Who says the Catholic Church is no longer engaged in effective outreach? [US Conference of Catholic Bishops (with link to the Spanish bulletin)] Because why should English be the only language that is bastardized with code words that mask the...
by Dave Andrusko WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 (NRLN) —Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, warned of an “alarming trend nationwide” after Vermont legalized physician-assisted suicide, May 20. He called…
As the United Conference of Catholic Bishops ratchets up its attempts to shape civil marriage policy here in America, at least they are getting more honest about the fact that they really don't want us being actively gay. This comes...
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a new insert for distribution in church bulletin’s about “Marriage and the Supreme Court,” urging Catholics to pray, fast, and sacrifice to advocate against marriage equality. The insert dwells on the idea that marriage equality erases gender, challenging the beliefs that “men and women matters” and [...]
Earlier today we posted the letter to the editor Richard Doerflinger sent to the Washington Post. Mr. Doerflinger, associate director of the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, hoisted the Post’s editorial board on its own petard. The Post had lamented that an abortion clinic in Virginia had closed after [...]
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, published a response on Friday to Rhode Island's passage of marriage equality last week calling it "a serious...
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced on Monday that it has hired Kim Daniels as spokeswoman for the USCCB president, currently Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York. Daniels, the USCCB announcement explains,...Show More Summary
A new spokeswoman was announced by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Monday. Kim Daniels happens to be a friend of mine who I have spent some extensive time working with on the Catholic Voices USA project I’ve mentioned here a time or two. Show More Summary
President Barack Obama, several church leaders and humanitarian organizations such as The Salvation Army and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have pledged their support for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings which rocked that city on Monday.
by Patrick B. Craine OTTAWA, April 10, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops are calling for action to protect the environment in a new pastoral letter, in which they emphasize that the most pressing need for the environmental movement is to protect the right to life. The pastoral letter,…
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has decided to send $3.1 million to several projects connected to the Church in Latin America.
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops admitted on Easter Sunday that the Catholic Church's doctrine is out-of-touch with the beliefs of many of its parishioners. read more
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, made a surprising admission during an interview this morning on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” that the church doesn’t know how to pursue it’s policy of opposing civil marriage for same-sex couples without being anti-gay.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the political organ of the American Catholic hierarchy, is promoting National Organization for Marriage’s upcoming marriage discrimination rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court with a “five reasons” list.
by John Jalsevac WASHINGTON, D.C., March 15, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is asking Catholics to fast today, Friday, March 15, for the intention of all those “who help to build a Culture of Life.” In particular, the bishops are asking the faithful…
President Obama says he believes an American pope would be as effective as any other pope -- and wouldn't take orders from the president -- singling out his rift with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops over contraception. The answer...
Cardinal Sean O’Malley, Archbishop of Boston and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, urged members of the U.S. House of Representatives to support the Health Care Conscience Rights Act of 2013 introduced by Rep. Show More Summary
by Kirsten Andersen WASHINGTON, D.C., March 12, 2013 (LifeSiteNews) – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement last week revoking their longstanding support of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in light of changes to the 2013 reauthorization passed by Congress and signed by President…
by John Jalsevac WASHINGTON, March 12, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Cardinal Seán O'Malley of Boston, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, has urged U.S. Congressmen to pass the Health Care Conscience Rights Act. H.R. 940 was introduced by Rep. Diane Black,…
Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, urged members of the U.S. House of Representatives to support the Health Care Conscience Rights Act of 2013. H.R. 940 was introduced by Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) on March 4; the bill has 66 co-sponsors. “Protection for [...]