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Loyola Marymount community objects to dean's links to abortion groups
Loyola Marymount University’s appointment of an atheist dean with a record of service to abortion-supporting groups suggests the university may... Read more
Jesuit school's dean finalists faulted for Planned Parenthood ties
Professors and alumni of Loyola Marymount University have said the school should begin another search for candidates for the dean... Read more
Fidelity urged amid Seattle school's 'gay marriage' controversy
Controversy over a Seattle-area Catholic school’s treatment of employees who contract same-sex “marriages” is being described as a chance for... Read more
Despite lawsuit, Ohio archdiocese keeps teacher morality clause
Although the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has been ordered to pay $171,000 to a school teacher fired for undergoing artificial insemination,... Read more
Bishop stands firm on maintaining Catholic identity in schools
Bishop Robert F. Vasa of Santa Rosa, Calif., has said that he will allow several months for education and instruction... Read more
Pope calls on bishops to run charities better
Pope Benedict XVI has released an apostolic letter on charitable activities that asks bishops to improve their supervision of local... Read more
Phoenix medical center not stripped of Catholic status
The Diocese of Phoenix clarified over the weekend that a hospital working on certifying its Catholic identity has not been... Read more
Creighton partnership does not change Phoenix hospital's non-Catholic status
Despite its collaboration with a Catholic university, St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix remains a non-Catholic institution due to dissent on... Read more
Elite Peruvian university stripped of Catholic credentials
The Vatican has announced it is stripping the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru of its Catholic identity after the elite... Read more
Arlington diocese seeks to strengthen teaching with fidelity oath
The Diocese of Arlington hopes to strengthen teaching in Catholic schools and churches, by asking religious instructors to promise allegiance... Read more
Vatican delegate insists on respect for faith-based health care
The Vatican’s head delegate to the World Health Assembly said that while the Church supports universal health care access, states... Read more
‘Exorcist’ author prepares canon lawsuit against Georgetown
The author of the best-selling book and award-winning screenplay “The Exorcist” has announced that he is leading an effort to... Read more
Lima archdiocese issues clarification on priest stripped of faculties
The Archdiocese of Lima issued a statement clarifying the decision by Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani to strip local priest Father... Read more
Vatican gives Easter reform deadline to Pontifical University of Peru
The Vatican has given the Pontifical University of Peru until Easter 2012 to comply with the Church’s requirements for Catholic... Read more
