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Pro-abortion group confirms abortions decreased under Bush administration
The claim that abortions have increased under the presidency of George W. Bush is untrue and based on selective research... Read more
Bishop urges opposition to Delaware bill on embryonic stem-cell research
Catholics must voice their opposition to new state legislation that would fund embryonic stem-cell research, which involves the killing of... Read more
Court halts proceedings in abuse lawsuits
Judge R. Stanton Wettick Jr. halted proceedings in nearly three dozen sex-abuse lawsuits, filed against the Diocese of Pittsburgh, until... Read more
San Diego citizens to vote on future of cross landmark
San Diego residents will vote July 26 on whether the Mount Soledad War Memorial and the large cross that is... Read more
US Bishops react to stem cell bills
President George W. Bush has promised to veto a bill, which would allow government funding for embryonic stem-cell research. Bush... Read more
Catholic group calls Showtime’s mockery of Mother Teresa, vicious, monstrous
Shareholders in the media giant, Viacom, will be greeted by many unhappy faces as they enter a meeting at New... Read more
Senate confirms pro-life to Appeals Court, others to follow
On a 56-43 vote, the Senate has confirmed Pricilla Owens, a Texas Sunday school teacher, to a spot on the... Read more
Catholics urged to pray for canonization of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
The Washington-based Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions announced recently that they have declared July 14th as an official day of... Read more
Knights of Columbus welcome Bush’s threat to veto stem-cell research bill
President George W. Bush's decision to veto embryonic stem-cell research legislation being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives is... Read more
Cardinal Keeler urges support for bill on umbilical cord blood stem-cell research
A new bill that would allow research based on the stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood immediately after births... Read more
Senate moves to confirm Owen, a Sunday school teacher, as federal judge
The Senate started voting Wednesday to confirm Judge Priscilla Owen to the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.... Read more
Church teaching on homosexuality causes hope for some, derision for others
Two very different groups, which offer support for homosexuals in the Church are planning their first conferences since the election... Read more
Los Angeles Times writer spews hate toward the Church, says Catholic League president
Los Angeles Times op-ed writer Robert Scheer has distorted the truth about the Catholic Church and homosexuals, says Catholic League... Read more
Pittsburgh honors volunteer catechists
The Diocese of Pittsburgh will honor 2,100 volunteer religious educators at a convocation Thursday at the David Lawrence Convention Center.... Read more
3,000 attend Eucharistic procession in Connecticut
Over 3,000 faithful braved a steady downpour of rain on Sunday to process with the Blessed Sacrament through the streets... Read more
Archbishop Foley to speak to U.S. groups on the Church and mass communication
Earlier today, Archbishop John Foley, president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications spoke at a joint meeting of... Read more
Christian leaders not happy with filibuster compromise
The Family Research Council is among numerous groups around the country expressing their distaste for a compromise, which will allow... Read more
Catholic memorial opens near Ground Zero
A beloved chapel, located just 200 yards from the World Trade Center Site, was finally restored and blessed Sunday by... Read more
Prayer is legal at graduation ceremonies, says Christian association
Banning prayer from graduation ceremonies is in violation of the law, said Finn Laursen, executive director of Christian Educators Association... Read more
Opponents ‘hiding from debate’ on judicial nominees, says legal expert
Democratic senators refuse to vote on President George Bush’s judicial nominees, claiming they are “extreme.” But Wendy Long, former law... Read more
