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Federal budget must include care for poor, say US bishops
Congress must remember the needs of the poor and vulnerable, both at home and abroad, when it considers the federal... Read more
Book on End of Life issues presented at San Antonio symposium
Several leading Catholic medical experts joined the Archbishop of San Antonio, José Gomez, to present a symposium based on his... Read more
Great cathedrals are 'catechism in stone', says architect
Cathedrals should be a "catechism in stone that represents the whole diocese," said architect Duncan Stroik at a recent lecture... Read more
Cardinal O’Malley calls for more humane immigration policy
The immigration raid in New Bedford last week is evidence of the urgent need for comprehensive immigration reform in the... Read more
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USCCB president welcomes Pope’s latest exhortation on Eucharist
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement welcoming Pope Benedict XVI’s apostolic exhortation on the... Read more
Conn. bill could jeopardize religious liberty of Catholic hospitals
Catholic groups are urging the Connecticut legislature not to pass a bill that would force the state’s four Catholic hospitals... Read more
Boston Archdiocese prays St. Patrick novena with monstrance blessed by JPII
The Archdiocese of Boston is preparing for the feast day of one of the most popular saints in North America... Read more
Assisted suicide has nothing to do with medicine, NCBC says
Physician assisted suicide is contrary to the medical profession and, if legalized, would lead to more deaths among the most... Read more
US bishops: policies that deny refugees, terror victims asylum must be changed
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has joined a coalition of religious groups and refugee advocates in calling on... Read more
Pro-life official welcomes briefing on cloning agenda’s risks to women
The Pro-Life Secretariat of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has applauded Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)... Read more
Bishop Morlino to decide future of Madison cathedral by summertime
Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison is expected to announce his decision regarding the future of St. Raphael Cathedral by the... Read more
Holy See: Equality between men and women should grow from mutual respect and recognition of differences
The particular “feminine genius” of women must be recognized and appreciated, Archbishop Celestino Migliore told a United Nations General Assembly... Read more
Mother sues Planned Parenthood for not killing her two year-old daughter
A Boston mother is seeking compensation from Planned Parenthood, by way of a medical malpractice suit, after the abortion organization... Read more
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
