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New college guide evaluates Catholic schools
The Cardinal Newman Society has announced the publication of a college guide for Catholic higher education. Read more
Illinois school board debates in-school Halloween, Christmas celebrations
A school district in Oak Lawn, Illinois, citing concerns for sensitivity to Muslim students, is debating the place of Halloween... Read more
New nun study looks at Alzheimer's disease
Scientists have been searching for ways to unveil many of the mysteries surrounding Alzheimer's disease for decades. A group of... Read more
Republicans could lose social conservatives to third party
Social conservatives have threatened to abandon the Republican Party and support a third party presidential bid if their concerns are... Read more
Supreme Court avoids Catholic religious freedom case
The United States Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider the appeal of Catholic and other religious groups seeking an... Read more
Are you guys really going to be out here for 40 days?
We’re praying at Planned Parenthood at 29th and B Streets. St. Stephen's took the Wednesday shift and St. Joseph's in... Read more
Churches should not be silenced by false threat of revocation of tax exempt status
A coalition of political organizations have joined together to support American churches and pastors who fear legal harassment for speaking... Read more
Bishop of Gallup calls police after he detected intruders
Bishop Donald Pelotte of the Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico made an erratic emergency call from his home to local... Read more
Archbishop Burke: public figures must receive Holy Communion worthily
In an essay certain to have an impact on American politics, Archbishop Raymond Burke of the Archdiocese of St. Louis... Read more
Archbishop Mamberti to the UN: Renew the protection of human rights
On Monday at the United Nations in New York, Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, the Vatican’s secretary for Relations with States, took... Read more
Don't blame the children - Senate should OK plan for kids of illegals
Comprehensive immigration reform midwifed by Florida Republican Sen. Mel Martinez was stillborn earlier this summer. The consequences of this failure... Read more
House Speaker Pelosi criticized for dismissing blasphemous ad, indecent festival
Following controversy over San Francisco's Folsom Street Fair and its lewd, profane advertisements, United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has... Read more
Michigan Catholic Conference launches stem cell education campaign
Michigan Catholics will soon receive educational material about stem cell research from the Michigan Catholic Conference explaining how the use... Read more
Archbishop Gomez: journalists can’t tell America’s story without religion
In an address to the annual conference of the Religion Newswriters' Association, Archbishop José Gomez of the Archdiocese of San... Read more
Bishop Aquila led the prayers of the rosary at North Dakota’s only abortion facility
Facing the busy street in front of the state of North Dakota’s only abortion facility this morning, Most Rev. Samuel... Read more
Nation's largest wireless provider allows pro-abortion text messages
Earlier this morning Verizon chose to reverse yesterday’s decision that Naral Pro-choice America could not send text messages on their... Read more
Bishops reverse earlier opposition to state law requiring Plan B for rape victims
The Catholic Bishops of Connecticut have reversed a previous decision and are allowing Catholic hospitals to provide Plan B, an... Read more
Verizon blocks messages of abortion-rights group
One of the largest wireless telephone companies in the United States has rejected a request from Naral Pro-Choice America to... Read more
Catholic League organizing boycott of Miller over 'anti-Christian' event
Catholic League president Bill Donohue is urging over 200 religious organizations to boycott Miller Brewing Company, which sponsored the Folsom... Read more
Northwestern Minnesota Diocese receives new bishop
The Diocese of Crookston received a new bishop this morning with Pope Benedict XVI’s appointment of Monsignor Michael Hoeppner as... Read more
