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Administrator of the Diocese of Charleston Monsignor Martin T. Laughlin

Diocese rebukes priest’s claims that Obama voters must confess

Nov 14, 2008

The Diocese of Charleston is distancing itself from the actions of a Catholic priest in Greenville, South Carolina, who made... Read more

Catholics in Alliance voter survey of ‘little value,’ Archdiocese of Denver says

Nov 14, 2008

A consortium of left-wing Christian organizations has released a report on the reasons voters gave for how they cast their... Read more

Rep. Carolyn Maloney / President-elect Barack Obama

Rep. Maloney: Obama to resume funding of U.N. program implicated in forced abortions

Nov 14, 2008

Supporters of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are confident that President-elect Barack Obama will reverse the Bush administration’s 2002... Read more

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U.S. bishops approve new Proper of Seasons translation

Nov 14, 2008

On Tuesday the U.S. bishops approved the ICEL Gray Book Translation of the Proper of Seasons at their General Assembly... Read more

Fr. Roy Bourgeois M.M.

Fr. Bourgeois will not renounce stand to avoid excommunication

Nov 13, 2008

Father Roy Bourgeois, a Maryknoll priest who participated in the attempted ordination of a woman to the priesthood, has been... Read more

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Father Andrew Greeley suffers severe injuries in fall

Nov 13, 2008

Father Andrew Greeley, the best-selling novelist and newspaper columnist, is in “critical but stable” condition at a suburban Chicago hospital... Read more

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Religions are messengers of peace and reconciliation, asserts cardinal

Nov 13, 2008

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, stressed in his speech to the 63rd session of... Read more

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Lawsuit filed in defense of Marine vet’s anti-Islam decals

Nov 13, 2008

A Marine veteran whose anti-terrorist and anti-Islam vehicle decals hindered him in visiting the grave of his fallen son at... Read more

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Man arrested in Florida attempting to steal consecrated Hosts

Nov 13, 2008

A man was arrested in Florida on Saturday on charges of simple battery, theft, and disruption of a religious assembly... Read more

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Gay activists disrupt Sunday service at Michigan church

Nov 12, 2008

A homosexual activist group on Sunday disrupted services at a Michigan Assemblies of God-affiliated church, throwing fliers, shouting slogans at... Read more

One of the ads the Humanist Association is placing on D.C. buses

Humanist association launches ad campaign for lonely humanists

Nov 12, 2008

The American Humanist Association has launched a $40,000 ad campaign to generate interest in their non-religious cause. The campaign will... Read more

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Same-sex couples saying ‘I do’ in Connecticut

Nov 12, 2008

While gays in California are seething over the passage of Proposition 8, same-sex couples in Connecticut are celebrating the state’s... Read more

U.S. bishops use unusual process to deliver strong pro-life message

Nov 12, 2008

Countering predictions that they would try to find “common ground” with President-elect Barack Obama and the Democratic Party on the... Read more

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Archbishop questions benefit of legalizing drugs in Mexico

Nov 12, 2008

Archbishop Jose Luis Chavez Botello of Antequera-Oaxaca questioned the benefits of legalizing the growing and consumption of marijuana, saying it... Read more

President-elect Barack Obama / Cardinal Francis George, president of the USCCB

U.S. bishops swiftly and forcefully respond to pro-abortion policies from Obama

Nov 12, 2008

The U.S. Catholic bishops have come out in a united front in a statement on abortion and politics, warning politicians not to... Read more

Cardinal O’Malley laments president-elect’s ‘deplorable’ abortion record

Nov 12, 2008

The Archbishop of Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley has commented on the results of the 2008 election, comparing Sen. Barack... Read more

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Honor Roll lists top U.S. Catholic high schools

Nov 12, 2008

The National Catholic High School Honor Roll has announced its fifth selection of the best 50 Catholic secondary schools in... Read more

California parental notification campaign was outspent 11 to 1

Nov 12, 2008

Backers of California’s Proposition 4, which would have required the notification of at least one adult family member for an... Read more

New book offers novena based on Mother Teresa’s writings

Nov 11, 2008

As a follow-up to last year's New York Times bestseller, “Come Be My Light,” Doubleday has released a new book... Read more

Cardinal Roger Mahony

Cardinal Mahony praises success of Prop. 8’s ‘unprecedented coalition’

Nov 11, 2008

Archbishop of Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony has issued a statement following the electoral victory of Proposition 8. Its passage,... Read more