The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the federal government to obtain records related to reproductive healthcare policy for unaccompanied immigrant children provided by federally-funded Catholic agencies to determine if they are refusing to offer abortion and contraceptive care to these children.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A Catholic high school in the troubled Archdiocese of San Francisco is the scene of a new uproar after a group of faithful Dominican Sisters walked out of their classrooms last Friday to protest the national Day of Silence which is orchestrated by an organization that promotes homosexuality among school students.
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A Nigerian bishop claims to have been told by Christ in a vision that the way to rid his nation of the Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram, is to pray the Rosary.
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Cardinal Francis George, the “hometown Chicagoan” who oversaw one of the largest flocks in the U.S. succumbed to cancer on Friday, slipping peacefully into eternity while surrounded by loved ones.
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A new campaign of support for persecuted Christians may soon find Catholic churches across America filled with parishioners sporting the color of modern martyrdom – orange.
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A dramatic increase in occult activity, particularly among youth, has inspired more than 160 Catholic priests, deacons and laity to attend a week-long conference on exorcism this week at the Pontifical University of Regina Apostolorum in Rome.
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Bishop Kevin W. Vann of the Diocese of Orange, California not only knows how to handle all those “gotcha” questions from secular reporters, he has apparently caused at least one reporter to walk away wondering if it was time to “re-evaluate” his relationship with the Church.
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A vial of blood from the patron saint of the Italian city of Naples transformed from its usual solid state into a liquid after a visit from Pope Francis, marking the first time since 1848 that this phenomenon occurred during the visit of a sitting pontiff.
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In the midst of the celebration for the second anniversary of his election to the papacy, Pope Francis announced a Jubilee Year of Mercy to commence on December 8, 2015 and end on the Solemnity of Christ the King in 2016.
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The Vatican is confirming that is has refused to pay a ransom demanded for two letters written by Michelangelo that were stolen from the archives 18 years ago.
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the federal government to obtain records related to reproductive healthcare policy for unaccompanied immigrant children provided by federally-funded Catholic agencies to determine if they are refusing to offer abortion and contraceptive care to these children.
