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W. Virginia bishop says Mass for victims of coal mine explosion
On Tuesday Bishop Michael J. Bransfield presided at a Mass for the victims of the West Virginia coal mine explosion.... Read more
Catholics Come Home to launch organization to encourage priests
A new Catholic lay organization called EncouragePriests.org launched on Holy Thursday, April 1, to support clergy. Read more
Abuse docs provided to NY Times by lawyer trying to sue the Vatican
Claims that Pope Benedict declined to defrock a Milwaukee priest who molested deaf students rely upon documents supplied by a... Read more
Rabbi calls media coverage of Church abuse scandal one-dimensional
In an interview with CNA on Tuesday, Rabbi Jack Bemporad commented on the recent media onslaught concerning the Holy Father,... Read more
Archbishop Gomez 'deeply grateful' for Los Angeles appointment
Following the Vatican's announcement of his new appointment this morning, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez says that he is “deeply grateful”... Read more
Archbishop Gomez ‘perfect choice’ to head Los Angeles, remarks Archbishop Chaput
Reacting to the Vatican’s appointment of Archbishop Jose H. Gomez as coadjutor archbishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Denver’s... Read more
Record number confirmed in Baltimore, despite recent media attacks on Church
Despite the recent media attacks on the Church and Holy Father regarding clergy sex abuse scandals, one U.S. archdiocese set... Read more
Catholic actor Neal McDonough booted from ABC show for refusing sex scenes
Neal McDonough, a devout Catholic family man known to the American public as one of the characters from “Band of... Read more
Computer mistranslation of key Vatican memo undercuts media criticism of Pope
A “very rough” computer translation of a memo recounting a key Vatican meeting about a Milwaukee priest who abused deaf... Read more
Journalist explains 'Why I am a Catholic' in NY paper
Carolyn E. Davis, a staff writer for Us Weekly magazine, wrote a moving column published Easter Sunday in the New... Read more
Cardinal O'Malley: Pope is seriously committed to eradicating sex abuse
In a statement released on his blog, the Archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Sean O'Malley gave personal testimony to Pope Benedict... Read more
Archbishop Vlazny cancels newspaper subscription after anti-catholic rant
Responding to an anti-Catholic column penned by Eugene Joseph Dionne and an editorial cartoon portraying the Holy Father as deaf... Read more
Nebraska chaplain serves Catholics in uniform
Father Robert Barnhill from the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska recently returned from two months of active duty as chaplain during... Read more
ENDOW director encourages incorporation of silence into Holy Week
In an exclusive video commentary, Terry Polakovic, Executive Director of Educating on the Nature and Dignity of Women (ENDOW) emphasized... Read more
Bishop Aquila: Catholic health care bill endorsements ‘severely damaged’ common good
Self-described Catholic groups who endorsed the health care bill despite objections “severely damaged” the common good and diluted the pro-life... Read more
NBC apologizes for article title which portrayed Pope as child molester
The Catholic League has accepted NBC’s apology for a section headline which said Pope Benedict XVI molested children. Read more
Former Legionaries: Fr. Garza is part of the solution, not the problem
Responding to Vatican analyst Sandro Magister’s article on the leadership of the Legion of Christ, two prominent former members of the... Read more
Pro-life Democrat sees flaws in executive order, urges further action
Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) remarked today that the new health care bill is “a major step in the wrong direction” in defending... Read more
Cardinal Levada denounces NY Times media attacks on Pope as 'deficient'
In a statement released on the Vatican website, Cardinal William J. Levada charged that the recent media attacks on the... Read more
New York Daily News urges ‘Fairness for the Pope’
Reacting to the slew of articles from media outlets attempting to incriminate Pope Benedict in past clerical sex abuse cases,... Read more
