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Foundation plans new Catholic college to replace Ave Maria in '08
A new foundation is working to raise $10 million to open a new Catholic liberal arts college next year, after... Read more
Wikipedia 'Catholic expert' resigns after being exposed as a fake
One of Wikipedia’s foremost contributors and editors resigned last week after it was learned that his supposed credentials as a... Read more
Franciscan University announces summer conference line-up
According to a recent press release, the Franciscan University of Steubenville is offering another series of exciting and spiritually refreshing... Read more
N.Y. church arsonist allegedly attacks priest with cane
A 48-year-old man allegedly sought out the pastor at St. Anthony of Padua Church and beat him with a cane,... Read more
Knights of Columbus to launch 125th anniversary year
The Knights of Columbus will launch its 125th anniversary year with a Mass on March 29th, where the world’s largest... Read more
Tax-funded abortions top 200 per week at San Jose-based Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, based in San Jose, performed 22,685 abortions over two years — 2005 and 2006 — and... Read more
Inherent dignity and worth of world’s women must be upheld, Vatican U.N. rep. declares
Speaking yesterday to the United Nations’ 51st session of the Commission on the Status of Women, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Apostolic... Read more
“Amazing Grace” calls us to conversion this Lent, Archbishop Chaput says
Addressing a new film focused on the traditional hymn “Amazing Grace” in his weekly column, Denver’s Archbishop Charles Chaput pointed... Read more
Kentucky Senate considers pro-life bill
Fr. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, said he is praying for the Kentucky Senate to pass a... Read more
Nearly 300 attend historic Illinois Catholic School’s summit
Illinois held its first Summit for Catholic School Education last week, drawing nearly 300 educators and five bishops. Read more
Commission rules priest suffered discrimination, reinstates him as hospital chaplain
Fr. Henry Heffernan is expected to return to work as a chaplain at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center... Read more
Rambo IV “is also a Christian film,” Sylvester Stallone confirms
Following his successful comeback in the latest “Rocky” movie, Sylvester Stallone is resurrecting another of his classic action characters for... Read more
Racism, eugenics still fuel Planned Parenthood, black pro-life leader charges
Racism surrounding the abortion rate must be recognized and stopped, said Day Gardner, president of National Black Pro-Life Union. “The... Read more
New state strategy for National Marriage Coalition
The Washington-based Alliance for Marriage is building a nationwide network of state lawmakers, who would support a Marriage Protection Amendment,... Read more
San Diego Diocese files for bankruptcy
Following a failed final attempt at settling clergy-abuse claims, the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego filed for Chapter 11... Read more
Los Angeles judge asks diocese to put bankruptcy on hold
A Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge who is attempting to work out a settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese... Read more
Catholic League, "Jesus' Tomb discovery is titanic fraud”
The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights has released a statement denouncing a new television program which purports to... Read more
Think beyond "obvious" Lenten sacrifices, seek silence, Archbishop Chaput says
Speaking to the Catholic News Agency during this, the first week of Lent, Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput said today that... Read more
Catholic communities growing outside traditional strongholds
According to a new study, the Catholic Church in the United States is growing in unusual ways. The Church is... Read more
NJ parishes stress marriage in Sunday prayers
Catholic parishes throughout New Jersey prayed for the preservation of the sacred institution of marriage during all Sunday liturgies. The... Read more
