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Pro-marriage culture reduces inequality, professor says
Church support for marriage among poor and middle class Americans can play a key role in combating income inequality and... Read more
Attorney: courts overturning marriage laws use 'raw judicial power'
The judiciary would be exercising “raw judicial power” were it to overturn Colorado’s traditional marriage amendment, an attorney at a... Read more
Supreme Court okays pro-life challenge to Ohio election speech law
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that the Susan B. Anthony List has standing to challenge an Ohio law allowing... Read more
New USCCB social development director aims to fight poverty
The U.S. bishops have named Mark Rohlena, head of Catholic Charities of Central Colorado, to direct the Office of Domestic... Read more
EWTN to appeal after 'troubling' HHS mandate ruling
The EWTN Global Catholic Network has announced that it will appeal a June 17 ruling that would require it to... Read more
Gates abortion funding drop met with praise, caution
Although Melinda Gates' recent announcement that her charitable group will axe abortion funding has drawn praise, concern remains over money... Read more
Hispanic Catholic priests help build bridges, convention leader says
A national gathering of Hispanic Catholic priests in Houston aims to build community and affirm their role as “bridges” between... Read more
Illinois nuns take legal action against bordering strip club
The Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo have taken legal action against a giant “adult entertainment” club built in their... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone counters March for Marriage critics
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has rejected California politicians’ criticism of the March for Marriage, stressing his duty to teach... Read more
Arizona community mourns, remembers slain priest
The 105-degree heat did not deter parishioners and friends of Father Kenneth Walker from packing St. Catherine's in Phoenix to... Read more
New York archdiocese receives three new auxiliary bishops
Pope Francis on Saturday appointed three auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of New York, including one priest who ministered at... Read more
Teaching on marriage a matter of Gospel witness, archbishop says
Thanking his brother bishops for their work in supporting marriage around the United States, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone stressed the... Read more
Bishops laud Catholic Relief Services for Philippines aid
Catholic Relief Services' chairman has affirmed the international aid agency's strength and effective representation of the bishops' conference, especially lauding... Read more
Knights of Columbus report record donations in 2013
Catholic fraternal organization the Knights of Columbus set new records in donations and volunteer hours in 2013, continuing its long-standing... Read more
Synod on family is opportunity for teaching faith, archbishop says
A consultation regarding the upcoming synod on the family highlights the need for a better teaching of the faith, the... Read more
'The Fault in Our Stars' hailed for themes on suffering, love
Bestselling movie and book “The Fault in Our Stars” provides material to think more deeply about belief and skepticism –... Read more
New evangelization must zero-in on poverty, lawyer says
The call of Benedict XVI and Pope Francis to connect the issues of poverty and the new evangelization has come... Read more
Bishops embrace Pope Francis, Benedict in voting document
The updated voting guide issued by the U.S. bishops will maintain Church teaching as explained by both Pope Francis and... Read more
Media coverage of St. Louis archbishop criticized as 'misleading'
The Archdiocese of St. Louis criticized “inaccurate and misleading” reports suggesting that Archbishop Robert Carlson did not know sexual relations... Read more
Young priest's murder shocks, grieves Arizona community
A 28-year-old priest was shot and killed, and another critically wounded, at a Catholic church in Phoenix Wednesday night. Read more
