US News

CNA

Gonzaga University President denies anti-life accusations

Mar 6, 2005

Gonzaga University President, Fr. Robert Spitzer S.J. has categorically denied charges brought by Dr. Mike Adams, a professor at the... Read more

CNA

Member of dissenter group denied Communion, takes own host

Mar 6, 2005

A member of the group Call to Action turned the Body of Christ into a political statement last month by... Read more

Denver Universities host pro-life photo exhibit

Mar 6, 2005

In a collaboration of the Christian Life Movement, an international religious community, and the Auraria Catholic Campus Club, a student-based... Read more

CNA

EWTN Web site teaches the faith to kids

Mar 6, 2005

EWTNKids has taken off in a new way. Launched two years ago, Catholic schools across the U.S. have begun using... Read more

CNA

Christian Iranians granted asylum in U.S.

Mar 6, 2005

An Iranian family's five-year fight to stay in the United States ended March 2 when they were finally granted political... Read more

CNA

China Aid Association reports Christian leaders deported; tortured

Mar 6, 2005

On Wednesday, the China Aid Association (CAA) announced numerous reports of Christians being deported from China and one church pastor... Read more

Chaput defends Church’s role in public life

Mar 3, 2005

Speaking to a sometimes hostile crowd of civic and business leaders on Tuesday, Denver’s Archbishop Charles Chaput set out to defend... Read more

CNA

Bishop Olmsted makes case for the need to kneel during consecration

Mar 3, 2005

Kneeling during mass plays a central role in worship and must be encouraged in Catholic parishes, said Bishop Thomas J.... Read more

CNA

Florida Bishops break silence on Schiavo case

Mar 3, 2005

In a statement made public yesterday, but dated February 28th, the Florida Catholic Conference broke their silence regarding brain-damaged Terri... Read more

CNA

U.S. has not backed down on pro-life stance to U.N.

Mar 3, 2005

Contrary to what many media sources have been reporting, the U.S. has not backed down on what has been called... Read more

CNA

Schindlers request new trial in Terri Schiavo case based on judge's error

Mar 3, 2005

The attorney for Terri Schindler Schiavo's parents has filed a new motion, alleging that Judge George W. Greer’s decision in... Read more

CNA

Gonzaga University discriminates against Christian students, columnist says

Mar 3, 2005

A distinguished law professor at UNC-Wilmington recently wrote the president of the Jesuit-run Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., pointing out... Read more

CNA

Catholic Charities welcomes senators' antipoverty agenda

Mar 3, 2005

Catholic Charities USA welcomes some senators’ efforts to put poverty issues on the Congressional agenda, calling their proposals “a good... Read more

CNA

Matano appointed Bishop of Burlington

Mar 2, 2005

The Vatican recently announced that Pope John Paul has appointed Msgr. Salvatore Ronald Matano as Bishop Coadjutor of the diocese... Read more

CNA

Catholic leaders urged to defend Terri Schiavo’s right to life

Mar 2, 2005

American Life League is calling on Florida’s bishops and priests to defend Terri Schindler Schiavo’s right to life and to... Read more

CNA

Disability-rights activist, once considered ‘a vegetable’, joins fight for Terri Schiavo

Mar 2, 2005

A disability-rights activist, who was once dependent on a feeding tube and considered “a vegetable” by medical professionals, has joined... Read more

CNA

Colorado Catholic Conference speaks out against mandatory contraception bill

Mar 2, 2005

The Colorado Catholic Conference is encouraging the state’s faithful to fight against a new bill before the state’s House of... Read more

CNA

Family Research Council spokesman expresses hope in Ten Commandments case

Mar 2, 2005

Yesterday, Pat Trueman, Senior Legal Council for the Family Research Council called the day’s arguments in the cases of McCreary... Read more

CNA

New bishop installed at La Crosse Diocese

Mar 2, 2005

Chicago native Bishop Jerome Listecki was installed as the new bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse this week. The... Read more

CNA

Terri Schiavo’s brother to speak at Princeton University

Mar 1, 2005

Terri Schindler Schiavo’s brother, Bobby Schindler, is scheduled to speak today on the Princeton University campus about his 41-year-old disabled... Read more