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Editorial: Wilmington Diocese Bankruptcy ‘Breaking Faith’

Tentative Agreement Reached in Catholic School Strike

Resigned Bishop Ziemann, Subject of Scandals, Dies at 68

Canadian Priest Arrested for Abuse of Haitian Boys

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Hearing on Wilmington Diocese Bankruptcy Held

Bond Billions: Catholic Hospitals Benefit from Dropping Rates

Alito Questions Relevance of ‘Catholic’ Court

Book of Genesis Faithfully Presented by Controversial Comic Book Artist

CUA Goes Solar

Nurses Plan One-Day Strike

John Gehring of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good offers this take on the ever-provocative Bill Donohue.

Controversial Former Faith-Based Director Resigns College Presidency

Vatican Honors Galileo

Irish Judge Approves Release of Abuse Report

Press Release: Catholic Charities Responds to Disaster in American Somoa

Parents Say Financial Questions Led to Kids Expulsion

Press Release: Catholic Media Professionals Gather in Thailand

From the Denver Post.

Pennsylvania Bishops Question Health Care Bill

Bishops on Marriage

Catholic Charities Homeless Encampment Rejected

Court Says Priest Can’t Sue Accusers

Playing off our report yesterday on the draft pastoral letter on marriage, USA Today's Cathy Lynn Grossman says the bishops are looking for a "pastoral way to say 'No.'"

Bishop Offers Reasons for Banning Gumbleton

Benedict to Visit Rome Synagogue

Relics Draw Crowds in London

Shots Fired at Honduran Seminary

CRS Report on Typhoons

Time Magazine Examines Crisis in Catholic Schools

In Philadelphia, Schools Shift with Population

Austin Diocese Questions Whether Power Plan Hurts Poor

Bishops Threaten to Oppose Health Care Without Changes

Clinton Praises Power Sharing in Ireland

Ex Altar Server Awarded Millions

John Allen Interview with Cardinal George

Supreme Court to Decide Status of Cross on Public Land

The Bishops, Health Care, and Abortion

Court Rejects Priest’s Appeal

Columnist on Bridgeport Disclosures

New Development Planned Near CUA

The NY Times reviews a history of some "bandit editors" with Catholic roots.

Bishop Lori Defends Diocese Approach to Documents

Chaput on Lessons from Notre Dame

Bishop to Surrender to Authorities

Pope Honors Mother Angelica

Supremes Won’t Address Pro-Life License Plates

Biden Attends ‘Red Mass’

Connecticut Church Questions Allies in Death Penalty Fight

New Jersey Catholic Teachers Authorize Strike

Filipinos Turn to Faith

Former Diocesan Editor Challenges Bishops’ View on Health Care

Very Rev. David M. O'Connell, C.M., president of The Catholic University of America, announced today that he has notified the university's Board of Trustees of his decision to step down as president in August 2010. He is completing his 12th year of service at CUA.

Moral relativism, the Legionaries and the Vatican.

John Allen Complete Coverage of Papal Visit to Czech Republic on This Blog

Transcript of Archbishop Burke Rebuke to Cardinal O’Malley

Canadian Bishop Resigns Following Settlement

Bishops Call for Health Coverage for the Undocumented

Abortion Foes Seek New Definition

School Network Serves Inner City

The Connecticut Post reports.

Did Vatican Know Holocaust Denying Views of Bishop?

Catholics/Lutherans Celebrate Anniversary of Statement

Brits May Welcome Pope

Polish Magazine to Pay Fine Over Abortion Article

New Panel to Investigate Abuse in England/Wales

LA Times Columnist Examines ‘Dark Charges from Mahony’s Inner Circle'

Catholic Hospitals Implement Reiki Ban

Archbishop Burke Calls for Communion Ban

Former Diocesan Accountant Faces Jail

Cardinal Defends Editor

Non-Believers Gaining

The Wisconsin State Journal reports.

The press release (see text below) arrived by email today. In it, Bill Donohue of the Catholic League – with all the skill and intellectual rigor of Da Vinci Code protagonist Robert Langdon – unravels the mysterious and malevolent motives of the Obama Administration.

The Obama crowd, you see, seeks to emulate the “European model” because they believe “that private institutions are not to be trusted.” Healthcare reform, says Donohue, is a good example of these anti-private sector sentiments.

Among the “private institutions” threatened by the European model are churches, specifically the Catholic Church.

"House," the best and most spiritually-themed show on television, begins its new season tonight with a two-hour episode. Last year, I offered this reflection on this amazing program.

Mahony Said to Have Delayed Abuse Report

Pope Announces Synod on Middle East

Probe of Sisters Examined

CUA to Convert Nuke Waste to Glass

Monastery Opens in Texas

As the Bridgeport, CT diocese prepares to release documents related to its handling of clergy sex abuse cases over the years, a prominent member of the local church with close ties to the Bridgeport diocese has been indicted for molesting Haitian children in his care.

Retired Washington Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, at Arlington National Cemetary last night, provided some highlights of a heretofore private communication between Senator Edward Kennedy and Pope Benedict XVI.

In the letter, delivered to the Holy Father by President Obama during their July visit, Kennedy wrote: "I want you to know, your Holiness, that in my nearly 50 years of elective office I have done my best to champion the rights of the poor and open doors of economic opportunity. I've worked to welcome the immigrant, to fight discrimination and expand access to health care and education. I've opposed the death penalty and fought to end war. Those are the issues that have motivated me and have been the focus of my work as a United States Senator."

Some Bishops Oppose Health Care Plans

Kennedy as Catholic Recalled

NJ Bishops Fight Gay Marriage

Episcopal Sisters Join Catholic Church

US Bishops Visit Africa

Bishops John D'Arcy and John Quinn discuss Obama at Notre Dame over at America.

Archbishop Chaput Opposes ‘Fast-Tracking’ Health Reform

Bourgeois Calls Failure to Ordain Women ‘A Scandal’

Pawtucket Pastor Resigns Amidst Abuse Charges

Catholic Schools Prepare for Flu

New Orleans Diocese Tackles Tough Problems