Msgr. Christopher J. Schreck appointed rector/president of Pontifical College Josephinum
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Official correspondence from the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, by means of a decree from Cardinal...
Colorado wildfires force Mass cancellations, evacuations near parishes
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CNS) -- A massive wildfire that started around the popular hiking spot Waldo Canyon west of Colorado Springs forced the evacuation...
Pope approves Archbishop Sheen’s heroic virtues, step toward sainthood
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI has approved the heroic virtues of U.S. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, the Vatican announced June 28, clearing...
Bishops urge Congress to fix health law flaws after high court decision
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's June 28 decision upholding the health reform law makes it even more urgent for Congress to act...
HHS contraceptive mandate focus of panel at Catholic Media Conference
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — The fight over the federal contraceptive mandate is not about artificial birth control or a theological or moral debate about contraceptives,"...
Distress remains over ‘show me your papers’ part of immigration ruling
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In what one observer called "the judicial equivalent of white smoke," immigration advocates were largely happy with the June 25 Supreme...
Court rejects much of Arizona immigration law, upholds status checks
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Supreme Court, in a mixed opinion with several dissents, affirmed the section of an Arizona immigration law that requires...
Catholic Church’s role in society at heart of HHS debate, says Anderson
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- The debate over the federal contraceptive mandate and the fight for religious freedom is not about "a particular policy choice" but...
Atlanta eucharistic congress draws vibrant family of faith
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (CNS) -- Tens of thousands of Catholics filled the Georgia International Convention Center June 8 and 9 for the 17th annual...
Caring for one’s health has moral, spiritual dimension, says priest
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Jesuit Father Peter Clark, a bioethics professor at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, believes Catholics have a moral obligation to care...
