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Catholics Come Home announces ad campaign on major networks
Catholics Come Home has announced a major prime time evangelization initiative set to air on American TV networks beginning in... Read more
Wisconsin bishops stress non-violence as concealed weapon law begins
The Wisconsin bishops urged non-violence and underscored the need for citizens to be responsible after the state legalized a measure... Read more
Catholic human trafficking outreach lost funds after HHS officials intervened
New information about the Department of Health and Human Services’ failure to renew a $19 million grant to the U.S.... Read more
US bishops urge HHS to respect consciences
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee chairman, urged the Health and Human Services Department to respect religious beliefs... Read more
New Jersey nurses face job loss for refusing to assist abortions
Twelve nurses in New Jersey have filed a lawsuit against a local government hospital for being told they would lose... Read more
Catholic author encourages prayers for souls in purgatory
Though purgatory can be considered strictly a place of punishment, author Susan Tassone describes it as a “masterpiece of God’s... Read more
Population worldviews clash as 7 billionth baby arrives
As the world welcomes the seven billionth baby this week, experts are divided over whether the planet faces overpopulation or... Read more
Episcopal Church reports lowest membership in 70 years
New statistics from the Episcopal Church show the group's loss of more than 200,000 members and 300 parishes between 2006... Read more
Peruvian cardinal encourages defense of life on Lord of the Miracles feast
During a Mass on Oct. 28 on the feast of the Lord of the Miracles—the most popular religious devotion in... Read more
Cain maintains Planned Parenthood has racist roots
Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain reaffirmed his opposition to Planned Parenthood, an organization that he describes as the perpetrator of... Read more
Bishops urge funding for religious freedom commission
The chair of the U.S. Catholic bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace is calling on the U.S. Senate to... Read more
Experts predict erosion of society, religious liberty if DOMA is repealed
Marriage advocates are warning that a repeal of the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act could have disastrous consequences for the... Read more
New book explores moral dimension of human cell research
A new volume written by global scholars in science and bioethics touches on the moral issues surrounding human cells being... Read more
Nebraska Newman Center to host Eucharistic Procession
On Thursday, Nov. 3, hundreds of students will gather at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish adjacent to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln... Read more
US bishops reaffirm critique of controversial theologian's work
The U.S. bishops have confirmed their criticism of a controversial theology book, after the author insisted they had “misunderstood” and... Read more
Catholic men re-energized, inspired by conference
Before the start of the fourth annual Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference, held Oct. 22 at St. Dominic Church, Ron Gerlip... Read more
Newt Gingrich describes importance of faith in political decisions
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said Catholics should pray about the decision of whom to support for public... Read more
Discrimination against Muslims charge 'without foundation,' Catholic University says
A formal legal complaint filed against Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. is being strongly denounced by both Catholics... Read more
Government's priorities questioned, as panel tells boys to get HPV shots
The Catholic Medical Association is reacting with skepticism to a government panel recommendation that all boys be vaccinated again the... Read more
CCHD cuts funds for AIDS agency over condom distribution
The U.S. bishops' social justice arm has cut funding to a New York-based AIDS charity after the group was discovered... Read more
