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Rick Santorum endorses Mitt Romney for president
Mitt Romney scored a victory in the political endorsement battle today, as Rick Santorum, a former Republican senator from Pennsylvania... Read more
Boston gym’s ad featuring nuns and a naked man draws fire
A Boston-area fitness club’s advertisement depicting nuns and a naked man has attracted harsh criticism, CBS News reports. Read more
Full itinerary for Pope's U.S. visit released
Pope Benedict XVI’s itinerary for his first papal visit to the United States has been released and includes a wide range... Read more
Coalition of Colorado religious charities unites against discrimination bill
Several faith-based organizations are protesting a proposed Colorado law that would forbid charities which receive government funds from using religious-based... Read more
Legionaries of Christ founder passes away
Father Álvaro Corcuera, General Director of the Legionaries of Christ, announced today that their Founder, Father Marcial Maciel Degollado, has... Read more
Denver archbishop continues to address Colorado bill
In an interview with Rocky Mountain News, Archbishop Charles Chaput further explained his position on a proposed Colorado law that... Read more
California abortionist to be tried for practicing medicine without a license
The owner of a California abortion clinic chain faces trial on charges of practicing medicine without a license, Operation Rescue... Read more
Austrian cardinal to present book on creation and evolution in San Francisco
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna, will give an official presentation of his new book on creation and evolution in... Read more
US Bishops' ad campaign targeted for suppression in San Francisco
A pro-life campaign sponsored by the U.S. Catholic Bishops has drawn the ire of a San Francisco chapter of Planned... Read more
Pro-life film festival launched in San Francisco
Inspired by major artistic events held at Cannes and Sundance, pro-lifers are organizing the first ever pro-life film festival, Ignatius... Read more
Archbishop of Cincinnati says “Bodies...The Exhibition” undermines human dignity
The Archbishop of Cincinnati has commented on the “Bodies...The Exhibition” presentation opening in Cincinnati, calling it “unseemly and inappropriate” and... Read more
New Vatican document could spark resurgence of Catholic schools, says American archbishop
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of San Antonio, said a recent document by the Vatican could spark a resurgence of Catholic... Read more
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Vatican cardinal sides with Denver archbishop in debate over Catholic Charities
At a press conference today on the Pope’s Lenten Message, Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes offered his support for Archbishop Charles... Read more
Collection for Catholics in post-Communist countries to take place Ash Wednesday
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced that the 2008 Collection for the Church in Central and... Read more
New MRSA strain afflicting homosexuals faces political correctness whitewash, group claims
Some conservative groups are alleging that news of a microbe resistant to multiple drugs and found disproportionately among homosexual men... Read more
Michigan group plans new Catholic college
Organizers with the Cardinal Newman Liberal Arts Project believe they have found a good location for a new Catholic college... Read more
Author explains how the Democratic party became liberalized
In an interview with CNA, Mark Stricherz, the author of the book “Why the Democrats are Blue: How Secular Liberals... Read more
Polling station at Mass. Catholic church won’t cover crucifix
A Catholic church to be used as a polling site for the Massachusetts presidential primary will not have to cover... Read more
Catholic convert’s desire for unity led him to create Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Throughout his entire life Fr. Paul Wattson, the founder of the Society of Antonment, was always devoted to the urgent... Read more
Interest in the priesthood is on the upswing
When Father Gerard Francik recently interviewed a 19-year-old man who was thinking about becoming a priest, the archdiocesan vocations director... Read more
