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Professor Douglas Kmiec

Kmiec rebukes Obama, may withdraw endorsement for 2012

Feb 6, 2012

Professor Doug Kmiec, a Catholic supporter of Barack Obama in the 2008 election, has rebuked the president, saying he may... Read more

Bishop-elect Edward J. Weisenburger

Pope appoints new bishop of Salina, Kansas

Feb 6, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI has named Oklahoma priest Msgr. Edward John Weisenburger as the new bishop of Salina, Kansas. Read more

Analyst: Obama could lose Catholic vote over HHS mandate

Feb 5, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

The growing Catholic outcry against a recent health insurance mandate could threaten President Obama’s support “among a key group of... Read more

Saint Paul Miki and Companions

Church celebrates 16th century Martyrs of Nagasaki on Feb. 6

Feb 5, 2012

On Feb. 6, the Catholic Church honors the 26 Martyrs of Nagasaki, a group of native Japanese Catholics and foreign... Read more

Paul Marshall speaks at the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 3, 2012

US free speech faces Islamic blasphemy law pressure, analyst says

Feb 4, 2012

Paul Marshall, a religious liberty expert, says that attempts to “export” Islamic anti-blasphemy laws to the West could pose a... Read more

Susan G. Komen for the Cure CEO and founder Nancy G. Brinker

Komen reversal on Planned Parenthood funding fails to surprise some

Feb 3, 2012

Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced on the morning of Feb. 3 that it is amending its funding guidelines... Read more

Former Governor Mitt Romney giving an interview at a rally in Paradise Valley, Arizona December 6, 2011.

Romney pledges to eliminate HHS mandate on ‘day one’ of presidency

Feb 3, 2012

By Kevin J. Jones

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has pledged to overturn the HHS contraception mandate that he says takes “particular aim” at... Read more

The north facade of the White House.

White House’s defense of mandate called inaccurate, misleading

Feb 3, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

An expert in religious freedom says that the White House's defense of the contraception mandate contains inaccurate information and does... Read more

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia

Archbishop Chaput says Obama administration sold out Catholic supporters

Feb 3, 2012

The Obama administration has betrayed Catholics by refusing to expand the religious exemption in Health and Human Services' contraception mandate,... Read more

Eric Metaxas speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C.

Obama, Metaxas call for authentic religion at prayer breakfast

Feb 2, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

The need for a genuine faith that translates into action was the theme chosen by both President Obama and keynote... Read more

Eve Sanchez Silver and Janet A. Morana

Komen's Planned Parenthood decision prompts tentative pro-life praise

Feb 2, 2012

Abortion opponents have praised Susan G. Komen for the Cure's decision to pull funding from Planned Parenthood, but they remain... Read more

President Barack Obama talks with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in the Oval Office, Nov. 4, 2010. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Business leaders decry HHS contraception mandate

Feb 2, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

Catholic leaders of both religious and secular businesses across the country are denouncing the Obama administration's contraception mandate for forcing... Read more

Eduardo Verastegui at the Jan. 26, 2012 fundraiser for the Lighthouse Pregnancy Center

‘Bella’ star believes America will see end to abortion

Feb 1, 2012

Former Mexican soap opera star turned pro-life activist Eduardo Verastegui told a crowd of over 500 that he thinks abortion... Read more

Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua.

Pope mourns passing of Philadelphia's Cardinal Bevilacqua

Feb 1, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI has offered his condolences to Philadelphia Catholics following the loss of their former archbishop Cardinal Anthony J.... Read more

CALL President Robert Aguirre.

HHS mandate a ‘slap in the face,’ Catholic Latino group says

Feb 1, 2012

By Kevin J. Jones

The HHS contraception mandate is an insult to the Catholic community and shows that President Obama needs prayer, according to... Read more

CNA

Winners of 2012 Longest Married Couple contest announced

Feb 1, 2012

The faith-based marriage enrichment program Worldwide Marriage Encounter has announced the 2012 state winners of its Longest Married Couple contest:... Read more

Susan G. Komen pulls funding for Planned Parenthood

Jan 31, 2012

In the midst of a congressional investigation, Planned Parenthood has lost the support of the nation's leading breast cancer charity,... Read more

Sen. Marco Rubio

Sen. Rubio introduces bill to overturn contraception mandate

Jan 31, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has introduced a bill to repeal regulations issued by the Obama administration that many faith-based organizations... Read more