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Post office rate hike on mailings critical of homosexuals in the military overruled
National officials with the U.S. Postal Service have overruled a Colorado post office’s refusal to ship materials critical of homosexuals... Read more
U.S. Bishops’ final plea to Congressmen: Do not pass pro-abortion health care bill
In a final, urgent plea to prevent the passage of the current form of the Senate health care bill, the... Read more
Louisiana bishops: Denials that Senate health care bill funds abortion are mistaken
Still more Catholic prelates have voiced opposition to the Senate version of the health care bill as the bishops of... Read more
Diocese of Wichita develops stewardship formation series
Msgr. Thomas McGread, a priest of the Diocese of Wichita, Kansas who formed Christian stewards in his many years of... Read more
Cardinal O'Malley rips pro-Obama Catholics on health care
The Archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, yesterday criticized organizations such as the Catholic Health Association and Network for supporting... Read more
USCCB’s policy expertise exposes Senate bill’s abortion provisions, Doerflinger reasserts
The Catholic bishops’ conference has better policy expertise on the health care bill than any other Catholic organization, Richard Doerflinger... Read more
U.S. bishops, dissenting Catholics face off in in health care debate
While the U.S. Bishops are encouraging the faithful to call their representatives and ask them to oppose Senate legislation because of federal... Read more
Pro-life leaders: Senate bill bans conscientious exemption, allows billions for abortion
Pro-life leaders on Friday discussed the prospects of the Senate health care bill, warning that the present version will ban... Read more
Nancy Pelosi prays to St. Joseph to pass health care
On the feast of St. Joseph, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi invoked the patron saint of worker's intercession to... Read more
Archbishop Chaput denounces false 'Catholic witness' in health care support
In a First Things column on Friday, Archbishop Chaput of Denver commented on how certain “Catholic” groups are working to... Read more
W. Virginia ads confuse laity about bishops’ opposition to health care bill
Catholics and others in West Virginia are “very upset” by a Catholics United ad campaign backing the Senate health care... Read more
Facing massive deficit, NJ governor proposes cutting Planned Parenthood from budget
As part of a wider budget cutting plan, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has proposed the complete elimination of millions... Read more
Confirmation of lesbian as Episcopal bishop causes regret in Canterbury
On Wednesday, the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles reported the approval of the election of Mary Douglas Glasspool as their... Read more
Health care bill could force people to pay for abortion, bishops’ spokeswoman says
Lacking strict rules on abortion funding, the Senate health care bill will allow subsidized insurance companies to force people to... Read more
USCCB: Dissenting women religious 'grossly overstate' support on health care
A letter of support for the Senate health care bill from NETWORK, a women's religious group claiming to have the... Read more
Catholic sisters denounce fellow religious for directly opposing Church on health care
In a statement on Wednesday, the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR) spoke out against a statement from... Read more
C-FAM stands by report of graphic brochures at Girl Scout event
The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM) has stated that it stands by its reporting of a sexually explicit... Read more
Archbishop Naumann upset with CHA for Senate bill support
The Archbishop of Kansas City has urged Catholics to contact key members of Congress and ask them to vote against... Read more
Critique from ‘The View’ of Boulder Catholic school was opportunistic, Catholic League says
A Colorado Catholic school which told two children under the guardianship of two homosexual partners they could not re-enroll on... Read more
Bishops of Northern Colorado warn against pro-Obama Catholic organizations
In a direct rebuke to pro-Obama Catholic organizations pushing for support of the president's health care bill, the Archbishop of... Read more
