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Chicago organizes ‘Catholic festival’ to inspire, deepen faith
The Archdiocese of Chicago has organized its second Catholic Festival of Faith. It will be held Feb. 12-18 at the... Read more
Sony Pictures provides sounding board for Da Vinci Code critics
Far ahead of the May 19th film release of the “DaVinci Code“--adapted from the popular but controversial Dan Brown novel,... Read more
Opus Dei says Da Vinci Code film just fiction, prepares media, public response
With the release of the upcoming film based on Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” May 19, Opus Dei is... Read more
Compendium of the Catechism Available March 31
The new Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a 200-page synthesis of the 1992 catechism, will be available... Read more
Office to Aid the Catholic Church in Central and Eastern Europe
Aid to the Church in Need is calling on Catholics in the United States to hold a collection for the... Read more
Delaware refuses to authorize embryonic stem-cell research
Legislators in the Delaware House of Representatives yesterday failed to pass Senate Bill 80 that would authorize embryonic stem-cell research.... Read more
Letter to Patriarch, Bishops’ Head Expresses Concern Over Bombings
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops shared his concern about the Jan. 29 targeting of Christian churches... Read more
Parish Leadership Day focuses on evangelization, has something for everyone
This year’s annual diocesan Parish Leadership Day, Feb. 17, for the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin, will focus on evangelization. Read more
HLI president receives Cardinal John O'Connor Award
Fr. Thomas J. Euteneuer, president of Human Life International and Magaly Llaguno, executive director of HLI’s Vida Humana Internacional, were... Read more
Parishes mark National Day of Prayer for the African American Family
Parishes across America kicked off Black History Month Feb. 5 by celebrating the National Day of Prayer for the African... Read more
Catholic parishes flourish
Only four years after it was created, Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in LaGrange is ready to build a new 1,000-seat... Read more
Pro-life Ohio congressman elected party leader
Members of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives have elected a pro-life Ohio congressman to become the second-ranking... Read more
Measure to protect marriage dies in Maryland
A measure that would have protected marriage as the union of one man and one woman in Maryland’s state constitution... Read more
'Faces of Abortion' launched in 110 countries in Russian
The Russian-language Christian New Life Television is now airing Operation Outcry’s 30-minute “Faces of Abortion” television show in 110 countries... Read more
Bush touts religious freedom, says US is ‘nation of prayer’
Americans are a prayerful people who continue to seek God’s will and to respond to this will in service to... Read more
Archbishop Chaput considers Spokane settlement, approach to sex-abuse claims
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver said Catholics in Colorado would examine Bishop William Skylstad’s settlement and approach to the sex-abuse... Read more
Cardinal Mahony implores Supreme Court to keep priest files confidential, cites 1st Amendment, confessional freedoms
Cardinal Roger Mahony and the lawsuit-wracked Archdiocese of Los Angeles have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule a series... Read more
Archbishop Naumann: Scripture exhorts faithful to welcome the migrant, alien
In his latest column, Kansas City, Kansas Archbishop Joseph Naumann weighed in on the volatile national immigration debate, saying that... Read more
Democrats oppose Supreme Court nominees not backed by abortion industry, says priest
A Catholic priest says the Democrats’ nearly unanimous opposition to Justice Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court in the Jan.... Read more
US bishops’ conference urges Congress to support ‘Holly’s Law’
An official with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is urging Congress to put “Holly’s Law” to a vote... Read more
