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Colorado bishops support state tax referendum, say: government must protect the weak
Colorado’s three Catholic bishops have released a joint statement in support of state Referendums, C&D. The measures would return nearly... Read more
Contest seeking first-time religious screenwriters
First-time screenwriters with a religious message will have a chance to get their scripts noticed by top Hollywood executives in... Read more
Young people organize concert in Denver to aid victims of Katrina
In an effort to reach out to those affected by the devastating storms the south in the last several weeks,... Read more
Cardinal says progress is ‘decidedly mixed’ in creating culture of life in US
The United States’ progress is “decidedly mixed” in fostering a culture where every human life is respected and defended, said... Read more
Fight against poverty gets $9-million boost
The fight against the root causes of poverty in the United States will get a $9-million boost from the Catholic... Read more
US bishops plan fall meeting
The death penalty, lay ministry, liturgy, Africa and the Eucharistic Congress of 2008 are on the agenda for the fall... Read more
Colorado pro-life groups push government, pharmaceuticals to end production of vaccines made from aborted stem cell lines
Yesterday, the Colorado Right to Life, in conjunction with the group, Children of God for Life, announced a massive new... Read more
Archbishop O’Brien criticizes media for reducing seminary visitations to homosexuality issue, ignoring facts about potential Vatican document
As the much-talked-about national seminary visitation process gets underway, Archbishop Edwin O’Brien, head of the military Archdiocese and overseer of... Read more
Many pro life, religious groups adopt a wait and see attitude toward Supreme Court nominee
Earlier today, President Bush tapped White House counsel Harriet Miers to fill the seat of retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra... Read more
Colorado Catholics gather to celebrate religious media giant, and its tenacious mother
Thousands of people bustled about the massive new Denver Convention Center this weekend to show their love and support for... Read more
A Poverty of the U.S. is its Approach to Life, Bishop Samuel Aquila notes on Respect Life Sunday
There is a poverty of the United States is “its approach to life and its disregard of the dignity of... Read more
Conference explores future of Catholic universities
The future of the Catholic university was the focus of a three-day conference at University of Notre Dame last week.... Read more
Cardinal Rigali, priests engage in candid discussion about sex abuse scandal
Priests of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia voiced their candid and honest opinions with Cardinal Justin Rigali last week about a... Read more
Humanity deserves to be free from scourge of self-destruction, says Vatican Ambassador to UN
In a speech to the General Assembly’s First committee, of disarmament and international security, Msgr. Migliore, Ambassador of the Holy... Read more
Catholic groups congratulate Roberts on confirmation
The confirmation of John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court "is an encouraging sign that this... Read more
Historic New Orleans Cathedral to reopen, first Mass to be said in French Quarter this weekend
Archbishop Alfred Hughes of the hurricane-ravaged Archdiocese of New Orleans has announced that he will celebrate the first Mass in... Read more
Anglican group seeks reunion with Rome
The Anglican Church in America has decided to seek union with the Roman Catholic Church. If unification were successful, this... Read more
USCCB launches documentary film project on ‘Da Vinci Code’
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has decided to reply to “The Da Vinci Code” through a documentary film... Read more
Kofi Annan’s Chief of Staff Makes Clear On-the-Record that the Term “Reproductive Health” Does NOT Include Abortion
Yesterday, in an official briefing before the House International Relations Committee, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan’s Chief of Staff... Read more
Governor Schwarzenegger Preserves Marriage For Now
Yesterday Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed AB 849, a bill proposed by Assemblyman Leno, (D-San Francisco), a measure that would have legalized... Read more
