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Pro-lifers encourage New Hampshire legislature to keep parental notification laws

Feb 13, 2007

A national pro-life group is calling on New Hampshire legislators to preserve the state's parental notification law. New Hampshire is... Read more

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Archbishop co-authoring science fiction novel

Feb 12, 2007

Archbishop John Myers of Newark is well known for his authoring of numerous pastoral letters on subjects from the Eucharist,... Read more

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Catholic mother continues to fight unwanted divorces

Feb 12, 2007

A Catholic mother and a law professor are proposing that couples entering a religious marriage sign a simple contract designed... Read more

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Donohue says Sen. Edwards decision evidence of anti-Catholic bias

Feb 11, 2007

Following the decision of U.S. Senator and Presidential hopeful John Edwards to stand by two campaign officials who have made... Read more

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Don’t squelch debate on faith and evolution in public schools, says Cardinal Schoenborn

Feb 9, 2007

A prominent cardinal condemned a two-year-old U.S. court decision that bars a Pennsylvania school district from teaching “intelligent design”.  Read more

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US bishops urge congress to address moral, environmental implications of climate change

Feb 9, 2007

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is urging Congress to address the moral and environmental dimensions of global climate... Read more

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Archdiocese to cooperate with judge’s order to open personnel files

Feb 8, 2007

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee will cooperate with a judge’s order to release 3,000 pages of insurance records and confidential files... Read more

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Students prepare for Annual Day of Purity, Feb. 14

Feb 8, 2007

Students across the United States and around the world will be celebrating St. Valentine's Day by educating their peers on... Read more

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San Fran. Archbishop “very happy” about plan regarding homosexual adoptions

Feb 7, 2007

Speaking to a local radio station on Sunday, San Francisco Archbishop George Niederauer said he is “really very happy” about... Read more

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Catholic League president points out anti-Catholic views of candidate’s team

Feb 7, 2007

Bill Donohue, the President of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, yesterday exposed the anti-Catholic backgrounds of two... Read more

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Black pro-life leader says abortion ratios point to racism

Feb 7, 2007

Abortion is a multi-million dollar a year business that makes most of its money by killing black children, says Day... Read more

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Archdiocese of Boston set to end ownership of hospitals

Feb 7, 2007

The Archdiocese of Boston has preliminarily agreed to transfer ownership of the six hospitals in its Caritas Christi Health Care... Read more

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Renowned documentary on monastic life makes US debut

Feb 7, 2007

A feature-length documentary on monastic life, which has had unexpected success on the big screen in Europe and Canada, will... Read more

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Mandatory HPV vaccination overrides parental rights, say Christian groups

Feb 6, 2007

Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed an executive on Friday mandating that Texan girls, starting in September 2008, receive a vaccination... Read more

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Christians called to fearlessly evangelize culture, says Archbishop Gomez

Feb 6, 2007

The New Evangelization calls Christians to go fearlessly into the heart of culture and invite people to come to know... Read more

Lawyers to get half of money set out for Spokane abuse settlements

Feb 6, 2007

About half of a proposed $48-million settlement would go to victims of clergy sexual abuse while lawyers are due to... Read more

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Archbishop Burke to lead pilgrimage to Mexican shrine

Feb 5, 2007

Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis will lead a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico,... Read more

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Couple finds and returns archbishop’s stolen crosier

Feb 5, 2007

Archbishop Oscar Lipscomb expressed his gratitude and relief after having had his episcopal crosier returned to him this past weeked. ... Read more

Despite different faiths, America is a country that prays, Bush says

Feb 1, 2007

President George W. Bush spoke this morning at the 55th National Prayer Breakfast.  The U.S. President told the crowd of... Read more

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South Dakota reintroduces abortion ban with stiffer penalties

Feb 1, 2007

The South Dakota House of Representatives yesterday introduced a new abortion ban for the state, this time carrying harsher penalties.... Read more