Attempting to set an example of sacrifice during hard times, the bishops have voted to cut their salaries by nearly $5,000. The UM News Service has the story....
A sampling of comments from our readers: "I as a Catholic also disapprove of the invitation of President Obama to speak at the commencement .I find it disturbing that a Catholic university would allow a person with beliefs contrary to...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "This is a win-win-win situation. Notre Dame, for securing the President of the U.S. as commencement speaker. President Obama, for getting a chance to dialog with those who take a moral position opposed...
"I have been told that consulting the information available on the Internet would have made it possible to perceive the problem early on. I have learned the lesson that in the future in the Holy See we will have to...
The annual list, from the U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops, is actually two lists: One for "grownup" movies, one for family movies. This story from Catholic News Service that includes the complete lists. Note that they're alphabetical, not according to ranking....
Zenit.org, the Catholic news agency, reports on Pope Benedict XVI's "personal explanation" for his decision to lift the excommunications of four ultra-traditionalist bishops, including one who has publicly downplayed the scope of the Holocaust. The full story is after the...
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued this release about a recent meeting of Catholic and Methodist leaders:...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "Pope Benedict has warned again and again against seeking a political solution to religious (and moral) issues. The proper sphere of action for the Church is preaching, prayer and the Sacraments. This includes...
Nicholas Cafardi, a professor and former dean at Duquesne University's School of Law, made headlines earlier this year by writing that he was an anti-aboriton Catholic who was voting for Barack Obama. Cafardi is churning the waters again. In this...
The theme of the observation, from Jan. 4 through Jan. 10, is "Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice." For 25 years, National Migration Week has been designated by U.S. Catholic bishops as an opportunity "for Catholics to take stock of the wide...
Robin Russell of the Dallas-based United Methodist Reporter has a story on the United Methodist Church's four focus areas. Beyond making disciples for Jesus Christ, the church plans to bear down on such goals as eradicating poverty and developing...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "I am always amazed, but sadly never surprised, by how angry and mean some Christians get when you remind them that many people believe differently than they do. I feel these people give...
Longtime Vatican observer John L. Allen Jr., writing on the site of National Catholic Reporter, takes a look back at the just-ended fall meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The headline out of the meeting, coming as it...
Catholic News Service has a story about the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' statement expressing concern about what the election might mean for the regulation of abortion....
I guess that's not totally fair. The Committee on National Collections of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has an important reason for being, else why would they have it? But the name sure doesn't jump out at you, does...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "Simplistic claptrap, the hallmark of our Methodists bishops." -- "rke" "Since this is a Religion blog and your comments are obviously anti-religion, why don't you do us all a favor and go read...
Catholic doctrine is adamantly, unequivocally opposed to abortion, which the church regards as the taking of an innocent life. Many Catholic bishops interpret this to mean that no good Catholic can vote for a pro-choice candidate. The bishops of Dallas...
Probably not destined to be a big hit. YouTube may have launched buzz for Obama Girl and Charlie the Unicorn. And is the place where a bazillion filmmakers and musicians of uncertain talent can hope for attention. I dunno how...
Jeff Weiss mentioned this morning a pastoral letter from the Catholic bishops of Dallas and Fort Worth dealing with abortion. In the minds of some, the letter -- which was to be distributed to all parishioners -- came darned close...
Two commitee chairs of the U.S. Catholic bishops' group have responded to comments about abortion by Sen. Joe Biden, Democrat nominee for vice president. The statement is below:...
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