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Hobby Lobby turns to Supreme Court for mandate relief
Arts and crafts giant Hobby Lobby will appeal to the nation’s highest court after an appeals court ruled the federal... Read more
Catholic convert and Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork remembered
Judge Robert H. Bork, a Catholic convert whose defeated Supreme Court nomination helped ensure the continued dominance of legal abortion... Read more
US bishop calls for nuclear negotiations with Iran
The U.S. bishops’ leader on international peace issues said that dialogue is the path to a peaceful resolution of nuclear... Read more
Bishops urged to imitate St. Thomas More in mandate fight
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia has held up the 16th century's Saint Thomas More as a model of courage... Read more
DC appeals court rules new contraception rule must be issued
Religious freedom advocates applauded a federal appeals court’s decision to hold the government accountable for revising its controversial contraception mandate. Read more
Filipino bishops will not concede to 'reproductive health' bill
Catholic leaders in the Philippines vowed to continue fighting for life, marriage and family as a controversial “reproductive health” bill... Read more
Study finds 84 percent of world has religious affiliation
More than 80 percent of people around the world – about 5.8 billion individuals – identify with a religious group,... Read more
Goodness is best response to evil of shootings, Archbishop Aquila says
As the nation mourns the loss of life in the Newtown, Conn. shooting, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver is... Read more
Religious women support teenagers grieving after shooting
Consecrated women from a religious community in Connecticut are offering prayers, counseling and support to high school students following a... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: Advent's message relevant in wake of tragedy
The message of Advent is applicable in today’s world, especially in light of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., the... Read more
Long-time Michigan roadside nativity resurrected
A 67-year-old tradition of placing a nativity scene on a public median in Warren, Mich. has been re-established after a... Read more
Man with sledgehammer attacks two La. Catholic churches
A vandal with a sledgehammer who attacked statues at two parishes in Sulphur, La. was discovered in the adoration chapel... Read more
Domino's founder sues over contraception mandate
Tom Monaghan, the founder and former owner of Domino's Pizza, is suing the federal government over a controversial mandate that... Read more
Boston cardinal emphasizes need for Catholics in politics, media
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston says the Church needs more and better prepared Catholic politicians and journalists who can... Read more
Elementary school massacre 'not part of God’s plan,' Newtown priest says
The motive behind the gunman whose Dec. 14 shooting rampage took the lives of 28 people, including 20 children, is... Read more
St. Peter Canisius, influential early Jesuit, honored Dec. 21
An important figure in the Catholic counter-reformation that responded to the 16th century spread of Protestantism, the priest and Doctor... Read more
Contraception mandate challenge reaches appeals court
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has become the first federal appellate court to hear arguments surrounding the federal contraception... Read more
Bar owner serves Christmas charity
An elderly couple walks into Kip’s Inn and hands bar owner Kim Engebregtsen a plastic bag with a Barbie doll... Read more
Church leaders express prayers, condolences over Sandy Hook shooting
Members of the Catholic hierarchy have expressed grief and sorrow over the Dec. 14 elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.... Read more
New book explores spiritual sisterhood with saints
A new book recounting the true story of one woman's faith voyage encourages women to turn to the saints as... Read more
