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Focus groups say Church teaching helps married couples keep commitment
Church teaching on the permanence of marriage helps married couples live out their marital commitment, reveals a focus group study... Read more
Mexican bishop labels wall on US/Mexico border a “lesser evil”
Reacting to approval in the US Senate of an immigration bill that would allow nine million undocumented aliens to obtain... Read more
Cardinal McCarrick issues clarification on same-sex marriage comments
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick issued a clarification Friday on remarks he made during an interview on CNN’s The Situation Room with... Read more
New method of fertility regulation in line with Catholic teaching
A relatively new method of regulating fertility is catching on around the world. CycleBeads are 95 percent effective and, in... Read more
Same-sex marriage will impact religious liberty say experts
In a recent column, Newsweek religion editor, Peter Steinfels, discusses the opinion of several respected legal scholars, many of whom... Read more
Cardinal denounces gay marriage but could ‘live with’ gay civil unions
In a Wednesday night interview with Wolf Blitzer, on CNN’s The Situation Room, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick said he is opposed... Read more
Bush addresses immigration reform at National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast
President George Bush tackled the immigration debate with America’s Hispanic community directly yesterday and laid out his vision of immigration... Read more
Cardinal Maida celebrates joys, challenges of 50-year priesthood
Cardinal Adam Maida is giving thanks to God for his priestly vocation on his 50th anniversary of ordination. Read more
Georgia parish's minstry explodes
Ten years ago, St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Woodstock, Georgia had 300 families worshipping out of a gymnasium in... Read more
Denver Archdiocese to unveil privatized school voucher program
The Archdiocese of Denver announced that it will hold a press conference today to announce a new educational initiative for... Read more
Senate ignores American people on marriage
Pro-family groups say the Senate's 49-48 vote against a constitutional amendment to protect marriage ignores the will of the majority... Read more
Unity 'impossible' if Anglican church ordains women bishops, says Cardinal Kasper
Cardinal Walter Kasper, head of the Vatican's Council for Christian Unity, told the Church of England that to consecrate women... Read more
3rd Circuit affirms right of Catholic school to fire Pro-abortion teacher
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals, yesterday, decided in favor of the Ursuline Academy of Wilmington, which was accused of... Read more
Colombian priest to provide chaplain services to Hispanic US troops in Iraq
Colombian-born Father Luis Silva is set to travel to Iraq and Afghanistan as a member of the US military chaplaincy... Read more
Cardinal Cipriani calls for “truce” to allow new Peruvian government to take form
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, sent greetings to the new President-elect of Peru, Alan Garcia, and called... Read more
Simple majority not enough to pass marriage amendment
The Senate today, voted to reject a proposed amendment to the US Constitution which would ban gay "marriage". Read more
US bishops support congressional resolutions denouncing Chinese ordinations
Bishop Thomas Wenski has urged the Bush Administration to communicate to Chinese authorities the impact the unauthorized ordination of two... Read more
Catechists trained to use computer-based faith-education program
A new computer-based faith-education program for children unlocks a different Gospel story each month - linking Sunday Mass readings to... Read more
Court decision allowing Muslim course in public schools is ‘double standard’
The Thomas More Law Center has requested the United States Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’... Read more
Archbishop Chaput asks for support of Federal Marriage Amendment
Archbishop Charles Chaput has urged Catholics to contact their senators and encourage them to vote for the federal amendment. The... Read more
