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Catholic chaplain meets workers’ spiritual needs at Tyson Foods
One of the largest employers in North America, Tyson Foods Inc., now has a chaplaincy program that serves employees in... Read more
US to mark 50th anniversary of national motto, ‘In God We Trust’
President George Bush has called upon Americans to observe the 50th anniversary of the national motto “In God We Trust”,... Read more
USCCB official lauds Senate approval of parental consent protection act
The spokesperson for pro-life activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a statement commending the United States... Read more
Bishop says Church cares for homosexuals but rejects “gender ideology”
In an interview with the Spanish daily “La Razon,” newly appointed Bishop Jose Ignacio Munilla of Palencia said that while... Read more
Government contemplates eliminating religious holidays in Bolivia
Amidst the conflict between the government of Evo Morales and the Church over proposals to secularize the country’s school system,... Read more
Italian bishops call research with embryos “morally unacceptable”
The Bishops’ Conference of Italy has issued a statement calling the European Union decision to fund research on human embryos... Read more
Holy Land bishop: concrete actions needed to achieve peace in Middle East
Reacting to talks in Rome on the crisis in the Middle East, Bishop Fuad Twal, Coadjutor of the Patriarchate of... Read more
Holy See renews call for immediate ceasefire following Rome conference
Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States, spoke this morning about the Rome summit on Lebanon... Read more
Michigan Catholic Conference calls for honest dialogue in bioethics debate
The Michigan Catholic Conference called on state legislators to engage in honest dialogue with citizens regarding proposed measures in favor... Read more
Catholic political expert heads New Jersey's bishops' conference
A former aide to three New Jersey governors has been named executive director of the New Jersey Catholic Conference. Read more
Cardinal George undergoes surgery for bladder cancer
Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago, underwent surgery Thursday morning Loyola University Medical Center to remove a cancer that was... Read more
Seattle Archbishop applauds wisdom of court in same-sex marriage ruling
Archbishop Alexander Brunett congratulated the Supreme Court of the State of Washington yesterday, after they decided to uphold the state's... Read more
Washington Supreme Court rules in favor of Defense of Marriage Act
This morning, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington issued a decision in Andersen v. King County, a consolidated... Read more
Catholic ethicist explains Church’s support for stem cell research
Fr. Tadeusz Pacholcyzk, director of Education for the National Catholic Bioethics Center, emphatically reiterated, earlier this week, that the Catholic... Read more
Dominican Republic lawmakers vote down proposal to legalize abortion in new penal code
The House of Representatives of the Dominican Republic has backed away from legalizing abortion in cases of rape in a... Read more
Bishops of Colombia: Life, family, and education are non-negotiables
The bishops of Colombia began their 81st Plenary Assembly this week with a fervent call to prevent the legalization of... Read more
German bishops deplore EU decision to finance research with human embryos
The Bishops’ Conference of Germany issued a statement this week deploring the decision by the European Union to provide funding... Read more
Bolivian president, education minister slam bishops
Bolivian President Evo Morales has joined his Minister of Education, Felix Patzi, in slamming the bishops of Bolivia over massive... Read more
Catholic inner-city schools to benefit from lottery
Seven inner-city parochial schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will benefit from the commission of a $250-million Mega Millions winning... Read more
New US Catholic Catechism for Adults available July 31
The first official catechism produced by the United States Catholic Bishops since the creation of the Baltimore Catechism, will be... Read more
