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Liberals most likely to believe Da Vinci tale
Data from recent surveys indicate that liberals and people who are not regular churchgoers are more likely to believe the... Read more
Catholic Charities encouraged by Bush's push for immigration reform
Catholic Charities USA is pleased with President George Bush’s recent speech endorsing comprehensive reforms to the country’s immigration laws. "We... Read more
Catholic doctors call for vaccines not derived from aborted fetuses
The Catholic Medical Association is calling on pharmaceutical companies to develop vaccines that are not derived from aborted fetuses. Read more
Bishop Donald W. Wuerl of Pittsburgh appointed Archbishop of Washington
Today, Pope Benedict named bishop Donald W. Wuerl, bishop of Pittsburgh, as the new Archbishop of Washington. He will be... Read more
San Antonio announces largest ordination class in years
Assumption Seminary is presenting its largest ordination class in years. Read more
New bishop installed in Cleveland
The bishop who briefly led the Archdiocese of Boston for seven months after Cardinal Bernard Law quit was installed Monday... Read more
‘Holly's Law’ needed to protect women from RU-486, says USCCB office
A public workshop in response to women’s deaths linked to abortion drug RU-486 was a “constructive step,” but it does... Read more
Planned Parenthood fundraisers on Mother’s Day in bad taste
Planned Parenthood organized fundraisers over Mother’s Day weekend in South Dakota — a move that has citizens reeling at the... Read more
U:S Bishops vow for a long-term strategy to address the root causes of immigration
The U.S. bishops are wary of President Bush’s reported proposal to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexican border and... Read more
Catholic grade-schoolers cut their locks for a cause
Eight third-graders and their teacher at All Saints School in Kansas City made a special field trip to a hair... Read more
U.S. House rejects military abortion bill
The House of Representatives Wednesday rejected a measure which would have allowed military women to obtain surgical abortions at U.S.... Read more
Anti-pornography advocates pleased as .XXX domain proposal crumbles
The five-year battle over whether the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) should implement a .xxx domain for... Read more
Group says Democratic support was key passage of South Dakota anti-abortion bill
Democrats For Life of America commended the South Dakota legislature for recently approving a bill that will prohibit abortion in... Read more
Tom Hanks defends Da Vinci Code as ‘fun, scavenger hunt nonsense’ not attack on faith
As the controversial Da Vinci Code movie is set to be released next Friday, actors and production officials continued trying... Read more
When religion’s true nature is understood, it can help counter terrorism, Vatican representative tells U.N.
The Holy See’s Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer to the United Nations, was in New York yesterday to take part... Read more
Federal legislator blogs ‘truth about stem cells’
Advances in adult and umbilical cord-blood stem-cell research have surpassed embryonic stem-cell research, but media hype and several misconceptions continue... Read more
Archdiocese of Denver hosts national African-American Catholic youth conference
More than 200 youth from across the country attended the annual Sankofa Family Summit IX, whose expressed goal is to... Read more
Opus Dei releases founder’s ‘The Way’ ahead of ‘Da Vinci Code’ opening
As part of its communications blitz to counter the negative image of Opus Dei in Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci... Read more
Sirius to launch New York-based Catholic radio channel
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. announced Wednesday that it plans to create a new channel of exclusively Catholic programming in cooperation... Read more
Did flight 93 hero know his fate before 9-11?
When Thomas Burnett stepped onto the ill-fated United flight 93 on September 11th, 2001, the California businessman may have already... Read more
