US News

Fr. Roy Bourgeois

Quaker group nominates excommunicated priest for Nobel Peace Prize

Nov 24, 2009

Fr. Roy Bourgeois, a Maryknoll priest who was excommunicated for refusing to affirm Catholic teaching on the ordination of women,... Read more

 Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser / Wendy Wright, President of Concerned Women of America,

Critics of Senate health care bill fault abortion funding and taxes on married couples

Nov 23, 2009

Pro-life and conservative leaders reacted critically to the Senate’s Saturday decision to proceed on a Senate bill they say would... Read more

Rep. Patrick Kennedy

EWTN's Fr. Mitch Pacwa to appear on CNN tonight

Nov 23, 2009

EWTN host Fr. Mitch Pacwa is scheduled to appear on CNN's “No Bias, No Bull” tonight at 8:30 p.m. EST... Read more

CNA

Traveling play 'Vianney' visits USCCB conference

Nov 23, 2009

Saint Luke Productions' traveling play “Vianney” was a featured event at the fall assembly of the USCCB this year. But... Read more

Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.)

Bishop Tobin expresses disappointment with Rep. Kennedy for going public on Communion decision

Nov 22, 2009

In a strong response to Congressman Patrick Kennedy’s public revelation that he has been banned from Communion for his stand... Read more

CNA

Diocesan conference on forgiveness features Immaculée Ilibagiza

Nov 22, 2009

Immaculée Ilibagiza, survivor of the Rwanda genocide in 1994 addressed participants at the Diocese of Worcester's women's conference held last... Read more

Experts doubt U.N. Population Fund’s claim that population control will help fight climate change

Nov 21, 2009

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) claims that climate change could become “much more extreme and conceivably catastrophic” as population... Read more

President Obama / Judge David Hamilton

Senate confirms judge who overturned informed consent law to Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Nov 21, 2009

The U.S. Senate voted 59-39 to confirm the appointment of U.S. District Judge David Hamilton to the Chicago-based Seventh U.S.... Read more

Archbishop Wuerl / Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton

D.C. council members push for same sex 'marriage' compromise

Nov 21, 2009

Although their efforts have been unsuccessful thus far, council members in Washington, D.C are pushing for a compromise with the... Read more

CNA

Benedictine sisters in Missouri record new Christmas CD

Nov 21, 2009

A community of Benedictine sisters living in the Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph have released a Christmas CD... Read more

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput

Archbishops Nienstedt and Chaput defend CCHD as criticisms continue

Nov 21, 2009

Responding to concerns about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), Archbishop John Nienstedt and Archbishop Charles J. Chaput have... Read more

CNA

CNN poll finds 61% of Americans oppose government-funded abortions

Nov 20, 2009

CNN has published the results of a telephone-based poll regarding abortion, health care and health care reform conducted November 13-15.... Read more

USCCB: Senate health care bill 'morally unacceptable'

Nov 20, 2009

As the Senate prepares for the discussion of its health care reform bill this weekend, several bishops have sent the... Read more

Sen. Harry Reid

Expert explains upcoming battle over pro-abortion Senate health care bill

Nov 20, 2009

Catholic political analyst, Deal Hudson, said yesterday that pro-life forces will face an uphill battle over the health care bill... Read more

CNA

Fourteenth Fort Hood victim forgotten

Nov 20, 2009

Last week, Maj. Nadil Malik Hasan was indicted on 13 counts of murder for the shootings at Fort Hood which... Read more

Chai R. Feldblum

Obama EEOC nominee calls support for radical marriage manifesto a ‘mistake’

Nov 20, 2009

Chai R. Feldblum, a nominee for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has withdrawn her support for a radical manifesto... Read more

Christopher West

Christopher West presents ‘profoundly troubling’ idea of Christian freedom, Catholic writer says

Nov 20, 2009

Adding another voice to the discussion over Christopher West’s presentation of the Theology of the Body, writer James Likoudis writes... Read more

Unprecedented coalition of religious leaders call Americans to stand for sanctity of life, marriage, and religious freedom

Nov 20, 2009

An unprecedented coalition of prominent Christian clergy, ministry leaders, and scholars has crafted a 4,700-word declaration addressing the sanctity of... Read more

CNA

Objectors to ELCA’s approval of homosexual clergy begin plans for new Lutheran denomination

Nov 20, 2009

Following the decision of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to allow sexually active homosexual clergy, an objecting Lutheran... Read more

Brother Paul Bednarczyk

Presenter asks U.S. bishops’ assembly to help create a ‘culture of vocation’ to the religious life

Nov 19, 2009

Presenting the results of the National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) study on vocations to religious life at the U.S. bishops’... Read more