DETROIT (CNS) – Lawyers for a woman who claims she suffered a miscarriage because of the way a Michigan Catholic hospital handled her case have filed suit on her behalf against the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) over its “Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care.” The lawsuit was filed Nov. 29 in […]
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HHS Mandate Threatens Church Ministry to Poor
By Sean Gallagher NEW ALBANY, Ind. (CNS) – Defending the religious rights of the Catholic Church against the government’s contraceptive mandate is tied to the Church’s ministry to those in need, Baltimore’s archbishop told a New Albany audience Nov. 29. The Church’s worship life and its faith-driven ministries to the poor and others cannot be […]
Congressman Deplores Move of Embassy
A Brooklyn Congressman has criticized the Obama Administration for its plan to close the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See and to consolidate it into the larger embassy in Italy. Rep. Michael Grimm, who represents parts of Bay Ridge and all of Staten Island, said that “The Obama Administration’s plan to close the Vatican Embassy […]
Video Contest Encourages Young Filmmakers to Capture Faith on Film
DENVER (CNS) – The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) is sponsoring a video contest that features $10,000 in cash prizes. The contest, called “Imagine + Nation,” is aimed at filmmakers ages 18-30 and strives to raise up the next generation of storytellers to give them a platform to share “their unique voice and creativity,” […]
It’s Beginning Too Early To Look Like Christmas
By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) – It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Already. Even before Halloween jack-o-lanterns were carved, retailers were advertising the joys of Christmas gift-giving – and getting – on television. And no sooner will the Thanksgiving turkey be carved before radio stations start playing Christmas music, some of them nonstop, […]
Virgin and Child Stamp
This Christmas stamp, one of the official holiday stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service, features Mary and the Christ child. The image is a detail from Jan Gossaert’s 1531 oil-on-wood painting “Virgin and Child” from the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Nation’s Youth Gather in Indianapolis
At the opening session of the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis Nov. 21, teens sing and move to a song in Lucas Oil Stadium. More than 23,000 youths from across the country were taking part in the conference.
50 Years Later
Bishop Kevin J. Farrell of Dallas delivers the invocation Nov. 22 during the “The 50th: Honoring the Memory of President John F. Kennedy” ceremony at Dealey Plaza in Dallas. Behind him is the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club. Seated to the bishop’s left are historian David McCullough and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings.
Bon Jovi: Together, We Can Help the Homeless
by Peter G. Sanchez CAMDEN, N.J. (CNS) – Musician Jon Bon Jovi visited the future site of Joseph’s House of Camden in an effort to ensure that Camden’s homeless would no longer just be “Livin’ on a Prayer.” “Today we have the opportunity to see the progress on what a year ago was just a […]
Bishops on Budget Concerns: Protect Dignity of Human Life
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Every decision Congress makes about the federal budget “should be assessed by whether it protects or threatens human life and dignity” at home and abroad, the chairmen of two bishops’ committees told U.S. Senate and House leaders working on a budget package. “A central moral measure of any budget proposal is how […]