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Pressure mounts on Afghanistan to release Christian convert

Mar 22, 2006

An increasing number of groups and governments are calling on Afghanistan to honor the universal human right to religious practice... Read more

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Oldest US cathedral undergoes $32M restoration

Mar 21, 2006

The nation’s oldest Catholic cathedral has undergone a $32-million restoration, with the intention of returning it to the purity of... Read more

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Prayer campaign launched to fight abortion in Latin America

Mar 21, 2006

An international pro-life network is organizing a worldwide prayer campaign to combat the looming abortion industry in Latin America.  Read more

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Ave Maria to take over Nicaraguan college

Mar 21, 2006

Ave Maria University will take ownership of a college that was formerly the branch of a Baptist university in Nicaragua.... Read more

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San Francisco Archbishop: Gay adoptions conflict with Church teachings, but conflict of interests looms at Catholic Charities

Mar 21, 2006

Archbishop George Niederauer has said placing children with same-sex couples conflicts with Catholic teaching and has asked his local Catholic... Read more

Cardinal George “deeply troubled” as Archdiocese of Chicago releases findings of massive abuse probe

Mar 20, 2006

The Archdiocese of Chicago released the disturbing findings of their "Report on Clerical Sexual Abuse of Minors Findings and Solutions"... Read more

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Soon-to-be Cardinal O’Malley looks toward future for strained Archdiocese of Boston

Mar 20, 2006

On Friday, Boston’s Archbishop Sean O’Malley will travel to Rome where Pope Benedict XVI will officially be made a Cardinal.... Read more

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Boston Archdiocese announces removal of 8 priests

Mar 20, 2006

The Archdiocese of Boston announced yesterday that 8 priests who were charged with sexual abuse have now been removed from... Read more

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Two more women die after taking abortion drug RU-486

Mar 19, 2006

Two pro-life groups are wondering why the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) still has not pulled Mifeprex, an abortion drug... Read more

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Pro-life leader praises Ohio law banning ‘wrongful birth lawsuits’

Mar 19, 2006

The Ohio legislature has voted to ban lawsuits that would allow parents to claim that the birth of their disabled... Read more

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Spokane parishes oppose $46-million sex-abuse settlement

Mar 19, 2006

The Association of Parishes of the Diocese of Spokane intends to ask U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Patricia Williams to reject the... Read more

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Colorado Catholic bishops: respect, human dignity must presuppose any meaningful immigration reform

Mar 19, 2006

As the issue of undocumented immigration continues to heat up, both at federal and many local levels, the Catholic Bishops... Read more

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Church stands firm in opposition to immigration reform bill

Mar 16, 2006

Catholics, both episcopal leaders and laypeople, continue to voice their opposition to a pending U.S. immigration reform bill, H.R. 4437,... Read more

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US bishops affirm support for marriage amendment

Mar 16, 2006

The Alliance for Marriage is bolstered by the U.S. bishops’ strong endorsement of the group’s Marriage Protection Amendment, said the... Read more

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Catholics can have their corned beef and eat it too; many bishops allow meat on St. Patrick's Day

Mar 16, 2006

While the Catholic Church prohibits eating meat on Fridays during Lent, bishops in about one-third of the U.S.'s 197 dioceses... Read more

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Issue of gay adoptions not as divisive as gay marriage

Mar 16, 2006

The Vatican’s recent reiteration of its position against Catholic organizations facilitating gay adoptions has raised more debate on the issue... Read more

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Analyst says Catholic democrats ‘can’t have it both ways’

Mar 16, 2006

In light of the recently released, and much debated “Statement of Principles”, signed by a number of U.S. Catholic democratic... Read more

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San Francisco mayor will not attend Levada’s installation in Rome

Mar 15, 2006

The San Francisco delegation to Archbishop William Levada’s elevation to the College of Cardinals in Rome will have one less... Read more

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Catholic group puts faith element back into St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Mar 15, 2006

Their mission was to spread the Gospel, not just wear the green. A Catholic lay apostolate participated in their local... Read more

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Campaign initiated to establish ‘Terri’s Day’

Mar 15, 2006

An initiative has been launched to establish March 31 as Terri’s Day, an annual national day of remembrance to honor... Read more