Spurred by the current state of marriage and the debate on same-sex unions, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)... Read more
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has acknowledged the mistakes made by some bishops in transferring abusive priests from one... Read more
The United States bishops have renewed their commitment to supporting Catholic schools across the country into the new millennium. Read more
The Archdiocese of Detroit may have new faith-based schools by the fall. The archbishop of Detroit, Adam Cardinal Maida, said... Read more
Rachel Scott was killed during the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, after refusing at gunpoint to deny her faith... Read more
The U.S. bishops decided Friday to approve a $1-million budget for new research on the "Causes and Context Study" of... Read more
The U.S. bishops have voted to draft a document stating Catholic doctrine regarding the death penalty. Read more
A Catholic man has committed to keeping his 26-year-old pregnant wife alive on life support in hopes that their baby... Read more
Public libraries in southern U.S. states have begun stocking gay-friendly books, and this has launched intense debate in local communities. Read more
A much-anticipated autopsy report confirmed yesterday that Terri Schiavo died of dehydration. Medical examiners said they were surprised by the... Read more
As budget negotiations continue in Congress, Catholic Charities USA is urging House and Senate appropriators to adopt 12 priorities that... Read more
A retired bishop of Altoona-Johnstown died Monday at a nursing home in Hollidaysburg. Bishop-emeritus James Hogan was 93. Read more
During the Spring meeting of the USCCB being held at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago, Cardinal Francis George, vice president... Read more
The medical examiner's office plans to release its autopsy report on Terri Schiavo today. Her parents and siblings hope the... Read more
A New Jersey Appellate Court ruled yesterday that the state Constitution does not include same-sex couples in its definition of... Read more
A ruling this week by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an earlier decision that Holocaust survivors can... Read more
As the new prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop William Levada will be challenged to... Read more
Washington’s Catholic schools are growing as the result of a new federal voucher program that provides low-income students with grants... Read more
American scientists say they have found a way to identify brain stem cells and make them multiply to treat degenerative... Read more
The U.S. government has increased funding for the the Community-Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) grant program by $11 million for 2006. Read more