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Ultrasound laws added in Ohio and South Dakota
Ohio and South Dakota now join 11 other states with laws in place that require abortion clinics to offer pregnant... Read more
Knight of Columbus head writes guide for changing culture
A new book by the head of the Knights of Columbus explores the themes the Pope is likely to address... Read more
San Jose cathedral to host Mass for California Democrats
California Democrats gathering for their state convention this weekend will have a special Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St.... Read more
President Bush pens Easter message
As Christians around the United States celebrate Easter, President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush have issued the following Easter... Read more
Anti-war protesters disrupt Easter Mass at Chicago cathedral
Six people protesting the war in Iraq were arrested after they disrupted an Easter Mass at Chicago’s cathedral and threw... Read more
Colorado Catholics forgive Mormon missionaries during Holy Week
An investigation that likely would have led to criminal charges against four Mormon missionaries who desecrated a Catholic shrine in... Read more
Former abstinence educator blasts “unsound” teen STD study
The former state director of the Colorado Abstinence Education Program has attacked the media coverage of a recent Center for... Read more
President Bush to greet Pope upon arrival at air force base
President and Mrs. George Bush will greet Pope Benedict XVI, April 15, when he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base... Read more
Supreme Court to consider broadcast decency standards
In its first major broadcast indecency case in thirty years, the Supreme Court will consider whether radio and television channels... Read more
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Library worker fired for reporting patron’s use of child pornography
The firing of a county library employee who disobeyed her supervisor in reporting to police a patron who was viewing... Read more
Kevorkian to run for Congress in Michigan
Jack Kevorkian, the infamous advocate of physician-assisted suicide, has announced his plans to run for Congress for the ninth district... Read more
Planned Parenthood apologizes for accepting racist donor
Planned Parenthood of Idaho officials have apologized after a fundraiser for the organization was caught on tape agreeing with an... Read more
40 Days for Life reports saved lives, heightened awareness
Sunday concluded the 40 Days for Life campaign that took place in 59 cities and 31 states. The effort included... Read more
Official program for Pope's U.S. visit released
With less than a month to go before Pope Benedict makes his first trip to the U.S., the Vatican’s Press... Read more
Pope advances Knights of Columbus founder toward sainthood
This past Saturday, March 15, Pope Benedict XVI approved a decree recognizing the heroic virtue of Father Michael J. McGivney,... Read more
Tens of thousands of Americans to enter Church at Easter
Tens of thousands of people around the United States will be received into the Catholic Church in less than a... Read more
Pope Benedict’s U.S. education address could be call to fidelity
As Pope Benedict XVI’s first visit to the U.S. draws near, interest in his address on Catholic education is on... Read more
Episcopal Church deposes bishop, claims he broke from church teaching
The Episcopal Church has deposed one of its Californian bishops after he affiliated his diocese with a conservative Anglican province... Read more
St. Louis archbishop excommunicates three for attempted women’s ordination
Archbishop Raymond Burke of the Archdiocese of St. Louis has excommunicated three women for taking part in an attempted ordination... Read more
Diocesan priest community established in Denver
In response to a call from Vatican II for priests to share a common life, four seminarians for the Archdiocese... Read more
