US News

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Archbishop Burke to dedicate new national shrine for Our Lady of Guadalupe

Jul 28, 2008

Archbishop Raymond Burke is flying back from Rome to dedicate the new Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe this coming... Read more

Cardinal Sean O'Malley

Protestant pastor apologizes to Catholics over minister’s role in female ‘ordinations’

Jul 28, 2008

Just over a week ago, the dissident group Womenpriests claimed to “ordain” three women as priests at a Boston-area Church... Read more

CNA

American Indian leaders help Democrats bless convention venue

Jul 28, 2008

The smell of sage filled the air as Native American leaders joined organizers of the Democratic National Convention last Friday... Read more

CNA

Feminists ignore baby girls killed by sex-selective abortions, pro-life leader says

Jul 26, 2008

Steven Mosher, president of the Population Research Institute (PRI), has charged that American feminists are refusing to address the problem... Read more

Pro-life student group sues Michigan university

Jul 26, 2008

A pro-life student group at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan is suing the school alleging its free speech rights... Read more

CNA

Minnesota professor claims to have desecrated Eucharist

Jul 26, 2008

Saying “Catholicism has been actively poisoning the minds of its practitioners” and characterizing religious instruction as “a devastating crime against... Read more

Board members from breakaway St. Louis parish reconcile with Church, join lawsuit

Jul 25, 2008

Three members of the board from the breakaway St. Stanislaus Kostka parish in St. Louis have reconciled with the Catholic... Read more

South Dakota abortion clinic appears closed, despite Planned Parenthood denial

Jul 24, 2008

During what one pro-life advocate called “a great week in South Dakota for unborn children,” a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in... Read more

David Bereit, Director of the 40 Days for Life Campaign

New documentary to highlight 40 Days for Life pro-life campaign

Jul 24, 2008

A new documentary about the 40 Days for Life campaign, which involves educational outreach, personal prayer and fasting, and prayer... Read more

CNA

Archbishop Chaput authors new book on faith in the public square

Jul 23, 2008

Charles J. Chaput, the Archbishop of Denver, has written a new book about Catholic participation in public life, where faith... Read more

Professor P.Z. Myers / Chancellor Jacqueline Johnson

Professor who threatened to desecrate Eucharist has not been disciplined, university says

Jul 23, 2008

The University of Minnesota has told CNA that disciplinary action has not been taken against Professor Paul Zachary Myers, a... Read more

Pro-life groups still waiting for City of Denver’s approval for DNC vigil

Jul 22, 2008

Pro-life groups have asked the City of Denver to permit them to conduct a prayer vigil at the Pepsi Center... Read more

U.S. bishops launch Natural Family Planning Awareness Week

Jul 22, 2008

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has launched “Natural Family Planning Awareness Week” to promote Catholic teaching about human... Read more

CNA

Archdiocese of Boston responds to attempted ordination of three women

Jul 22, 2008

The Archdiocese of Boston has issued a statement in response to a group that planned and performed an ordination ceremony... Read more

Cardinal Rigali defends conscience protections for pro-life health workers

Jul 22, 2008

Cardinal Justin Rigali has written a letter to all members of the U.S. Congress defending conscience protections for pro-life health... Read more

Sen. John McCain / Sen. Barack Obama

McCain and Obama to make joint campaign appearance at Rick Warren’s Church

Jul 21, 2008

The presumptive presidential nominees for the Republican and Democratic parties, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, respectively, will make a... Read more

CNA

Boycotters protest McDonald’s support for ‘homosexual agenda’

Jul 18, 2008

Some supporters of traditional marriage are protesting the fast food corporate giant McDonald’s over its decision to join the National... Read more

Abortionist George Tiller

Tiller abortion clinic allegedly performs abortion on unwilling sixteen-year-old

Jul 18, 2008

A sixteen-year-old Kansas girl was allegedly forced by her mother to undergo an abortion on Wednesday at an abortion clinic... Read more

‘Catholics for Choice’ to publish open letter to Pope criticizing Humanae Vitae

Jul 18, 2008

A group of Catholic dissenters plans to publish an open letter to Pope Benedict XVI criticizing Pope Paul VI’s 1968... Read more

CNA

40 Days for Life launches fall 2008 campaign, reports 500 babies saved

Jul 18, 2008

The 40 Days for Life initiative is launching its fall campaign to promote 40 days of prayer and fasting, 24-hour... Read more