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EWTN broadcasts to go High-Def in December
The Catholic broadcaster Eternal Word Television Network has announced that the channel will be available in High Definition (HD) format... Read more
Pro-abortion group endorses female Catholic politicians for 2010 race
EMILY's List, a pro-abortion political action committee, recently announced the list of the candidates it is supporting for the 2010... Read more
‘Phony’ amendment to health care bill will not defund abortions, pro-life leaders charge
A new amendment to a health care reform bill which claims to remove government funding for abortions is drawing criticism... Read more
Planned Parenthood trolling for pro-abortion Catholics to oppose U.S. bishops
Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, sent an urgent message this week to the group's base asking... Read more
Catholic support crucial to repeal of Maine same-sex 'marriage' law
In midterm elections on Tuesday the voters of Maine repealed a law that legalized same-sex “marriage.” Scott Fish, Communications Director of... Read more
Pharmaceutical company cites Vatican document to defend its use of aborted baby
A pro-life group is criticizing pharmaceutical company Neocutis’ defense of its use of cells harvested from an aborted fetus in... Read more
Dowd's nun column is proven wrong by flourishing religious orders, commentator says
Responding to a pundit’s charge that Catholic nuns are “second class citizens” facing “inquisitions” for their “modernity” and “independence,” columnist... Read more
Second 10,000 Masses for Unborn Novena to take place in January
The second annual 10,000 Masses forUnborn Babies Novena is scheduled to take place Jan. 13-21 in 2010,the Memphis-based St. Michael... Read more
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
