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Boston to close 65 churches
The Archdiocese of Boston announced yesterday that it will be closing 70 parishes, but creating five new ones. Sixty church... Read more
Arkansas Christian family marks birth of 15th child
When Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar married almost 20 years ago, they used birth control pills. Four years into their... Read more
Bishop Olmsted responds to paper: Communion can be denied to pro-abortion politicians
In a letter to the Arizona Republic, Bishop of Phoenix Thomas J. Olmsted said yesterday that an article printed by... Read more
Cardinal George to deny communion to gay protesters on Sunday
The Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Francis George, has written a memo to all pastors in the Archdiocese of Chicago saying... Read more
President of Alabama’s Christian Coalition converts to Catholicism
It was a long journey. But after six years, the president of the Christian Coalition of Alabama, John Giles, and... Read more
Richmond’s new bishop pledges to bring Church to "traditional values"
Bishop Francis Xavier DiLorenzo has vowed to make the revival of the Church’s traditional values his top priority. Read more
FDA’s decision to refuse over-the-counter access of morning-after pill is ‘solid’ and ‘scientific’
A public policy analyst with the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is defending the... Read more
New Jersey senator leaving the Catholic Church explains his reasons
New Jersey Sen. Bernard Kenny (D-33rd Dist.) announced that he has decided to leave the Catholic Church, based on the... Read more
Politicians' letter to bishops is ‘disrespectful’ and ‘arrogant’
In a television broadcast last week, Raymond A. Flynn, president Your Catholic Voice, said it was disrespectful for Democratic pro-abortion... Read more
New York holds largest ordination in the U.S.
The Archdiocese of New York celebrated the largest ordination in the U.S. this past weekend. Edward Cardinal Egan, archbishop of... Read more
American Life League responds to 48 Catholic congressmen: "You can't be Catholic and pro-abortion."
Judie Brown, President of American Life League (ALL,) issued a statement yesterday responding to the 48 Catholic members of the... Read more
Ordination of three men shows universality of the Church in Denver
Three men from three ethnic backgrounds will be ordained for the Archdiocese of Denver this week. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput,... Read more
Catholic-Jewish Committee expresses concerns over aftermaths of ‘Passion’
The Catholic-Jewish Consultation Committee met in New York April 20 to discuss their respective views of “The Passion of the... Read more
Using ‘The Passion’ in classrooms and study groups
According to the Committee’s statement, Catholic schools and religious education groups should use these documents if they plan on the... Read more
48 Catholic Democrats send letter of complaint to Cardinal McCarrick about the stance of some bishops on Communion
Forty-eight Democrat Catholic members of the US Congress sent a letter, May 10, to Cardinal Theodore McCarrick complaining about the... Read more
Church not threatened by decreased funding, does not ‘exist because of money,’ says official
The Diocese of Colorado Springs is willing to be poor in order to preach the Gospel and it is not... Read more
Bishop hosts sex-abuse conference, says abuse impacts all parts of society
The Diocese of Pheonix has partnered with the county attorney’s office to host a summit today, designed for individuals who... Read more
Majority in the U.S. use Internet for religious reasons, report says
Of the almost 130 million Americans who are Internet users, 64 per cent of them, or almost 82 million, use... Read more
Catholic League call Catholic candidate to coherence in political discourse
The Catholic League president says that Catholic politicians, who claim to personally agree with Church teaching, yet feel obligated not... Read more
Vietnam sentences four Christians to prison for holding worship services
Four Hmong Christians, who organized and led weekly worship services in a house church in Vietnam’s remote province of Ha... Read more
