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Spirit of the season results in large donations to emergency assistance centers
This year, helping those less fortunate is even more necessary as greater numbers of people find themselves out of work.... Read more
Knights of Columbus to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe with congress, festival
Following the Knights of Columbus 127th Convention next year, the organization will hold its First International Marian Congress on Our... Read more
Catholic Health Association welcomes Daschle appointment called ‘disastrous’ by pro-lifers
The Catholic Health Association has issued a statement welcoming the nomination of former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle as Secretary... Read more
Plan sent to Obama transition team reveals ‘abortion industry bailout’
A strategy document from a coalition of abortion rights groups which outlines their agenda for an Obama administration has been... Read more
LifeTeen founder Msgr. Dale Fushek excommunicated
Bishop of Phoenix Thomas J. Olmsted has issued a decree of excommunication to Monsignor Dale Fushek, founder of LifeTeen, and... Read more
University of San Francisco working to remove health plan’s abortion coverage
The University of San Francisco (USF) continues to react to the revelation that its mandatory student health insurance plan covers... Read more
New Vatican instruction called valuable ‘reference point’ on bioethics
Dignitas Personae, the new Vatican instruction on ethical issues in biotechnology was further explained by the U.S. bishops in a... Read more
Galveston may close churches due to Hurricane Ike damage
Due to serious hurricane damage to the churches in Galveston, Texas, Catholic leaders in the archdiocese are considering consolidating the... Read more
Second Indiana Planned Parenthood fails to report statutory rape; Attorney General launches investigation
A new undercover video from Live Action Films reveals that a second Indiana Planned Parenthood clinic refused to report the... Read more
Leaders debate plan for new N. America Anglican province
The plan to form a new Anglican province in North America as an alternative to The Episcopal Church (TEC) and... Read more
Young community of sisters spreads beauty with 'Echos of Ephesus'
A very young, rapidly growing vibrant community has recently released a new CD in an attempt to raise funds for... Read more
USCCB releases Spanish-language resources on new Missal translation
New resources for Spanish-speaking Catholics have been added to the web page of the Committee of Divine Worship of the... Read more
Virginia Santa Claus brings Christ front-and-center
It’s a sight to see: a real, live Santa Claus on his knees, hands folded, inclining his head reverently toward... Read more
Obama will not moderate on social issues, commentator predicts
Despite President-elect Obama’s move to the center on economic and national security issues, he will nonetheless be a radical on... Read more
Catholic leaders remember Cardinal Dulles' service as 'great theologian'
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops president Cardinal Francis George and Catholic commentator George Weigel have both written statements eulogizing Cardinal... Read more
Catholic schools save U.S. $19.8 billion annually, education group says
The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) claims that Catholic schools save $19.8 billion to the U.S. annually in savings by... Read more
Medical director receives degree in bioethics from pontifical university
Dr. Brungardt, medical director of Wichita’s Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, has received a licentiate degree in bioethics from the Rome-based... Read more
Catholic hospital and bishop at odds over sterilizations
Controversy over alleged unethical sterilizations performed at a Catholic hospital continues in the Diocese of Tyler as Trinity Mother Francis... Read more
Cardinal George welcomes new Vatican bioethics document
Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of Chicago and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has welcomed the... Read more
University apologizes for student health plan abortion coverage, but questions remain
Following reports that the Jesuit-run University of San Francisco (USF) required students to join a health plan which included coverage... Read more
