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Meals on Wheels a 'life-link' for recipients
Orvin Crook, an 88-year-old widower, still lives on his own in his own house. The retired railroader has diabetes and... Read more
Priest calls 'Hunger Games' movie dangerously prophetic
Father Robert Barron says the storyline in the blockbuster film “The Hunger Games,” based on the widely popular young adult... Read more
Cardinal Dolan says HHS mandate fight 'tough' but winnable
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York says that although opponents of the federal contraception mandate face a difficult struggle,... Read more
Conscience concerns could prove decisive in health care ruling
Inadequate conscience protections may lead the Supreme Court to reject the 2010 health care law, a Jesuit priest and legal... Read more
Former atheist promises encounter with God through saints' relics
Father Carlos Martins never expected to be a priest, or to be touring North America to promote devotion to the... Read more
Vanderbilt University policy forces Catholic group off campus
A Catholic student group says it will leave the Vanderbilt University campus at the end of the year over a... Read more
Pro-life provisions in US bishops' grant ruled unconstitutional
A federal judge sparked criticism after he ruled unconstitutional the government's accommodation of pro-life beliefs in an anti-human trafficking contract... Read more
Pro-life leaders call for prayer, justice in Trayvon Martin case
Several pro-life leaders urged prayer and justice in the wake of the Florida shooting of 17-year-old high school student Trayvon... Read more
Bishops' conference files brief opposing Ariz. immigration law
The U.S. Catholic bishops' conference asked the Supreme Court to uphold a lower court's judgment against Arizona's controversial immigration law,... Read more
Tens of thousands rally for religious freedom in 143 US cities
After drawing 54,000 people to 143 nationwide protests, leaders of the Stand Up For Religious Freedom campaign are more determined... Read more
Parishes encouraged to use new blessing for unborn children
The U.S. bishops are encouraging parishes to incorporate into their communities a new blessing for a child in the womb,... Read more
Dawkins calls for mockery of Catholics at 'Reason Rally'
At the March 24 “Reason Rally” in Washington, D.C., an estimated 20,000 atheists and agnostics heard author and activist Richard... Read more
NY Catholic conference opposes 'chemical digestion' of human remains
A bill that redefines cremation, to include the “chemical digestion” of human remains into liquid waste, has met with rejection... Read more
Poor Clare Sisters make ‘habit’ out of Nun Run
The Poor Clare Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, who live in temporary facilities on monastery property in Tonopah, Ariz. have added... Read more
Neighborhood rallies against plan to build strip club near convent
More than 500 people gathered in prayer and protest in Chicago's suburb of Stone Park on March 22, raising their... Read more
Transplant strengthens priest's heart, faith
On the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, the Church celebrates the opening of St. Paul’s heart to the... Read more
Contraception mandate violates federal law, say legal experts
Legal experts believe that the Obama administration’s contraception mandate fails to meet requirements needed to limit freedom of religion under... Read more
Americans speak up for religious freedom at nationwide rallies
Men and women of all ages raised their voices in support of religious liberty in the nation’s capital on March... Read more
Egypt remains on US list of worst religious freedom violators
Egypt is still among the world's worst violators of religious freedom, according to a U.S. commission whose 2012 report has... Read more
More Catholics believe Obama administration unfriendly to religion
Catholic Americans increasingly say that the Obama administration is unfriendly to religion, a new survey says, though Americans as a... Read more
