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New federal health care fund subsidizes abortion, critics claim
Critics condemned the Obama administration's approval of a federally funded $160 million high-risk insurance coverage initiative in Pennsylvania that was... Read more
Brooklyn diocese opens sainthood cause for priest who fought bigotry
The Diocese of Brooklyn has officially opened the Cause of Canonization for Msgr. Bernard J. Quinn, a 20th century priest... Read more
Cardinal Rigali to address conference on pastoral response to addiction
Cardinal Justin Rigali will deliver the opening address of a Conference on Addictions which will consider the pastoral concerns regarding... Read more
Legal fund calls on University of Illinois to reinstate Catholic professor
In a letter sent Monday to the University of Illinois, the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) called for the immediate reinstatement... Read more
New family-friendly TV movie to air on NBC
A new family movie, “The Jensen Project,” is scheduled to air on NBC TV next Friday, July 16, at 7... Read more
New Orleans summer food program fills big need
Second Harvest Food Bank is filling a need that sometimes gets overlooked during the summer: ensuring that New Orleans children... Read more
Catholics prepare for feast of great Franciscan saint
This coming Thursday marks the feast day of St. Bonaventure, who is called “The Seraphic Doctor” of the Church. St.... Read more
Illinois headband designer making charity fashionable
She started a trend and a business in high school creating colorful headbands, but the best part of Gina Hinders’... Read more
Critics decry Federal ruling against Defense of Marriage Act
In response to a federal judge in Massachusetts ruling that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, critics of... Read more
Illinois professor fired for giving Catholic teaching on homosexuality
The University of Illinois has fired an adjunct professor for teaching in a class on Catholicism that homosexual acts violate... Read more
Catholic Health Association praises Berwick recess appointment to Medicare post
The Catholic Health Association (CHA) has applauded President Obama’s recess appointment of Harvard pediatrician Dr. Donald Berwick as administrator of... Read more
Washington state lawyers acknowledge pharmacies' right to not stock Plan B
In a major reversal of their previous position, attorneys for the state of Washington have acknowledged the right of local... Read more
ACLU presents inaccurate image of Catholic hospitals on abortion, say experts
A recent letter from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)... Read more
Catholic involvement ‘critical’ in Virginia abortion funding victory, advocate says
“Countless hours” of behind-the-scenes advocacy helped add significant restrictions on abortion funding to the Virginia budget, the director of the... Read more
Holy Father gives new auxiliary bishop to San Francisco archdiocese
The Vatican announced on Tuesday that the Holy Father appointed a new auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.... Read more
Federal court reinstates lawsuit charging Calif. Planned Parenthood with $180 million overbilling
A federal appellate court has reinstated a whistleblower’s lawsuit against Planned Parenthood affiliates in California charging that the organizations overbilled... Read more
Iowa parishioner takes financial expertise to Africa
Roger Holck retired as community president with F&M Bank last July. But the member of St. Mary Parish in Grinnell,... Read more
True freedom is in acknowledging dependence on God, says Archbishop Dolan
As Americans across the country celebrate the nation's Independence Day this weekend, they should humbly remember their dependence on their... Read more
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds marriage protection amendment
A lawsuit challenging a Wisconsin constitutional amendment which protected the definition of marriage failed to persuade the Wisconsin Supreme Court,... Read more
Chalice connects three priests over 99 years
". . . then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, 'Drink from it all... Read more
