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Archbishop Niederauer praises Tim Russert’s devotion to faith, family
Archbishop George H. Niederauer of San Francisco, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Communications Committee, the late Tim Russert on Tuesday... Read more
Group calls for amendment to U.S. Constitution to protect marriage
Reacting to the granting of marriage licenses to homosexual couples in California, the Alliance for Marriage Foundation has reiterated its... Read more
Pro-family and church leaders respond to homosexual weddings in California
Leaders in the Catholic Church in California and national pro-family organizations have published their reactions to the first homosexual marriages... Read more
Pro-life leader sees moment of opportunity, launches ‘Pledge of Assent’ for clergy
Father Thomas J. Euteneuer, STL, president of Human Life International, has invited every Catholic bishop, priest, deacon, and seminarian in... Read more
‘Catholic’ mayor celebrates homosexual ‘marriages,’ Catholic bishops express regret
California went ahead with implementing its Supreme Court’s ruling on homosexual "marriages" on Monday evening. Gavin Newsom, the mayor of... Read more
Steubenville conference calls young adults to love and evangelize
"We speak of hearts being broken, of being torn. The depth of your heart is complete intimacy. God gives us... Read more
Revelation of judge’s obscene web site prompts calls for resignation
Concerned Women for America has called for the resignation of a federal judge in California whose explicit website was exposed... Read more
Father Emil Kapaun’s cause for sainthood to be officially opened
The Cause for the Canonization of Father Emil Kapaun, an Army Chaplain who died while in a North Korean Prisoner... Read more
‘Inspiration’ saluted: St. Mark’s grad admired for response to disability
Friday can’t come soon enough for Alejandro Pabon. That’s when he’ll be fitted for his new leg prosthetics at Shriners... Read more
Host of ‘Meet the Press’ had deep respect for the Holy Father
Tim Russert, host of NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” collapsed and died yesterday in a Washington newsroom – two short... Read more
Survey finds some Catholics looking for a political home
A new survey examining party affiliation and religious observance finds that Catholic support is about evenly split between the Republican... Read more
Embryonic stem cell research 'absolutely unacceptable,' U.S. bishops say
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), gathered for its spring meeting in Orlando, on Friday issued its first... Read more
Georgia case emblematic of coercive abortion practices, pro-lifers say
A pro-life group has cited the recent case of a Georgia woman who pressured her teenage son’s girlfriend to have... Read more
Discount for student contraceptives added to Iraq war funding bill
An amendment that would indirectly fund Planned Parenthood and university health clinics that distribute contraceptives has been added by the... Read more
Bishops to analyze Mass attendance, recent data on U.S. Catholic Church
Today the U.S. bishops are gathering to discuss current issues relating to the American Catholic Church at the spring meeting... Read more
Archbishop of Baltimore asks Legionaries to report area activities
Edwin F. O’Brien, the Archbishop of Baltimore, has written to the Superior General of the Legionaries of Christ, Monsignor Alvaro... Read more
Catholic evangelist is semifinalist for ‘Keep Going’ Hall of Fame
A Catholic author and evangelist, who is suffering from cancer, is a semifinalist for Energizer’s Keep Going Hall of Fame... Read more
USCCB conference to formally address embryonic stem cell research
The U.S. Catholic bishops at their upcoming semi-annual spring meeting in Orlando, Florida could issue their first formal statement exclusively... Read more
‘Gospel of Judas’ story criticized for ‘scholarly malpractice’
Prominent scholars have accused the National Geographic Society’s 2006 series of articles on the Gospel of Judas of mistranslation, commercial... Read more
Success of Pope’s U.S. visit echoing through the Church and the world, papal Nuncio says
Archbishop Pietro Sambi, representative of the Pope to the United States, has explained in an interview that Benedict XVI’s successful... Read more
