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Professor Kmiec calls Pope's clarification to Pelosi ‘intrusive’

Feb 22, 2009

Professor Douglas Kmiec, the scholar who provided a justification for allowing Catholics to vote for Barack Obama, despite the president's... Read more

President Barack Obama

Obama eclipses Jesus as Americans' hero, poll finds

Feb 21, 2009

Respondents to an online poll which asked them to name their heroes were more likely to name President Barack Obama... Read more

Rev. Walter Hoye

Baptist pastor receives 30 days in jail for breaking abortuary ‘bubble’

Feb 21, 2009

A Baptist pastor from Berkeley, California has been fined and sentenced to 30 days in jail for violating Oakland’s “bubble... Read more

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'God created me a deaf person for his glory,' explains priest

Feb 21, 2009

When Father Tom Coughlin began seriously considering a priestly vocation in high school, little did he realize how long and... Read more

Bishop Joseph Martino blesses the faithful in Scranton

Bishop of Scranton bars pro-abortion officials from St. Patrick’s Day Masses

Feb 20, 2009

Explaining that he is determined to “prevent scandal,” Bishop of Scranton Joseph Martino has said that he will cancel Masses... Read more

Archbishop Naumann, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, President Obama

Catholics United targets Archbishop Naumann, defends Gov. Sebelius

Feb 20, 2009

In a startling defense of legal abortion supporter Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Catholics United has attacked Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas... Read more

An icon of St. John the Baptist hangs in St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church in Anchorage.  Photo

Icons gain greater presence in Catholic Alaska

Feb 20, 2009

Wide-eyed figures, often viewed as “windows to the eternal,” have long peered from rustic churches and chapels inside of Alaska’s... Read more

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Faithful Catholic theologian to lead Denver Catholic Charities

Feb 19, 2009

In a letter dated February 19, Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announced that Dr. Jonathan Reyes, former president of the... Read more

Firefighters forced to participate in ‘gay pride’ parade win lawsuit

Feb 19, 2009

A California jury found on Tuesday that four firefighters, who were ordered by their superiors to participate in the city’s... Read more

Archbishop Charles Chaput / Neil Cavuto

Archbishop Chaput responds to Pelosi-Pope meeting

Feb 19, 2009

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver is in complete agreement with the message that Pope Benedict XVI delivered to Nancy Pelosi... Read more

Sixty-five percent of Americans say religion is important in their daily life

Feb 19, 2009

A January 2009 Gallup poll on religiosity finds that the United States is generally a religious nation, though states of... Read more

Keith Boykin

Bishop Martino voices ‘absolute disapproval’ for university inviting gay activist

Feb 19, 2009

Bishop Joseph F. Martino has issued a statement informing Catholics of his diocese that he has “absolute disapproval” of Misericordia... Read more

N. Dakota becomes fifth state with proposed personhood from conception law

Feb 18, 2009

By a margin of 51 to 41, the North Dakota House on Tuesday voted to approve a measure that establishes... Read more

Fr. Patrick Lee S.J.

Jesuits’ Oregon Province becomes first order to file for bankruptcy

Feb 18, 2009

The Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday following additional sexual abuse lawsuits,... Read more

President Barack Obama

Catholics hold vigil praying for Obama’s conversion on FOCA

Feb 18, 2009

This morning when President Obama arrived in Mesa, Arizona to announce his $75 billion "Homeowner Stability Initiative," a group of... Read more

Most faithful Catholic colleges are also the most affordable, reports study

Feb 18, 2009

In an effort to assist parents and students who are weighing various college options, the Center for the Study of... Read more

Cardinal Justin Rigali / Rep. John Boehner

Republican leaders tell cardinal pro-lifers will not be caught off-guard in Congress

Feb 18, 2009

Two Republican leaders have replied to Cardinal Justin Rigali’s Feb. 5 letter on abortion policy in which the prelate urged... Read more

The candles being sold with President Obama superimposed over St. Martin

Sale of prayer candles of ‘saint’ President Obama sparks controversy

Feb 17, 2009

A Catholic priest in the San Francisco area has objected to a novelty shop’s sale of a prayer candle with... Read more

Nebraska bishops use input from laity to tackle immigration reform

Feb 17, 2009

With the input gathered from listening sessions which included both lay citizens and immigrants, the Catholic Bishops of Nebraska have... Read more

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Professor calls student ‘fascist bastard,’ stops speech in favor of traditional marriage

Feb 17, 2009

A lawsuit has been filed against officials of the Los Angeles Community College District after a professor allegedly censored and... Read more