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Around the nation
Catholic leaders reject Obama's support for same-sex marriage
By Mark Pattison Posted: 5/18/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic leaders rejected President Barack Obama's May 9 declaration in a television interview that "personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married."
Obama 'accommodation' offers no fundamental change, USCCB attorneys say
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Posted: 5/18/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Although the Obama administration's proposed "accommodation" for religious employers to the mandate that contraceptives and sterilization be included in most health plans "may create an appearance of moderation and compromise," it does not change the administration's fundamental position, attorneys for the U.S. bishops said in comments filed May 15.
Georgetown criticized for having Sebelius speak at commencement event
By Mark Zimmermann Posted: 5/18/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Archdiocese of Washington issued a statement May 15 strongly criticizing Georgetown University for selecting Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as a featured speaker at an awards ceremony during its commencement week ceremonies.
USCCB joins in petition asking US to change 'outdated' nuclear policy
By Mark Pattison Posted: 5/18/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined about four dozen other national organizations in amassing more than 50,000 signatures on a petition asking for a change in the United States' "outdated" nuclear arms policy.
US Anglican ordinariate gets first priest; more to be ordained soon
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 5/14/2012
HOUSTON (CNS) -- The fledgling U.S. ordinariate for Anglican groups entering the Catholic Church received its first priest May 8, but many more are to follow in the next few months.
North Carolina voters approve amendment upholding traditional marriage
By Patricia L. Guilfoyle Posted: 5/11/2012
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) -- With a heavy turnout at the polls, North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman by a 3-to-2 margin.
Nuns who experienced JPII miracle bring message of hope, victory
By Tanya Connor Posted: 5/11/2012
WORCESTER, Mass. (CNS) -- Nuns who experienced the miracle that led to Blessed John Paul II's beatification brought a message of hope and victory through surrender to the Catholics of Worcester.
Bishop reiterates concern that House budget fails a 'basic moral test'
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 5/10/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The proposed funding cuts in programs that meet the needs of poor and vulnerable people being weighed in the House of Representatives fail a "basic moral test," said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.
Arson suspected at Miami pilgrimage travel agency
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 5/4/2012
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (CNS) -- City, state and federal investigators in Florida said they were looking into the possibility that arson was behind an April 27 fire that gutted the Coral Gables offices of the charter travel agency that organized two planeloads of pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Miami to Cuba for the papal visit.
Opponents hope Northeast states will resist moves to assisted suicide
By Christine M. Williams Posted: 5/4/2012
BOSTON (CNS) -- Opponents of legislation that would legalize physician-assisted suicide in Massachusetts hope the commonwealth will follow Vermont's lead and kill the measure.
Dioceses defend against in vitro suits filed by former teachers
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 5/4/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Both the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., are defending themselves against lawsuits filed by Catholic school teachers who were fired for pursuing in vitro fertilization treatments.
Federal budget debate brings new attention to church's social teaching
By Dennis Sadowski Posted: 5/4/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The emerging debate on the federal budget -- and the distinct options being presented that will chart the country's future -- has brought renewed attention to the Catholic Church's social teaching.
Cardinals' dinner in Chicago raises $1 million for CUA scholarships
By Joyce Duriga Posted: 5/4/2012
CHICAGO (CNS) -- Six U.S. cardinals were in Chicago April 27 to celebrate a national institution that is 125 years old -- The Catholic University of America.
Vanderbilt Catholic student organization readies for unofficial status
By Theresa Laurence Posted: 5/4/2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) -- As the fight over Vanderbilt University's nondiscrimination policy continues to make national news, members of Vanderbilt Catholic are hoping their "15 minutes of fame" are almost over.
Religious liberty issue takes center stage at Catholic prayer breakfast
By Mark Pattison Posted: 4/27/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Religious liberty was topic A at the eighth annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, held April 19 at a Washington hotel.
Court considers state/federal lines of authority in immigration law
By Patricia Zapor Posted: 4/27/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Arizona's attempt to manage its population of undocumented immigrants by stepping into enforcement of federal laws led the Supreme Court April 25 to try to parse where the lines lie between state and federal authority.
Secularism in America: Growing American movement raises concerns
By Chaz Muth Catholic News ServicePosted: 4/27/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Arianne Gasser of Canton, Ohio, is proud to call herself a graduate student at a prestigious Catholic university, and she also is proud to call herself an atheist.
Pope wants US Catholics to lead worldwide church revival, nuncio says
By Tim Puet Catholic News ServicePosted: 4/27/2012
COLUMBUS, Ohio (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI wants the Catholic Church in America to be in the forefront of reviving Catholicism worldwide, the apostolic nuncio to the United States said in Columbus.
US bishop reiterates call to end Cuba embargo; gets support in Miami
By Tom Tracy Catholic News ServicePosted: 4/27/2012
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS) -- The relaxation of some travel restrictions to Cuba last year has already had positive effects, but the U.S. needs to go all the way and lift its economic embargo, according to the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace.
Peoria bishop's Hitler, Stalin references in homily stir controversy
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 4/25/2012
PEORIA, Ill. (CNS) -- An Illinois bishop's mention of Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin in an April 14 homily calling Catholics to "heroic Catholicism, not casual Catholicism" in the face of current threats to religious liberty in the United States has stirred widespread controversy.
Fordham symposium explores use of language in new Roman Missal
By Beth Griffin Posted: 4/25/2012
BRONX, N.Y. (CNS) -- The language used in the new translation of the Mass has evoked a variety of responses, from highly enthusiastic to deeply distressed, and can be seen as both a gift and a challenge, according to speakers at a symposium April 16 at Jesuit-run Fordham University.
Catholics urged to resist unjust laws, join in 'fortnight for freedom'
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Posted: 4/20/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- American Catholics must resist unjust laws "as a duty of citizenship and an obligation of faith," a committee of the U.S. bishops said in a new statement on religious liberty.
Anglican parishes in Philadelphia, Indianapolis and Canada join church
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 4/20/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Anglican parishes in Philadelphia and Indianapolis were received into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church in early April, and two Anglican bishops in Canada were slated to lead their clergy and congregants into the church later in the month.
Cleveland bishop will reopen 12 parishes in line with Vatican decrees
By Dennis Sadowski Posted: 4/20/2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Bishop Richard G. Lennon of Cleveland said he will reopen 12 parishes as directed by the Vatican to promote "peace and unity" in the diocese.
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