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D.C. National Shrine to mark 50th anniversary in November
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will mark its 50th anniversary on Nov. 20, closing a... Read more
Towey to leave presidency of St. Vincent's at end of academic year
St. Vincent College has announced that Jim Towey will be stepping down as the institution´s president at the conclusion of... Read more
'Abortion crushes hope,' says Rep. Chris Smith at health care press conference
Pro-life leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the danger of federally-funded abortion being a part of... Read more
Catholic Campaign for Human Development aims collection at economic crisis
This year’s Collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is intended to help struggling families in the midst... Read more
Former Anglican sees new Vatican provision as 'slap-down' of liberal agenda
Fr. George Rutler, an Anglican convert and pastor in New York City, has written a guest column for CNA following... Read more
U.S. Catholic and Episcopalian leaders respond to Vatican’s new Anglican provision
Responding to the announcement of a new apostolic constitution to assist Anglicans in entering the Catholic Church, Cardinal Francis George... Read more
Students go speechless for Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity
Students in 3,000 schools across 25 countries will participate in the Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity today to protest against... Read more
U.N. bureaucracy co-opts anti-terrorism report to redefine gender, critics argue
A recently submitted report on human rights in counter-terrorism efforts uses language defining gender as “a social and shifting construct”... Read more
YouTube video records attack on pro-life advocate near abortuary
A Latino pro-life advocate participating in the 40 Days for Life campaign outside a California abortion clinic was assaulted last... Read more
Diocese of Wilmington reluctantly files for bankruptcy
The Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware has announced that it has filed for bankruptcy, in part because of the expenses incurred... Read more
Fr. Jenkins re-elected President of Notre Dame as Catholic identity questions linger
The Board of Trustees of the University of Notre Dame has elected Fr. John I. Jenkins, CSC, to a second... Read more
Indiana priest appointed to serve as bishop out West
Today it was announced that an Indiana priest, Fr. Paul D. Etienne, will become the eighth bishop of the Diocese... Read more
Nebraska cathedral celebrates 50 years of perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
The Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln, Nebraska will mark 50 years of perpetual Eucharistic Adoration with a celebratory... Read more
'Requiem of Peace' to premiere at K.C. cathedral
The Requiem Mass has stimulated composers as varied as Mozart, Gabriel Faure and the modern English composer Herbert Howells. And... Read more
Pro-life leader calls health care proposals a ‘radical departure’ from current abortion policy
Pro-life leader Charmaine Yoest has charged that a compromise now being considered for health care reform legislation would mark a... Read more
Notre Dame criticized for funding student travel to D.C. homosexual march
The University of Notre Dame’s Student Activities Office is facing criticism for allowing a group of five students to use... Read more
Sages of St. Mary's celebrate 10 years at Delaware parish
In July 1999, when Tony Cecere was approached by then-pastor Father Roy Pollard to start a group for seniors at... Read more
Ex-abortionist says Divine Mercy is answer to worldly cynicism
A former abortionist has said he believes that Our Lady of Guadalupe enlightened him about the destructive nature of his... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: God will ‘demand an accounting’ from those who neglect the unwanted
God will “demand an accounting” from Catholics and from societies who fail to welcome the poor, the weak and the... Read more
Relic of St. Mary Magdalene to visit U.S.
A French priest has brought a relic of St. Mary Magdalene on its first visit to the United States to... Read more
