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Football coach Sonny Lubbick and Bishop James Conley become new Catholic Foundation board members
Colorado State University football coach Sonny Lubbick and Bishop James D. Conley, the new auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of... Read more
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Anti-discrimination rule proposed to protect pro-life healthcare workers
The Bush administration has proposed a rule that any program run or funded by the U.S. Department of Health and... Read more
Catholic Charities staffer who signed abortion consent form will not be prosecuted
Michael N. Herring, the Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney, has announced that though the Commonwealth Catholic Charities of Richmond (CCR) staffer who... Read more
Archbishop Myers praises growth of Anglican Use liturgy
John J. Myers, the Archbishop of Newark and Ecclesiastical Delegate for the Pastoral Provision, addressed the Anglican Use Conference in... Read more
$600,000 ‘Life Prizes’ program launched to reward pro-life workers
The Gerard Health Foundation has unveiled the “Life Prizes” program to award up to $600,000 to those who uphold and... Read more
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Professor who threatened desecration claims to have consecrated Hosts
University of Minnesota Morris biology professor and science blogger Dr. Paul Zachary Myers, who last week threatened to desecrate the... Read more
Soccer pro retires to pursue Catholic priesthood
A professional soccer player in Massachusetts has retired from the sport to enter a Catholic seminary, saying he is “moving... Read more
Minnesota professor repeats threat of Eucharistic desecration
University of Minnesota at Morris biology professor P.Z. Myers has repeated his threat to desecrate the Eucharist, saying “I have... Read more
Religious voters favor McCain, poll claims
A new Gallup Poll claims to show that registered voters who say religion is important in their lives tend to... Read more
Salesian selected to be at Pope's boat-a-cade arrival
Salesian Sister MaryAnn Schaefer, admissions director at Mary Help of Christian Academy in North Haledon, NJ, couldn't dream of a... Read more
Picture of McCain praying stolen at La Raza convention
Staffers for Sen. John McCain at the annual convention for the Latino civil rights group La Raza have received mostly... Read more
Bishop Malone to lead prayer and reflection at World Youth Day
Bishop Richard Malone has been selected to be among those leading English-speaking youth in prayer and reflection during World Youth... Read more
CNA to unveil extensive, in-depth coverage of WYD
World Youth Day is the largest gathering of Catholic youth in the world. Given this significance, CNA will be providing... Read more
Holy Father appoints new bishop to Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota
This morning Pope Benedict appointed Fr. John LeVoir as the fourth bishop of New Ulm. The new bishop succeeds Archbishop... Read more
Minnesota professor encourages theft and desecration of Eucharist
A Minnesota professor and science blogger has said he will personally desecrate the Eucharist and publish photos of the desecration... Read more
Obama’s director of Catholic Outreach ‘dodges’ opportunity to reach Catholics
Mark Linton, director of Catholic Outreach for the Obama Campaign, refused to appear on a Catholic radio show to explain... Read more
McCain campaign plans ‘very aggressive’ outreach to Catholic voters
John McCain is preparing to ramp up his efforts to reach out to Catholic voters with a “very, very aggressive”... Read more
CNA introduces ‘Indispensable Economics’ with Dr. William Luckey
Catholic News Agency is pleased to announce a new column named “Indispensable Economics,” written by Dr. William Luckey. Each week,... Read more
Oldest northeastern U.S. Catholic parish celebrates bicentennial
St. Patrick Catholic Church in Newcastle, Maine will celebrate its bicentennial this weekend. The church, whose building was completed in... Read more
Pro-Life group prevents UNFPA from receiving $235 million over forced abortion
Due to efforts by the Population Research Institute, for the seventh consecutive year, the U.S. government has decided to withhold... Read more
