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New US Catholic Catechism for Adults available July 31
The first official catechism produced by the United States Catholic Bishops since the creation of the Baltimore Catechism, will be... Read more
Catholic inner-city schools to benefit from lottery
Seven inner-city parochial schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will benefit from the commission of a $250-million Mega Millions winning... Read more
Catholic ethicist explains Church’s support for stem cell research
Fr. Tadeusz Pacholcyzk, director of Education for the National Catholic Bioethics Center, emphatically reiterated, earlier this week, that the Catholic... Read more
Washington Supreme Court rules in favor of Defense of Marriage Act
This morning, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington issued a decision in Andersen v. King County, a consolidated... Read more
Cause for Archbishop Fulton Sheen advances
The process of canonization for Archbishop Fulton Sheen is advancing steadily. Copies of a report on an alleged miracle that... Read more
Denver Archbishop tries to calm immigration nerves, confident U.S. can handle problem
On Monday evening, St. Thomas More parish in the south Denver suburb of Centennial was packed with a standing room... Read more
New church ready for 3,000-member parish in West Virginia
Charles Town, West Virginia, has a new city landmark — St. James Catholic Church — believed to be the largest... Read more
Honduran cardinal says economic development would ease immigration to U.S.
The problem of illegal immigration in the United States could be dealt with more efficiently by focusing on economic development... Read more
U.S. Bishops Push for Parental Rights in Abortion Cases
Cardinal William Keeler, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee for Pro-Life Activities, released a statement this week,... Read more
Archbishop Chaput urges civility, compassion in immigration debate
In the first of a series of town hall meetings on the volatile national immigration debate Monday, Denver’s Archbishop Charles... Read more
House Bill could save embattled San Diego cross
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a hard-fought bill which could save a war memorial which overlooks the... Read more
Group urges students to bring Bibles into the classroom
A New Jersey-based group is encouraging students to bring their Bibles to class this fall for “Scriptures in School Week”,... Read more
U.S. House votes to protect “God” from courts
The United States House of Representatives voted on Wednesday in support of a bill that would protect the phrase, “under... Read more
Lebanese Catholic patriarch meets with Sec. Rice, assured of international assistance
United States Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice said the international community must help Lebanon apply United Nations Security Council Resolution... Read more
Catholic groups thankful for Bush's stem-cell veto
Catholic groups were pleased with President George Bush’s veto yesterday of a bill that would have provided federal funds for... Read more
Archbishop Dolan announces designation of U.S. shrine as a basilica
Pope Benedict XVI has granted minor basilica status to Holy Hill, National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians in Wisconsin.... Read more
Amnesty International should not take position on abortion, says pro-abortion advocate
Amnesty International’s recent decision to support abortion rights will cost the human rights organization “much of its credibility,” says a... Read more
House rejects amendment to ban same-sex marriage
The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage on Tuesday, but House Speaker Dennis... Read more
US Senate passes three stem-cell bills, House splits vote
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives split a vote Tuesday on a bill that would have allowed researchers to... Read more
U.S. Bishops call for ceasefire in Middle East
In a press release yesterday, the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ international policy committee said that provocative... Read more
