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Illinois diocese: New policy tells families what to expect from Catholic schools

Aug 29, 2015

Cooperation, not exclusion, is the goal of a new parental agreement for students in Catholic schools run by the Diocese... Read more

Alabama Planned Parenthood failed to report suspected rape, report says

Aug 29, 2015

An Alabama Planned Parenthood clinic did not report the suspected abuse of a 14 year-old girl who had two abortions... Read more

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln prepares to administer Confirmation to prisoners during a Mass said at the Nebraska State Penitentiary, March 31, 2015. Photo courtesy of the Southern Nebraska Register.

It's not over yet: Nebraska bishops, Catholics continue to fight death penalty

Aug 28, 2015

Nebraska’s three Catholic bishops have asked all people of goodwill to continue to fight the death penalty, after it won... Read more

Catholic groups say this US bill could fight modern day slave labor

Aug 27, 2015

A proposed federal bill to combat human trafficking and forced labor in the corporate supply chain is an opportunity for... Read more

Flooding after Hurricane Katrina.

Even Hurricane Katrina couldn't keep this nun out of New Orleans

Aug 27, 2015

By Kate Veik

For Sister Greta Jupiter, SSF, it was an odd sensation driving through New Orleans East in the months after Hurricane... Read more

Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait, 1964 via The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.

Pop Artist. Provocateur. Catholic. Who was Andy Warhol?

Aug 27, 2015

By Adelaide Mena

Chances are you've heard of the phrase “15 minutes of fame.” And you've probably seen the neon-colored canvases of Campbell... Read more

Ultrasound.

A tech company may have received whole fetuses for tissue harvesting

Aug 26, 2015

By Matt Hadro

Is a fetal tissue supplier receiving whole fetuses from abortion clinics? That’s what one citizen journalist group claims from video... Read more

Pope Francis embraces a boy prior to his first 'Urbi et Orbi' blessing on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013.

These students with special needs have a request of Pope Francis

Aug 26, 2015

By Matt Hadro

A group representing Catholic students with intellectual disabilities is hoping a U.S. visit from Pope Francis could spark nothing less... Read more

Men work on rebuilding homes in Visayas, Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.

What does servant leadership look like on a global scale?

Aug 25, 2015

By Hillary Mast

For Catholic Relief Services' president Dr. Carolyn Woo, the way to lead others is to humbly admit when you don’t... Read more

Cardinal William Levada, emeritus prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Cardinal Levada voices regrets after DUI arrest in Hawaii

Aug 25, 2015

Cardinal William Levada, a retired Vatican official, was arrested last week for allegedly driving under the influence while vacationing in... Read more

PopUpPope in Philadelphia.

#PopUpPope brings hope to the inner city ahead of papal visit

Aug 24, 2015

By Ann Schneible

In his nearly two-and-a-half year papacy, Pope Francis has spoken countless times about bringing the hope of Christ to society's... Read more

Rally held in support of cutting Planned Parenthood funding.

Tens of thousands protest at Planned Parenthood clinics across the country

Aug 23, 2015

Hundreds of demonstrations were held outside of Planned Parenthood clinics across the U.S. this weekend with protesters calling on the... Read more

Archbishop Cordileone thankful for San Francisco teacher contract agreement

Aug 23, 2015

Efforts to promote Catholic culture in the San Francisco archdiocese’s high schools and to agree on a contract acceptable for... Read more

Hilton hotels worldwide to remove on-demand porn

Aug 22, 2015

International hotel and resort chain Hilton Worldwide has changed its policies to eliminate on-demand video pornography from its hotel rooms... Read more

A resident and a sister arrange flowers at the Little Sisters of the Poor's Mullen Home in Denver, CO in this undated file photo.

Little Sisters get temporary relief while Supreme Court mulls taking case

Aug 21, 2015

The Little Sisters of the Poor have received temporary protection from the federal contraception mandate until the Supreme Court decides... Read more

Swiss francs.

Exclusive: Swiss Catholic money targets African bishops ahead of synod

Aug 21, 2015

By Kevin J. Jones

The Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund and a major U.S. foundation have helped fund an LGBT activist project intended to counter... Read more

Vesting of news priests during their Mass of Ordination.

Grassroots discernment program announced as Philly priestly vocations soar

Aug 20, 2015

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is witnessing a lot of exciting things these days: there’s the World Meeting of Families next... Read more

Photo courtesy of Luke Spehar.

The rise of millennial Catholic artists – and here's a chat with one of them

Aug 20, 2015

By Mary Farrow

Luke Spehar was an aspiring musician with a girlfriend when he couldn’t shake the feeling that God was calling him... Read more

Elderly woman brutally attacked in Church responds with forgiveness

Aug 19, 2015

Police have arrested one suspect in the assault and robbery of a 76-year-old woman at Omaha's Catholic cathedral – and... Read more

Baby by Amy Quinn (CC0 1.0).

Is Planned Parenthood 'aborting' babies after birth?

Aug 19, 2015

By Adelaide Mena, Matt Hadro

A new video in an investigative series on Planned Parenthood shows a former technician saying that she had once been... Read more