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Chase Kear after his accident / Fr. Emil Kapaun

Wichita 'miracle' causes Vatican to send investigator

Jun 24, 2009

The Congregation for the Causes of Saints is preparing to investigate an alleged miracle in Wichita, Kansas, where doctors are... Read more

Archbishop-elect Robert Duncan

Former Episcopalians launch Anglican Church in North America

Jun 24, 2009

Former Episcopalian leaders from across North America gathered in Bedford, Texas on Monday to launch the Anglican Church in North... Read more

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Clergy confraternity to observe Year for Priests with Rome convocation

Jun 24, 2009

The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy has joined Pope Benedict XVI’s inauguration of the Year for Priests by announcing an international... Read more

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick

U.S. bishops issue guidelines for Catholic health care-labor disputes

Jun 23, 2009

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), with leaders from Catholic health care providers and the labor movement, has released... Read more

Fr. Timothy Vakoc, U.S. Army chaplain

Brave Catholic Army chaplain dies from injuries suffered in Iraq

Jun 23, 2009

U.S. Army chaplain Fr. Tim Vakoc, who was severely injured five years ago by a roadside bomb in Iraq while... Read more

Bishop John D'Arcy

U.S. bishops express support for Bishop D’Arcy on Notre Dame

Jun 23, 2009

The latest gathering of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) expressed “appreciation and support” for Bishop of Fort Wayne-South... Read more

President Barack Obama / Prof. Robert George

Obama plan to disband Bioethics Council draws criticism

Jun 23, 2009

Last week, it was made public that President Obama will disband the President’s Council on Bioethics, and create a new... Read more

Bishop William Murphy / Thomas R. Suozzi

Bishop Murphy strongly corrects Catholic county official on same-sex 'marriage'

Jun 23, 2009

The about-face on homosexual “marriage” accomplished by Thomas Suozzi, a Catholic who serves as the executive of Nassau County, New... Read more

Terry O'Neill / Latifa Lyles

Struggling to keep members, NOW picks O'Neill

Jun 22, 2009

In a close election, members of the National Organization for Women (NOW) voted last weekend to elect Terry O’Neill as... Read more

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U.S. bishops clarify Catholic approach to Jewish faith

Jun 21, 2009

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a statement on Thursday to clarify the Church's stance on how... Read more

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Parish garden feeds hungry, teaches children about stewardship

Jun 20, 2009

Grub-hunting captivated most of the kids at first. But before long, the children were learning about how food is produced... Read more

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Protest by NOW prompts Wichita pro-lifers to move memorial service

Jun 20, 2009

Pro-lifers in Wichita, Kansas were planning to hold a memorial and prayer service today at the clinic where George Tiller... Read more

Operation Rescue President Troy Newman

Kansas pro-life groups receiving death threats after Tiller's murder

Jun 20, 2009

Several pro-life groups in Wichita have received death threats after last month’s killing of abortionist George Tiller. Read more

Burundian Refugees

Catholic Charities of Dallas prepares to receive 200 Burundi refugees

Jun 18, 2009

Catholic Charities of Dallas’ Refugee and Resettlement Services is expected to receive over 200 refugees this summer, mostly Burundians who... Read more

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U.S. Bishops approve Mass to celebrate gift of life

Jun 18, 2009

The U.S. Catholic Bishops voted today at their annual Spring meeting to approve a text for thanking God for the... Read more

U.S. bishops call on Obama for immigration reform to end migrants’ suffering

Jun 18, 2009

Cardinal Francis George, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), speaking at the conference’s annual spring meeting, called... Read more

Cardinal Sean O'Malley celebrates Mass on camera

PBS national board bans new religious programming, including Mass for Shut-ins

Jun 18, 2009

The members of PBS’ national board have voted to ban any new religious programming from their affiliate stations, citing both... Read more

Bishop Harry Jackson, Senior Pastor of Hope Christian Church

Lawsuit filed to overturn decision barring D.C. same-sex ‘marriage’ referendum

Jun 18, 2009

A Washington, D.C. election board’s rejection of a voter referendum on its decision to recognize same-sex “marriages” contracted in other... Read more

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Planned Parenthood seeks to secure state funding amid California budget woes

Jun 18, 2009

California’s budget crisis has prompted Planned Parenthood affiliates to fight proposed rollbacks in state programs which fund the organization. The... Read more

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Catholic convert from Oregon coast becomes a priest

Jun 17, 2009

He grew up an evangelical Protestant in Oregon, suspicious of Marian theology. Now he’s a Catholic priest and a physicist.... Read more