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USCCB says religious programming part of public interest
Broadcasters’ public interest obligations include airing religious programming, said the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in a comment filed... Read more
Ohio voters based vote on moral issues
George W. Bush’s position against abortion, same-sex marriage and embryonic stem-cell research, and for family values inspired many Ohio Evangelical... Read more
Eleven states approve ban of same-sex marriage in ballot vote
Voters in 11 states approved constitutional amendments to maintain the definition of marriage as the union of one man and... Read more
National Review Board member defends her pro-abortion record to Catholic newspaper
A new member of the U.S. bishops' National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Young People told the... Read more
San Antonio Catholics donate $1M to Spanish mission churches
Archbishop Patrick Flores of San Antonio presented a $1-million check to a capital campaign that will fund the restoration and... Read more
California votes in stem cell research, pro-life groups denounce result
Californians voted in Proposition 71 yesterday agreeing to grant $3 billion in bonds to the biotech industry to conduct embryonic... Read more
Florida abortion notification law overwhelmingly approved
Voters in Florida approved yesterday a law requiring that parents or guardians of minors be notified before the minor has... Read more
Voters in 11 states to vote on same-sex marriage referendum today
In addition to voting for president, voters in 11 states will decide today whether to impose constitutional bans on same-sex... Read more
‘Most of us are with Bush,’ says national priests’ leader
A well-known Catholic priest said he thinks most U.S. priests will vote for President George Bush in today’s election. Read more
Pro-lifers provide outreach at abortion chaplain's funeral
Operation Rescue, a leading pro-life Christian organization, conducted a peaceful outreach outside the public funeral service for an abortion centre... Read more
Thousands turn out for the D.C. funeral of Cardinal Hickey
More than 2,500 gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Oct. 30 for the funeral... Read more
Spokane diocese may face bankruptcy
The Diocese of Spokane may file for bankruptcy protection if attorneys do not reach a settlement with 28 alleged victims... Read more
Catholic vote should be based on issue of abortion and same-sex marriage, says bishop
Bishop David A. Zubik of Green Bay issued a note in church bulletins this week urging Catholics to vote in... Read more
Kerry defends abortion on Hispanic television network
In a brief interview with the Hispanic television network Univision, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry justified his support for abortion... Read more
Gibson goes public, opposes California’s embryonic stem-cell research ballot measure
Mel Gibson has come out strongly against a California ballot measure that would permit state funding for embryonic stem-cell research... Read more
U.S. bishops join delegation in pressing Annan to aid Sudan crisis
The international community should step up its pressure on Sudan to bring an end to the crisis in Darfur, a... Read more
Parish reprimanded, pulls Gay Pride material from Web site
The pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish said he would comply with an order from the Vatican to remove... Read more
Retreats give healing to post-abortive women
Catholic clergy of Peoria gathered for a seminar Tuesday to learn how to minister to women experiencing post-abortion trauma and... Read more
Bishop Loverde says people must vote to protect human life
The protection of human life is the first principle on which people must base their decision for the upcoming elections,... Read more
People are architects, builders and bridges of peace, says Migliore at UN
Addressing the Plenary Session of the U.N. General Assembly yesterday on ‘A Culture of Peace,’ Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Holy See... Read more
