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Prominent Congressman refers to Justice Scalia as ‘that homophobe’
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) in a Friday interview called U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia a “homophobe,” criticizing his likely... Read more
Petition protests Obama’s invite to speak at Notre Dame
Upon hearing the announcement that President Obama is scheduled to speak at the University of Notre Dame’s commencement exercises in... Read more
NRO draws top Catholic analysts into Notre Dame's Obama invite row
Under the title “A Moral Exemplar? Should the University of Notre Dame honor our most anti-life president?” National Review Online... Read more
Pope rapidly fills Diocese of Oakland vacancy
This morning Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone to become the next Bishop of Oakland, Calif. Currently serving... Read more
‘Megan’s Law’ proposed to complement human trafficking laws
A proposed Congressional bill, the International Megan’s Law, is being introduced to complement existing human trafficking laws by notifying foreign... Read more
Doors open for Oregon wood carver
When worshipers walk through the doors of St. Mary Church in Boise, Idaho, they are joining as allies of Good... Read more
Diocese of Charleston to broadcast bishop's ordination online
The Diocese of Charleston has announced that the ordination Mass for the new Bishop of Charleston will take place on... Read more
Spiritual care part of recovery at Catholic hospitals
Late last year, Larry Dingman was suffering from a painful spinal infection that put him in “sheer misery.” Two operations... Read more
Catholic ‘complacency’ shares blame for country’s failures, Archbishop Chaput says
Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput delivered a speech on Saturday reflecting on the significance of the November 2008 election.... Read more
Catholic, pro-life organizations call on Notre Dame to cancel Obama commencement address
On Friday Catholic and pro-life organizations responded to the announcement that the University of Notre Dame, one of the oldest... Read more
Harvard Researcher agrees with Pope on condoms in Africa
Pope Benedict’s recent brief remark against condoms has caused an uproar in the press, but several prominent scientists dedicated to... Read more
Religious rights groups defend minister placed in jail for quoting Bible to judge
The Washington D.C.-based Becket Fund, a nonpartisan interfaith public-interest law firm dedicated to protecting the free expression of all religious... Read more
Catholic scholars square off over Obama’s ‘misleading’ stand on cloning
President Barack Obama’s position on human cloning was debated in a recent e-mail exchange between Doug Kmiec and Robert P.... Read more
U.S. pledges support for U.N. gender identity statement
The United States supports the U.N. Statement on “Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity,” a State Department spokesman said... Read more
Gov. Richardson repeals death penalty in New Mexico
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Wednesday signed legislation repealing New Mexico’s death penalty. Read more
Bishop Martino’s meeting with university conditional on Catholic identity report
Bishop of Scranton Joseph F. Martino on Wednesday announced that he will not meet with officials from Misericordia University until... Read more
Catholic ties of new ‘Women’s Ambassador’ come under scrutiny
A new report shows that Melanne Verveer, President Obama’s nominee to the new position of Ambassador-at-Large for Women’s Issues, has... Read more
Bishop Morlino: Church is in 'the Truth business' and must respond to credibility crisis
In a column published today by the Madison Catholic Herald, Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison, reminds Catholics that the Church’s... Read more
Gov. Sebelius urged to match ‘record to rhetoric’ by signing ultrasound bill
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is being urged to sign new state legislation that would require Kansas abortionists to offer women... Read more
Cardinal Mahony appears in court for Fresno sex abuse trial
Archbishop of Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony on Tuesday testified at a civil trial concerning a clergy sexual abuse case... Read more
