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Southern Catholic College to become Legion of Christ institution
The Legion of Christ and Southern Catholic College have agreed to make the school a Legion institution, saying the move... Read more
‘Extraordinary’ Arizona legislative session witnesses pro-life victories
The Arizona Catholic Conference says the latest state legislature session was “truly extraordinary” and possibly the most pro-life session in... Read more
Illinois parents claim victory as federal court reinstates parental notification on abortion
In what one pro-life leader called an “incredible victory” for parents and children, a federal court has lifted an injunction... Read more
House Rules Committee blocks vote on amendment to restore D.C. abortion funding ban
The House Rules Committee on Tuesday voted against a rule that would allow a House floor vote of an appropriations... Read more
Catholic surgeon general nominee supports Obama abortion stance, White House says
Speculation about whether President Barack Obama’s new nominee for surgeon general is a pro-life Catholic has been circulating in the... Read more
Former Legion priest discusses way forward for the movement
In a recent interview, a former member of the Legionaries of Christ, Fr. Thomas Berg, addressed both the strengths and... Read more
Episcopal Church leaders vote to allow ordination of homosexual bishops
Turmoil in the Anglican Communion appears set to increase following Episcopal Church leaders’ approval of a resolution to ordain homosexual... Read more
Obama’s science czar does not support coercive population control, spokesman says
The office of President Obama’s “science czar” John Holdren has responded to concerns Holdren co-authored a book which allegedly contained... Read more
Observers see ‘double standard’ in hearings for Catholic Supreme Court justices
A prominent commentator and a prominent law professor have questioned whether there is a “double standard” in the treatment of... Read more
Weigel revisits social encyclical's analysis of ‘moral ecology’
George Weigel has provided a second reaction to Pope Benedict XVI’s latest encyclical “Caritas In Veritate,” saying the document raises... Read more
'Jane Roe’ arrested after protest at Sotomayor confirmation hearing
Norma McCorvey, the “Jane Roe” in the U.S. Supreme Court abortion decision Roe v. Wade, was removed from the Senate... Read more
Health care bill drawing bipartisan fire over abortion funding
As Congress prepares to consider President Obama's health care reform this week, the legislation is drawing opposition from both sides... Read more
Vatican paper finds good and bad in new Harry Potter movie
In an article entitled, “Magic is no longer a surprising trick,” the Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano has reviewed the new... Read more
Prominent Kennedy’s ‘bogus and embarrassing’ remarks set Obama over Pope, critic says
Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend’s recent Newsweek editorial claiming President Barack Obama represents U.S. Catholics better than Pope... Read more
Former Catholic Democratic leader pleads guilty to prostituting 17-year-old
R. Eric McFadden, a former leader of several Democrat-leaning Catholic groups, has pled guilty to two counts of compelling prostitution... Read more
Vatican newspaper analyzes successful TV series 'House'
In an article titled “What if the Cynical Dr. House was Good?” L'Osservatore Romano reviews the book “Dr. House: Madness... Read more
Obama nominates rural Catholic doctor as Surgeon General
President Barack Obama has announced that he is nominating a rural Alabama Catholic doctor to be the U.S. Surgeon General. Reacting... Read more
K of C head surveys 'common ground' for U.S.-Catholic relations
Following Friday’s meeting between Pope Benedict and U.S. President Barack Obama, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson released a statement saying that... Read more
Doughnut sales raise thousands for people in Darfur
What began as a one-time fundraiser for a high school student in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has led to the creation... Read more
Deacon discusses miracle healings in beatification cause of John Henry Newman
The beneficiary of a Vatican-approved miracle attributed to the intercession of Servant of God John Henry Cardinal Newman says an... Read more
