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English-speaking priests called to Rome for ‘Year for the Priests’ seminar
In honor of the 223rd birthday of St. John Vianney, two of the largest English-speaking associations for parish priests and... Read more
Arizona diocese collecting musical instruments for Holy Land youth
Tucson members of one of the oldest yet least-known organizations within the Roman Catholic Church are looking for musical instruments... Read more
Thomas Aquinas College schedules Canadian cardinal for commencement speech
Thomas Aquinas College has announced that Cardinal Marc Ouellet will preside over their commencement ceremonies next week. The Board of... Read more
Obama plan to cut abstinence ed funding ignores ‘significant success,’ defenders say
President Barack Obama’s 2010 budget plan proposes to defund abstinence-only sex education initiatives, prompting defenders of the programs to say... Read more
Mothers tell Congressmen about life-changing crisis pregnancy centers
As part of Heartbeat International’s "Babies Go to Congress" campaign, mothers brought their children to Congress on Wednesday to bring... Read more
Theology on Tap attendees hear call to evangelize
If you think evangelization is a weird custom practiced only by fundamentalists, Mormons, Muslims, Jehovah’s Witnesses and other religious enthusiasts,... Read more
ABC interview ‘sensationalized’ Theology of the Body, Christopher West says
Christopher West, a Catholic speaker on Catholic sexual ethics and the Theology of the Body, says the recent ABC television... Read more
Diocese of Phoenix excommunicates priest
A priest from the Diocese of Phoenix has been excommunicated for joining a breakaway sect, it was announced on Monday. Read more
Archbishop Burke says U.S. choosing to renounce ‘faithful foundation’
Archbishop Raymond Burke, delivering an address to the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. on Friday, said President Barack... Read more
Diocese issues ‘Q & A’ to explain termination of dissenting catechist
In response the backlash that occurred following the termination of a Madison catechist due to her "serious dissent" from Church... Read more
Travel with Benedict XVI at Twitter.com
Catholic News Agency is now on Twitter.com, the popular micro-blogging site that brings together millions of people from around the... Read more
U.S. bishops launch new campaign against embryonic stem cell research
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on Wednesday launched a campaign to oppose embryonic stem cell research and support... Read more
Receiving Canterbury Medal, Archbishop Chaput warns of religious freedom loss
Upon receiving a medal from a group dedicated to religious freedom, Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said that God the... Read more
D.C. council votes to recognize same-sex ‘marriage,’ draws ‘adamant’ opposition from black community
The Washington, D.C. City Council’s decision to recognize same-sex "marriages" contracted elsewhere prompted accusations of bigotry against a black leader... Read more
Over sixty St. Louis Catholics plan to join Notre Dame protests
Dozens of St. Louis Catholics are planning to travel to South Bend, Indiana to take part in May 17 protests... Read more
Students for Life asks Obama to ‘educate’ staff on pro-life movement
Students for Life, a national pro-life student organization, sent President Obama a letter saying they were "alarmed" at the administration’s... Read more
Site calls for nation wide Catholic ‘Tea Party’ during Obama commencement at Notre Dame
A single-page website, www.prayfor44.com, is inviting Catholics across the U.S. to lead “respectful” prayer meetings, preferably on the same day... Read more
CNA launches Twitter channel ahead of papal visit
CNA is launching a channel on the micro-blogging site Twitter to provide our readers with quick updates on Catholic news... Read more
Fr. Berg leaves Legion of Christ to join Archdiocese of New York
Fr. Thomas Berg, Executive Director of the New York-based Westchester Institute for Ethics and the Human Person, announced today that... Read more
Bishop Blair bans New Ways homosexual ministry workshop
Bishop of Toledo, Ohio Leonard Blair has banned a workshop on homosexual ministry that was scheduled to start on May... Read more
