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U.S. Anglican-Catholic meeting discusses immigration and new provision
The Vatican’s recent provision for Anglicans who want to become Catholic, immigration issues and Pope John Paul II’s encyclical Veritatis... Read more
Dominican congregation says sister violated vows by volunteering as abortion clinic escort
Responding to the charges that one of its sisters was volunteering as an escort at a Chicago-area abortion clinic, the... Read more
FBI investigating death of sister in New Mexico convent
Sister Marguerite Bartz, 64, was found dead on Sunday, Nov. 1 in St. Berard's Convent in Navajo, New Mexico by... Read more
Report details harassment and 'anti-religious bigotry' after Prop. 8 passage
A think tank has compiled and analyzed reports of the harassment, intimidation, and “gross expressions of anti-religious bigotry” shown in... Read more
School counselor targeted for supporting Maine’s pro-marriage Question 1
A high school counselor is the subject of an ethics complaint to the Maine licensing board because of his appearance... Read more
Texas Planned Parenthood director has change of heart, becomes pro-life
A director of a Planned Parenthood affiliate in Texas has resigned after eight years with the organization because watching an... Read more
Denver bishop: Catholics must demand delivery from Obama on health care promises
Stressing that “there is very little time to act,” Bishop James Conley, the Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, told CNA in... Read more
Archbishop Chaput calls on Obama to keep his promise to exclude abortion funding
Saying that no present proposals for health care reform adequately restrict federal funding for abortions, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput has... Read more
N.J. priest laid to rest after 'life of devotion and service'
Fr. Edward Hinds, a New Jersey pastor who was stabbed to death last week, was laid to rest on Saturday... Read more
U.S. bishops to debate document on ethics of reproductive technology
The U.S. bishops’ proposed document on the relationship between sex and procreation and the moral issues concerning infertility treatments will... Read more
Casa de Vida gives hope to unwed mothers
Before moving into Casa de Vida, a residential program for young, pregnant women, 22-year-old Dominique Sawyer had two options: the... Read more
Same-sex marriage law in D.C. could ‘suppress’ Catholic institutions, archdiocese warns
A Washington, D.C. City Council proposal to recognize same-sex “marriage” would redefine marriage and could force Catholic educational and charitable... Read more
Nebraska late-term abortionist supports Speaker Pelosi’s health care bill
Nebraska late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart was present at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s press conference in support of her new health... Read more
Omaha physician travels overseas to train doctors in natural reproductive technology
During a recent trip to Nigeria and Poland, a local doctor witnessed enthusiasm for the natural reproductive technology he created... Read more
National Catholic Bioethics Center backs campaign against abortion funding in health care
In the wake of the U.S. bishop's call for a massive grassroots campaign to remind Congress that health care is... Read more
Bishops' campaign declares war on abortion funding in health care
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is calling on Catholics nationwide “to prevent healthcare reform from being derailed by... Read more
Legionaries of Christ barred from ministry in Archdiocese of Miami
On Thursday the Archdiocese of Miami published a short disclaimer on its website, without any link, announcing both in English... Read more
New York Times refuses to publish Archbishop Dolan's op-ed on anti-Catholic bias
The New York Times declined to publish an op-ed presented by the Archbishop of New York, Most Reverend Timothy M.... Read more
U.S. bishops launch grassroots effort to fight for Catholic concerns on health care
After attempting to persuade lawmakers to listen to Catholic concerns about health care reform, the United States Conference of Catholic... Read more
Anglican provision is a response to those ‘knocking at the door,’ former Westminster archbishop says
The Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster Cormac Murphy-O’Connor has issued an extended commentary on Pope Benedict XVI’s new provision for Anglicans... Read more
