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Pope Praises Americans' Generosity In Welcoming Immigrants

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 05.18.2012

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI has praised the "great generosity" of American Catholics in welcoming new immigrants and backed the commitment of bi...

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Tweets to #WhatSistersMeanToMe Rally Support For Embattled Nuns

Posted 04.19.2012

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With his opening tweets, the immensely popular Jesuit priest Rev. James Martin, SJ started his drive to remember how much Catholics (and non-Catholics...

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Bishops Say Catholics Must Disobey Unjust Laws

AP | Posted 04.12.2012

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WASHINGTON — The nation's Roman Catholic bishops called Thursday for a national campaign in defense of religious liberty, and urged resistance t...

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Catholic College In Ohio Will Drop Contraception Coverage, Divides Campus

Reuters | Posted 04.04.2012

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By Stephanie Simon Tue Apr 3, 2012 6:50pm EDT (Reuters) - Xavier University, one of the oldest Roman Catholic colleges in the United States, will ...

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Health And Human Services' Sacrosanct Mandate

Sister Mary Ann Walsh | Posted 03.30.2012

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Sister Mary Ann Walsh

Reams of paper emanate from the HHS about how to "accommodate" religious groups that are upset by their recent mandate. Yet for all the fallen trees, HHS ignores a neuralgic point: the government has overstepped its boundaries when it defines what constitutes religious ministry.

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The Great American Ovary Debate: 2012's Super Wedge Issue

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.21.2012

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Sarah O'Leary

Conservative groups in particular found power and leverage with so-called wedge issues such as abortion and gay marriage in the past. With contraception, however, they've awoken the sleeping giant voting majority who don't want their ovaries to be debated.

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Sexual Abuse Of Children: 10 Years Of Hard-Earned Knowledge

Sister Mary Ann Walsh | Posted 02.27.2012

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Sister Mary Ann Walsh

The guiding principle when confronting child sexual abuse is to remember that it is most of all about the person who was abused. It is not about the offender, the institution or anyone's reputation.

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For Want of a Nail: Success of Proposition 8 Reveals Gay Marriage Strategy Flawed

Mario Almonte | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mario Almonte

Could same-sex marriage proponents be fighting on the wrong front?

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The Church and the Fed: Too Big to Fail?

Fred Rotondaro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fred Rotondaro

Bishops and Fed officials may think they are beyond examination. But for the good of the organizations themselves, the rest of us need to bring them to earth and demand accountability.

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U.S. Jews Protest Catholic Document On Salvation

AP | RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Major Jewish groups and rabbis from the three largest branches of American Judaism said Thursday that their relationship with Roman C...

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