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Around the nation
HHS move amounts to 'to hell with you,' bishop says as protests mount
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Posted: 2/3/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A week after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told individuals and institutions who oppose contraception "to hell with you," as one bishop put it, members of the U.S. Catholic hierarchy were mobilizing their followers to fight.
Catholic voters urged to press US government to rescind HHS mandate
By Andy Telli Posted: 2/3/2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) -- It will be up to Catholic voters to convince the federal government to rescind a recent decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to go forward with a mandate that all health insurance plans cover contraceptives and sterilization free of charge, said Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
Same-sex marriage issue facing lawmakers, voters in several states
By Carol Zimmermann Posted: 2/3/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The same-sex marriage issue will be facing lawmakers and voters in several states this year.
Two women accused of stealing $1 million each from two archdioceses
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 2/3/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Employees of the New York and Philadelphia archdioceses are accused of stealing $1 million each in church funds over the past decade.
Pro-life leaders praise Komen's decision on Planned Parenthood grants
By Joseph Kenny Posted: 2/3/2012
ST. LOUIS (CNS) -- The Jan. 31 announcement by Susan G. Komen for the Cure that it will no longer give grants to Planned Parenthood affiliates for breast cancer screenings "shows we are making a difference and having an impact," said a coordinator of pro-life programs for the St. Louis Archdiocese.
Historic parish reaches out to visitors in town for Super Bowl events
By Sean Gallagher Posted: 1/31/2012
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- A historic Indianapolis church is in the center of festivities surrounding the Feb. 5 Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium.
HHS delays, but does not change, rule on contraceptive coverage
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Posted: 1/27/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Although Catholic leaders vowed to fight on, the Obama administration has turned down repeated requests from Catholic bishops, hospitals, schools and charitable organizations to revise its religious exemption to the requirement that all health plans cover contraceptives and sterilization free of charge.
Life, liberty at 'core of our national character,' Boehner tells rally
By Julie Asher Posted: 1/27/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Americans "as a people are pro-life" because life and liberty "are intertwined and form the core of our national character," House Speaker John Boehner told the crowd gathered on the National Mall Jan. 23 for the 39th annual March for Life.
Accept mystery of Christ to achieve inner peace, movement's leader says
By Dennis Sadowski Posted: 1/27/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Father Julian Carron, the Spanish priest who leads the ecclesial Communion and Liberation movement, has one piece of advice for Catholics in this 21st-century world.
Does indecency rest in the eye -- or ear -- of the beholder?
By Mark Pattison Posted: 1/27/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- After nearly a decade of threats, fines and court challenges, America may finally learn for sure whether the federal government has the authority punish the airing of indecent material on broadcast television.
New questions, challenges confront Episcopal-turned-Catholic leader
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Posted: 1/26/2012
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- Father Jeffrey N. Steenson is finding that there are a lot of new roads to travel and new questions to resolve since his Jan. 1 appointment as head of the Houston-based Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter for former Anglicans who want to become Catholics.
Poll indicates strong majority of Americans OK abortion restrictions
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 1/25/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A poll taken for the Knights of Columbus and Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., indicates a strong majority of Americans continue to want restrictions on abortion.
Abortion leading to less respect for lives of disabled, archbishop says
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 1/25/2012
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- A Philadelphia hospital's alleged refusal to provide a kidney transplant to a mentally disabled 3-year-old is yet another example of the harm caused in the United States by the Roe v. Wade court decision legalizing abortion, according to Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
Allowing same-sex marriage 'not in the public interest,' say bishops
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 1/25/2012
SEATTLE (CNS) -- Legislation introduced by lawmakers in Washington state that would redefine marriage to allow same-sex marriage "is not in the public interest," said the bishops of the state's three Catholic dioceses.
Supreme Court upholds church school's exception to laws against firing
By Patricia Zapor Posted: 1/20/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Supreme Court Jan. 11 upheld the idea that a "ministerial exception" to anti-discrimination laws means the church can't be sued for firing an employee who the church classified as a minister.
Ruling over teacher's firing could have far-reaching implications
By Patricia Zapor Posted: 1/20/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The direction the courts will take with other cases related to religious employment is far from clear, but the Supreme Court's Jan. 11 ruling opens a whole track of possibilities.
Proposed Vikings stadium sites near Minneapolis basilica raise concern
By Theresa Malloy Posted: 1/20/2012
MINNEAPOLIS (CNS) -- Father John Bauer, rector of the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, called on parishioners and community members to contact government officials to voice concerns about two proposed Vikings stadium sites near the church, particularly one that would be about 300 feet away.
Clergy, laity laud naming of new cardinals
By Mark Pattison Posted: 1/13/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Clergy and laity alike praised the naming of new cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI.
Five former US ambassadors to Vatican endorse Romney presidential bid
By Mark Pattison Posted: 1/13/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Five former U.S. ambassadors to the Vatican have endorsed Mitt Romney in his campaign to win the Republican nomination for the presidency.
Peoria bishop warns on secularism, chides some Catholic politicians
By Tom Dermody Posted: 1/13/2012
PEORIA, Ill. (CNS) -- Steps toward "radical secularization" taking place in Illinois pose growing threats to the religious freedom of Catholics, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria warned in a letter designed to "raise an alarm among the faithful" at the beginning of 2012.
Three-year study of women religious completed; Vatican reviews results
By Dennis Sadowski Posted: 1/13/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A three-year study of U.S. women religious called for by the Vatican has been completed with the final comprehensive report recently sent to Rome.
Spanish priest says exorcism is God's 'gift to help us believe'
By Lilla Ross Posted: 1/11/2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CNS) -- If everything you know about exorcism you learned by watching the movie, "The Exorcist," Father Jose Antonio Fortea wants to exorcise those notions from your head.
Philly school mergers, closures signal new model of Catholic education
By Lou Baldwin Posted: 1/11/2012
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Jan. 6, traditionally celebrated as Epiphany, represented a true epiphany for thousands of Catholic school parents and students in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Clergy, laity laud naming of two American cardinals
By Mark Pattison Posted: 1/9/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Clergy and laity alike praised the naming of two new American cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI.
New US-born cardinal used to new and varied assignments
By Mark Pattison Posted: 1/9/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The priestly ministry of Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien, named a cardinal Jan. 6 by Pope Benedict XVI, has been marked by frequent assignments, so that he rarely stays in one place very long. And even when he is ensconced somewhere for a while, he gets to moving.
New York prelate a vigorous defender and booster of the faith
By Mark Pattison Posted: 1/9/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York, who was appointed Jan. 6 to the College of Cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI, has used his pulpit, be it in New York or Milwaukee, to promote and defend the Catholic faith.
Former Episcopal bishop to head new US ordinariate for ex-Anglicans
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Posted: 1/6/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI has established a U.S. ordinariate for former Anglicans who wish to become Catholics and named a married former Episcopal bishop to head it.
Twenty-two US bishops could retire for age reasons in 2012
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Posted: 1/6/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Two U.S. cardinals and 20 other U.S. bishops could retire because of age this year.
Philadelphia archbishop's residence, dating to 1882, to be sold
By Matthew Gambino Posted: 1/6/2012
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- The home of Philadelphia's Catholic archbishops since the 1930s will soon be sold, archdiocesan officials confirmed Dec. 31.
Milwaukee priests join abuse survivors in urging victims to report
By Maryangela Layman Roman Posted: 1/6/2012
MILWAUKEE (CNS) -- Four Catholic priests have collaborated with victims of childhood sexual abuse by clergy to make a joint public appeal urging survivors to come forward by a Feb. 1 court deadline and urging full accounting by the Milwaukee Archdiocese for the "action or inaction that may have allowed these crimes to occur, the offender to go unpunished, and other children to be harmed."
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