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Terri Schiavo’s family encouraged after Kansas woman wakes from 20-year coma
The awakening of a Kansas woman from a 20-year coma has encouraged Terri Schindler Schiavo’s family in their fight to... Read more
St. Louis Archbishop expresses regret over defiant parish
In a letter published in the St. Louis Review on Friday, Archbishop Raymond Burke sought to clarify his stance in... Read more
Church cannot support ‘emergency contraception’ for rape victims, says Archbishop Chaput
In a guest comment in the Denver Post Feb. 8, Archbishop Charles Chaput explained why the Catholic Church cannot support... Read more
Mass. Supreme Court grants oral argument in seeking stay of same-sex marriage
In an unexpected move, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court announced that it would hear oral argument in a case seeking... Read more
PA Catholic Conference says no to bill permitting embryonic stem-cell research
The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference has launched a major campaign to stop legislation that would allow embryonic stem-cell research. Read more
Draft legislation undermines commitment to refugees, say U.S. bishops
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops says draft legislation, which would have barriers and walls constructed along the U.S.-Mexico border,... Read more
Inner city youth minister uses Hip-hop to preach the Gospel
St. Francis of Assisi once said, “preach the Gospel at all times, if necessary, use words.” 27-year old Bob Lesnefsky’s... Read more
Gibson to re-release Passion of the Christ
On March 11th, Mel Gibson and New Market Films plan to release The Passion Recut to 500-750 movie screens around... Read more
Deadline to comply with Church Law officially ends for St. Louis parish
In a press release Tuesday morning, the Archdiocese of St. Louis announced that its patience with St. Stanislaus Kostka parish... Read more
Archbishop of Denver calls cloning decision “tragic”
Professor Ian Wilmut, best known for his cloning of the sheep, “Dolly” in 1997, has now been granted a license... Read more
Religious freedom commission wants US to impose restrictions against Saudi Arabia
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to take action against Saudi Arabia,... Read more
Pro-life leaders seek face-to-face meeting with Senator Clinton
Members of the Christian Defense Coalition presented themselves at Senator Hillary Clinton's office today to schedule a meeting to discuss... Read more
Catholic parishes flourish in Southern U.S.
The Catholic Church in the southern U.S. is flourishing and growing at an impressive rate. But its rebirth in the... Read more
New York mayor to challenge legal right to hold religious service in school gym
The Catholic League has accused Mayor Michael Bloomberg of supporting religious discrimination after news that his administration was going to... Read more
Life Teen ministry denies allegations against founder
Mark Hart, Vice President of Life Teen, a Catholic ministry aimed at sharing the Gospel with high school youth, recently... Read more
Catholic camp for teens takes root in Missouri
The Office of Youth Ministry in the Archdiocese of St. Louis has always dreamed of having a Catholic summer camp.... Read more
Priests' group calls on Democratic Party to be more inclusive of pro-lifers
Priests for Life is calling on the Democratic Party to be more representative of grassroots Democrats and inclusive of pro-lifers.... Read more
Pro-lifers affirm Chicago court's ruling declaring IVF embryo a ‘human being’
A Chicago court ruled Feb. 4 that an embryo, which was killed in a fertility clinic, was a "human being"... Read more
Defrocked Boston priest convicted on all charges of child rape
One of the most high-profile clergy sex-abuse cases finally came to a close yesterday with the conviction of defrocked priest... Read more
Global Catholic network to air installation of Archbishop Gomez
The global Catholic television network, EWTN has announced that it will air Archbishop Jose Gomez’s installation as the new Archbishop... Read more
