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Court decision allowing Muslim course in public schools is ‘double standard’
The Thomas More Law Center has requested the United States Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’... Read more
Archbishop Chaput asks for support of Federal Marriage Amendment
Archbishop Charles Chaput has urged Catholics to contact their senators and encourage them to vote for the federal amendment. The... Read more
Politicians, vocations on agenda for US bishops’ spring meeting
The relationship between bishops, the Church and politicians will be on the agenda for the spring meeting of the United... Read more
Catholic writer says Paul VI, Humanae Vitae still misrepresented
The notion that the Catholic Church retained the ban on artificial birth control in 1968 because it was afraid that... Read more
Cardinal speaks to UN on AIDS fight
Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, President of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, delivered an address to the United Nations... Read more
Massachusetts Gov. asks lawmakers to protect marriage
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has sent a letter to US Senators asking them to vote in favor of a proposed... Read more
Opening brief to defend "Under God" filed before Ninth Circuit
The Becket Fund, a interfaith organization for religious freedom, filed an opening brief June 1 in an effort to overturn... Read more
Hispanic Catholic youth, diocesan leaders to meet for National Encuentro
More than 2,000 young adults, bishops, diocesan coordinators and other parish leaders from across the country will gather for the... Read more
EMS volunteer cleared of charges of bias against homosexuals
The Truro Fire Department Board of Fire Engineers cleared all charges of bias that were filed against an EMS volunteer... Read more
Las Vegas Catholic school fires homosexual teacher
A Catholic high school in Las Vegas has fired a teacher for being in contradiction with the teaching of the... Read more
Thomas More Law Center battles to keep cross in war memorial
The Thomas More Law Center has filed a 49-page brief in the California appellate court, challenging a state judge’s ruling... Read more
Vatican exhibit wows Milwaukee museum patrons
Officials at the Milwaukee Public Museum have been pleasantly surprised at the public’s reaction to a visiting Vatican exhibit on... Read more
Two grandfathers ordained for Louisville
The Archdiocese of Louisville’s two new spiritual fathers also happen to be grandfathers. Read more
The Church’s strength lies in holiness, not in political power, Argentinean bishop says
Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes, Argentina, said this week the Church’s strength is not to be found in politics but... Read more
Fr. Euteneuer named spiritual director of pro-life group
The president of Human Life International, the world’s largest pro-life organization, has agreed to be the spiritual director of Children... Read more
Catholic Relief Services joins $1.2-million Catholic aid to Indonesia
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has joined a $1.2-million emergency response plan that includes the Vatican’s Caritas Internationalis network and other... Read more
Bishop Olmsted tackles sexual teachings in series of columns
Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix is tackling the meaning of true humansexuality from a Catholic perspective in a series of... Read more
Cardinal O'Malley leads “pilgrimage of atonement” for victims of sexual abuse
Cardinal Sean O'Malley is leading a novena of masses leading up to Pentecost to pray for forgiveness and healing for... Read more
US bishops applaud passage of Senate Immigration Reform Bill
The U.S. bishops view the immigration bill that passed May 25 in the Senate as a critical first step in... Read more
US bishops ask modifications in Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act
The U.S. bishops have called for modifications to the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 to support a two-state solution to... Read more
