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Catholic University single-sex dorm complaint dismissed
The D.C. Office of Human Rights has dismissed a complaint that The Catholic University of America’s single-sex dorm policy constitutes... Read more
Cloistered nun and former actress to tell story of Hollywood and faith
The Central California Marian Eucharistic Conference this January will feature a rare speaker: Mother Dolores Hart, OSB, a former award-winning... Read more
Knights of Columbus to launch series on New Evangelization
The Knights of Columbus' Catholic Information Service will launch a series of booklets and online materials on the task of... Read more
Illinois abortion clinic remains closed after health violations
An Illinois abortion clinic which set up blasphemous and obscene window displays directed at pro-life demonstrators will remain closed after... Read more
Patience with new translation expected to pay dividends
November 27 was a historic Sunday for English-speaking Roman Catholics, who began using a long-awaited and more accurate Mass translation.... Read more
College of St. Mary Magdalen consecrated to Sacred Heart
The College of St. Mary Magdalen’s faculty, students, administrators and staff consecrated the school to the Sacred Heart of Jesus... Read more
Crystal Cathedral win was miraculous, legal firm says
The Diocese of Orange beat all odds in their winning bid for the Crystal Cathedral because their final offer was... Read more
For old Mass books, tradition decrees burial or 'cremation'
After the switch to a new Mass translation, old liturgical books should be respectfully buried, either intact or after being... Read more
Encounter with Bl. Mother Teresa transforms woman's life
Love is patient. Love is kind. Familiar words to anyone who has attended a Catholic wedding Mass. Susan Conroy witnessed... Read more
Archbishop Chaput praises new review board members' expertise
Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput spoke highly of seven new members of the archdiocesan review board that makes recommendations in... Read more
Saintly Denverite Julia Greeley featured in manuscript
While deftly flipping through the 120-page manuscript he authored, Father Blaine Burkey, O.F.M. Cap., pointed to the 20th-century photos and... Read more
US religious freedom commission granted brief extension
A federal commission that advocates for religious freedom around the world has been given a four-week reprieve from closing its... Read more
Indiana couple visits Holy Cross missions in East Africa
For Jerry and Lillian Smith of Granger, Ind., a recent September visit to see Jerry’s brother, Holy Cross Father Tom... Read more
Critic points out media bias against adult stem cells
After researchers in California called off a major U.S. embryonic stem cell study, a legal expert says that most major... Read more
A daughter keeps her word, as her husband takes it one step further
Hollywood used to write love stories like this, but a cynical world stopped believing them. Read more
Sunday Mass is Thanksgiving meal with Christ, says Cardinal O’Malley
Weekly Mass attendance for Catholics should be a “commitment of love” like the celebration of Thanksgiving dinner, said Cardinal Seán... Read more
San Francisco archdiocese wins tax battle in court
The Archdiocese of San Francisco won a three-year legal fight Nov. 18, after a Superior Court judge moved to throw... Read more
Philadelphia seminary creates Cardinal Foley chair in homiletics
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania has established the John Cardinal Foley Chair of Homiletics and Social Communication to... Read more
Republican candidates say nation must return to God
America must regain its reliance on God and elect a leader who embodies this value in order to succeed as... Read more
CNA reminds Catholics of new translation resource site
As parishes throughout the English speaking world begin using a new translation of the prayers of the Mass on Nov.... Read more
