday to discuss the effect of... Read more
Terrorism a ‘direct affront to humanity,’ archbishop tells U.N. meeting
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the apostolic nuncio leading the Holy See’s permanent observer mission to the United Nations, on Tuesday addressed... Read more
Catholic bishops call for end to ‘inhumane’ worksite ICE raids
Speaking at a press conference in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, several Catholic bishops questioned the effectiveness and humaneness of U.S. Immigration and... Read more
Bishops correct Biden: protecting unborn from abortion is a ‘demand of justice’
Archbishop of Philadelphia Cardinal Justin Rigali and Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut William E. Lori, writing in a Tuesday statement, have... Read more
Cubans in Miami join in celebration of 400th anniversary for Our Lady of Charity
Thousands of Cubans in Miami gathered for a Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Charity, the patroness of... Read more
Judge rules ban on teacher’s classroom ‘God Bless America’ banners violates free speech
A federal judge ruled on Friday that a San Diego high school teacher has a free speech right to display... Read more
Why some politicians are against abortion and for embryonic stem cell research
In December of 2005 an op-ed piece by sociologist Dalton Conley appeared in the New York Times, stating that “most... Read more
Sen. Biden criticized for remarks on disabilities and stem cells
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Joseph Biden drew fire on Tuesday for his remarks claiming that Republicans’ pledged support for parents... Read more
