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National clergy group supports Archbishop Burke’s Communion refusal
The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, a national association of 600 priests and deacons, has issued a statement endorsing Archbishop Raymond... Read more
National Life Chain Sunday marks 20th year today with annual march
Today marks the annual National Life Chain Sunday, during which pro-life Americans will, for the 20th year, line sidewalks in... Read more
Alliance for Marriage reaches out to Latino Catholics
California is a state well known as a precedent setter when it comes to national debates and that has made... Read more
Catholic Bioethics Center examines Connecticut Plan B legislation, HLI calls for reversal of bishops’ decision
The Philadelphia-based National Catholic Bioethics Center(NCBC) has released a statement to help clarify the Connecticut Catholic Bishops' decision on the Connecticut... Read more
Pop culture trivia crowds out Ten Commandments
A recent survey polled Americans on their knowledge of fast food ingredients, the Brady Bunch, and the Ten Commandments. Knowledge... Read more
Giuliani dodges Archbishop Burke's Holy Communion admonition
St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke recently addressed the behavior of Catholic politicians who publicly dissent from Church teaching yet still... Read more
New college guide evaluates Catholic schools
The Cardinal Newman Society has announced the publication of a college guide for Catholic higher education. Read more
Illinois school board debates in-school Halloween, Christmas celebrations
A school district in Oak Lawn, Illinois, citing concerns for sensitivity to Muslim students, is debating the place of Halloween... Read more
New nun study looks at Alzheimer's disease
Scientists have been searching for ways to unveil many of the mysteries surrounding Alzheimer's disease for decades. A group of... Read more
Republicans could lose social conservatives to third party
Social conservatives have threatened to abandon the Republican Party and support a third party presidential bid if their concerns are... Read more
Supreme Court avoids Catholic religious freedom case
The United States Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider the appeal of Catholic and other religious groups seeking an... Read more
Are you guys really going to be out here for 40 days?
We’re praying at Planned Parenthood at 29th and B Streets. St. Stephen's took the Wednesday shift and St. Joseph's in... Read more
Churches should not be silenced by false threat of revocation of tax exempt status
A coalition of political organizations have joined together to support American churches and pastors who fear legal harassment for speaking... Read more
Bishop of Gallup calls police after he detected intruders
Bishop Donald Pelotte of the Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico made an erratic emergency call from his home to local... Read more
Archbishop Burke: public figures must receive Holy Communion worthily
In an essay certain to have an impact on American politics, Archbishop Raymond Burke of the Archdiocese of St. Louis... Read more
Archbishop Mamberti to the UN: Renew the protection of human rights
On Monday at the United Nations in New York, Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, the Vatican’s secretary for Relations with States, took... Read more
Don't blame the children - Senate should OK plan for kids of illegals
Comprehensive immigration reform midwifed by Florida Republican Sen. Mel Martinez was stillborn earlier this summer. The consequences of this failure... Read more
House Speaker Pelosi criticized for dismissing blasphemous ad, indecent festival
Following controversy over San Francisco's Folsom Street Fair and its lewd, profane advertisements, United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has... Read more
Michigan Catholic Conference launches stem cell education campaign
Michigan Catholics will soon receive educational material about stem cell research from the Michigan Catholic Conference explaining how the use... Read more
Archbishop Gomez: journalists can’t tell America’s story without religion
In an address to the annual conference of the Religion Newswriters' Association, Archbishop José Gomez of the Archdiocese of San... Read more
