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Catholic college withdraws invitation to Planned Parenthood citing Church teaching
A Catholic college in Montana withdrew an invitation to Planned Parenthood on attending a symposium on life issues last week.... Read more
Catholic Charities USA launches nationwide housing program for Katrina evacuees
All Catholic Charities agencies, located across the country, have joined forces to launch Operation Home Away from Home, a program... Read more
Bishops, policymakers focus on moral implications of trade agreements
An international conference on the moral implications of trade agreements came to a close yesterday. The two-day meeting, led by... Read more
White House declares National Day of Prayer for hurricane victims; Church groups applaud
As the world continues to watch the horrible aftermath of Hurricane Katrina--which devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast--unfold, President George Bush... Read more
Pro-family groups applaud Schwarzenegger for impending same-sex marriage veto
Yesterday, the office of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he would veto a bill legalizing same sex marriage, saying... Read more
New Montana parish could be first in world named after John Paul II
On Sunday, parishioners in the tiny Montana town of Big Fork, will add something substantial to the worldwide Church. They... Read more
New church fits growing congregation
The Catholic faith community of St. Isidore Parish in rural but still-developing Milford Township, Pennsylvania, are enjoying their new and... Read more
New vocations video available this fall
Parishes, youth ministers, vocations directors and faith communities will soon have a new vocations-awareness and promotion tool at their fingertips.... Read more
Spokane diocese, parishes appeal federal court decision
The Diocese of Spokane and the diocesan Association of Parishes (AOP) have filed separate appeals of a federal bankruptcy court... Read more
Church obtains temporary restraining order against protesting attorney
The Holy Cross Roman Catholic church in Albany N.Y has obtained a temporary restraining order against an attorney who it... Read more
Schwarzenegger to veto same-sex marriage bill
Many pro-family groups let out a collective sigh of relief today as the office of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: Katrina shows us fragileness of human life; true meaning of Christian discipleship
Reflecting on the days following Hurricane Katrina, which ravaged the U.S. Gulf Coast last week, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver... Read more
Vatican asks Cardinal McCarrick’s to postpone retirement
In a gathering with priests of the Archdiocese of Washington DC, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick announced that Pope Benedict XVI has... Read more
California legislature passes same-sex marriage bill; family groups outraged
Last evening, the California state legislature became the first legislative body in the U.S. to approve a bill allowing for... Read more
Gallup poll shows Americans overwhelmingly interested in Robert’s abortion stance; Fr. Pavone ‘not surprised’
A recent Gallup poll showed that Americans are more interested in Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Robert’s stance on... Read more
Tucson parishes to be incorporated by April
The Diocese of Tucson plans to incorporate its 74 parishes and missions as independent nonprofit corporations by April. Read more
Religious men and women dispersed throughout southern US after Katrina
Religious communities of consecrated men and women have had to leave their missions in the Gulf Coast region and move... Read more
Lure of service to Church too great to deny, says seminarian
Nathan March is part of the largest class of seminarians in the Maine since 1995. He and four others expect... Read more
Houston archbishop holds special mass for hurricane survivors
Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza issued a message of hope to hurricane survivors Sunday at a special mass and a service, urging... Read more
In the spirit of St. Benedict, small Kansas college opens doors to displaced Katrina students
The ancient Rule of St. Benedict stresses the idea of hospitality and charges its communities with the task of welcoming... Read more
