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Catholic Health Association applauds 'strong leadership' by Obama on health care
Despite criticism from the U.S. Catholic bishops, the Catholic Health Association (CHA) has issued a statement saying it continues to... Read more
Chicago auxiliary installed as bishop of Springfield
In a two-hour Mass Tuesday morning, Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki was installed as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: Liturgical renewal should create martyrs’ love for the Mass
Christian witness is intended to prepare for and to live the “cosmic liturgy” in which all mankind adores God, Archbishop... Read more
US bishops back Olmsted in Arizona abortion drama
After Bishop Thomas Olmsted publicly condemned an abortion authorized by Sr. Margaret McBride in a Catholic hospital in Arizona, and... Read more
Obama administration makes blitz of statements to advance LGBT ‘agenda’
President Obama and leaders in his administration have made many statements to mark “LGBT Pride Month,” calling for the repeal... Read more
Judge Bork warns against Elena Kagan's activist comments
Judge Robert Bork spoke out today to oppose the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan. Bork, the former Supreme Court... Read more
Defenders respond to criticisms of CNA report
Controversy continues about the Catholic News Agency story on Cardinal Francis George’s criticism of the Catholic Health Association’s (CHA) actions... Read more
Erosion of religious freedom threatens Church and nation, warns Archbishop Wuerl
In an exclusive interview obtained by CNA, Dr. John Haas of the National Catholic Bioethics Center asked Archbishop Donald Wuerl... Read more
Allen interview of Cardinal George supports report of ‘parallel magisterium’ worries
Cardinal Francis George, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), in an interview last week agreed that the... Read more
American bioethicist appointed to Governing Council of Academy for Life
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed the president of The National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC), John M. Haas, Ph.D., S.T.L., K.M.,... Read more
Pope Benedict names new auxiliary bishop for Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s faithful received news this morning that Pope Benedict has appointed the judicial vicar of their diocese, Bishop-elect Michael J.... Read more
Philadelphia auxiliary appointed as Bishop of Harrisburg
On Tuesday morning, Pope Benedict XVI appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia to become the 10th Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Read more
Pastor of NY parish withdraws support for sale of vacant convent to Muslim group
The pastor of a Staten Island parish in a controversy over the proposed sale of a vacant convent to a... Read more
Lawsuit filed against Legionaries by alleged son of Fr. Maciel
A man claiming to be the son of Fr. Marcial Maciel, the founder of the Legion of Christ, is suing... Read more
Helen Osman accuses CNA of fabricating report on Cardinal George and CHA
After CNA published a report on remarks Cardinal Francis George made about the disagreement between the Catholic Health Association and... Read more
US bishops encourage diocesan relief effort for gulf oil spill victims
In response to the recent catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that has ravaged wildlife and decimated seafaring... Read more
Indiana student commits names of popes to memory
Eleven-year-old John Paul Fitzmaurice has completed a project so difficult that few lay men and women even attempt it. The... Read more
Marquette controversy reveals conflict between status and Catholic identity, writer says
The controversy over Marquette University’s offer and subsequent withdrawal of a deanship to a homosexual university professor helps show the... Read more
Universal Church to honor life and witness of St. Thomas More
This Tuesday marks the feast day of St. Thomas More – husband, father, lawyer, politician and the first layman to... Read more
Promotion of ellaOne contraceptive ‘misleading’ about abortion risks, Cardinal DiNardo tells FDA
Writing to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about a new “emergency contraceptive” that may induce early abortions, Cardinal Daniel... Read more
