US News
Cardinal Rigali urges Senate to reject stem cell legislation
Cardinal Justin Rigali has urged U.S. senators to reject legislation (S. 5), which would allow federal funding for stem cell... Read more
Cardinal George released from hospital after fall
Cardinal Francis George was released from the hospital on Easter Sunday, one day after slipping on the marble church floor... Read more
Thousands to join Catholic Church Holy Saturday
Thousands of people will join the Catholic Church in the United States on Holy Saturday, April 7, having followed the... Read more
New Credit Card benefits Church’s work for the poor
Paying for an item with the new World Missions Visa Card will now allow shoppers to take everyday purchases and... Read more
Pope Names new auxiliary bishop for Diocese of Rockville Centre
Pope Benedict XVI today named Monsignor Peter A. Libasci, 55, to be a new auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of... Read more
Pro-life group renews call for Amnesty International to stay out of abortion debate
Yet another pro-life organization is urging Amnesty International to stay out of the abortion debate. Read more
Cardinal Mahony condemns assisted-suicide bill, laments decision of "Catholic" politician
Cardinal Roger Mahony is urging Catholics to fight a proposed bill that would legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill... Read more
Pro-life official urges senators to back cloning ban
The U.S. bishops’ Pro-Life Secretariat is urging senators to support a bill that will prohibit human cloning. The Human Cloning... Read more
Federal law enforcement officials order Christian group to stop praying on sidewalk
The Christian Defense Coalition is claiming that their First Amendment rights have been violated after their public celebration of the... Read more
Catholic League outraged over six-foot chocolate Jesus
The Catholic League is calling for a boycott of the Roger Smith Hotel in New York City, after its Lab... Read more
Knights of Columbus still strong after 125 years
One hundred and twenty-five years after its founding, the Knights of Columbus remains a viable Catholic organization, registering continuous growth... Read more
Denver Archbishop, Catholic young adults take faith to downtown streets
Young Catholics of Denver are joining with their Archbishop, Charles Chaput,in an effort to reach-out and evangelize the very heart... Read more
Florida bishop slammed for inaction by brother of Terry Schiavo
Terry Schiavo's brother has written an open letter to Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg, Florida, rebuking the prelate for... Read more
Georgia school district perpetuating anti-Catholic attitude, Donohue says
Catholic League President Bill Donohue is writing to Georgia’s State Superintendent of Schools, asking her to investigate a matter related... Read more
Film premiere attracts Major League Baseball’s biggest stars
The Arizona Desert set the stage Sunday night for the World Premiere of a breathtaking new film featuring some of... Read more
New Mexico shrine distributes water of "infinite value"
The Shrine of St. Bernadette in Albuquerque is distributing holy water from Lourdes as a way to spread spirituality—but it... Read more
Pro-life leader says Marquette University should fire dissident theologian
Marquette University should stop “hiding behind false ideas of tenure and academic freedom” and dismiss Dan Maguire, whose ideas are... Read more
Milwaukee to open John Paul II Center for adult faith formation
Adult faith formation programs in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee will have a new home at the John Paul II Center... Read more
Catholic leaders urge Congress to strengthen Child Health Insurance Program
Calling access to adequate health care a basic human right, the leaders of three national Catholic organizations have urged Congress... Read more
US bishops offer ‘public correction’ of contraception, abortion, marriage pamphlets
The Committee on Doctrine of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has declared that pamphlets published by Professor Daniel Maguire... Read more
