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Obama wants abortion coverage in reform bill, Catholic League charges

Aug 11, 2009

Health care reform is hitting a wall, claims Catholic League president Bill Donohue, and if you want to know why,... Read more

CNA

God intervened through Our Lady of Guadalupe to evangelize the Americas, explains Guadalupe expert

Aug 11, 2009

This past week, Msgr. Eduardo Chávez Sánchez told an audience gathered at the Marian Congress, that the apparition of Our... Read more

Dr. William Thierfelder

Catholic college’s ‘no contraceptives’ healthcare policy is discriminatory, EEOC charges

Aug 11, 2009

Revisiting a case that had been thought closed, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has ruled that Belmont Abbey... Read more

Pregnancy Help Center Volunteer Coordinator Jeanne Smith (left) and Program Manager for Catholic Charities' Pregnancy Services Sandi Davidson.  Photo by Mary C. Weaver

New center will ‘save babies, help women’

Aug 10, 2009

Opening the diocese’s fourth Pregnancy Help Center was a perfect example of Catholic Charities of East Tennessee’s mission: addressing the... Read more

The Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City

Cathedral of Salt Lake City prepares to celebrate centenary with ‘Cathedral Week’

Aug 9, 2009

Salt Lake City’s Cathedral of the Madeleine is preparing to celebrate its 100th anniversary with an upcoming “Cathedral Week” of... Read more

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Rare Mass celebrated on N. America’s highest peak

Aug 9, 2009

It’s a massive feat to just to climb North America’s highest mountain, but even rarer to celebrate Mass on the... Read more

CNA

Church to celebrate lives of Sts. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Maximilian Kolbe

Aug 9, 2009

This week the Church will honor both St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross and St. Maximilian Kolbe, saints who were... Read more

Shots from the filming of "Interrupted Lives"

New documentary recounts lives of ‘courageous’ women religious under communism

Aug 9, 2009

A new documentary tells the stories of Greek and Roman Catholic women religious who lived their faith under communist harassment... Read more

Jail officials censored mother's letters over religious content

Aug 8, 2009

Civil rights and religious freedom groups are criticizing the Rappahannock Regional Jail in northern Virginia, charging that the jail illegally... Read more

Tom Grenchik, Executive director of the U.S. bishops’ Pro-Life Secretariat

Mandated abortion coverage threatens health care reform, U.S. bishops’ official says

Aug 8, 2009

Tom Grenchik, director of the U.S. bishops’ Pro-Life Secretariat, has said that mandated abortion health care coverage and funding is... Read more

Bishop Lori offers his meditation on the Visitation and Our Lady of Guadalupe

Bishop draws comparisons between the Visitation and Our Lady of Guadalupe

Aug 8, 2009

Following the opening sessions of the International Marian Congress in Phoenix, Arizona, Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut and Supreme Chaplain of... Read more

Bishop Olmsted celebrates the Votive Mass of St. Juan Diego

Phoenix bishop emphasizes importance of humility in life of St. Juan Diego

Aug 7, 2009

Nearly 1,500 people gathered this morning in Phoenix, Arizona to celebrate a Votive Mass of St. Juan Diego for the... Read more

Dr. Adolfo Orozco at the International Marian Congress on Our Lady of Guadalupe in Glendale, Arizona.

Our Lady of Guadalupe ‘completely beyond' scientific explanation, says researcher

Aug 7, 2009

By CNA Staff

Researcher and physicist Dr. Aldofo Orozco told participants at the International Marian Congress on Our Lady of Guadalupe that there... Read more

Gloria with her younger brother Vincent

Families survive hardships of cancer thanks to Gloria's Angels

Aug 7, 2009

CNA recently published a story about Gloria Strauss, a young girl whose struggle with cancer and her reliance on her... Read more

Eduardo Verastegui

Bella actor invites everyone to Our Lady of Guadalupe Festival

Aug 7, 2009

The famous actor Eduardo Verastegui is inviting Catholics to attend the Guadalupe Festival on Saturday, August 8, at the Jobing.com... Read more

Kevin and Hope McKenna receiving the Community Award

Massachusetts Knights awarded for organizing prom for special needs students

Aug 7, 2009

At Wednesday’s awards session in Phoenix, a Massachusetts Knight’s council was awarded the Order’s 2009 Community Activities Award for their... Read more

Vice President for Public Policy Paul A. Long speaking at a news conference on Wednesday

Michigan Catholic Conference says state budget cuts will heavily impact the poor

Aug 7, 2009

At a time when economic stress is moving state and local governments to reduce spending, the Michigan Catholic Conference has... Read more

IRS approves exemption for pro-life group after ‘prejudicial’ investigation

Aug 7, 2009

Following allegations that the Coalition for Life of Iowa’s approval as a tax exempt organization was being withheld by officials... Read more

CNA

FOCUS adds 12 new universities to national campus outreach

Aug 6, 2009

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) has added 12 new universities to its campus outreach for the 2009-2010 school... Read more

Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan

Church will have no part in health care that destroys life, New York archbishop insists

Aug 6, 2009

“Health care reform is a good thing,” New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan told CNA on Wednesday during in interview in... Read more