Six things to know, from the USCCB blog: 1. The mandate does not exempt Catholic charities, schools, universities, or hospitals. These institutions are vital to the mission of the Church, but HHS does not deem […]
“A federal appeals court Tuesday”, reports the Los Angeles Times, “overturned Proposition 8 on narrow grounds, ruling that Californians took away a right from a minority group without justification when they approved the 2008 ban […]
From Vatican Information Service: VATICAN CITY, 7 FEB 2012 (VIS) – Made public today was the 2012 Lenten Message of the Holy Father Benedict XVI, the title of which is taken from the Letter to […]
Rod Dreher blogs about Russell Shaw’s January 27th CWR piece, “Culture and Evangelization”: The force of the mainstream cultural current is so strong that it often seems the only communities that successfully resist it are […]
From ZENIT: This Monday through Thursday, the Gregorian University will host the international symposium “Towards Healing and Renewal,” on the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. One of the greatest hopes is that the symposium […]
… is summed up in this short paragraph from the newspaper’s February 1st editorial: It was a reference to the Obama administration’s requirement that large religious institutions, like hospitals and universities, provide insurance coverage for […]
The Vatican Today site reports on the connection between the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the observance of World Day for Consecrated Life: Pope Benedict celebrated on Thursday evening Solemn Vespers for […]
James Taranto takes a look at the anger of Planned Parenthood and allies after Komen announced it was not renewing grants to the country’s largest abortion provider: The attacks are vicious, and in some cases […]
As reported by The Daily Caller: “The issue of life is not a political issue, nor is it a policy issue, it is a definitional issue. It is a basic core issue that every society […]
A few years ago I interviewed my friend, Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, about being “black and Catholic in America”. It is worth revisiting during Black History Month, as Deacon Harold addresses a number of important topics. […]
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