Results from Tag: 'December 4-17, 2011'
Protecting Religious Freedom
Bishops meeting in Baltimore for their fall gathering expressed support for the conference’s new emphasis on religious liberty in America, but had differing views on strategies.
Campaign Can't Shake Critics
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the U.S. bishops’ anti-poverty program, can’t seem to shake its reputation for funding anti-Catholic organizations. American Life League issued a report recently that was critical of the campaign.
Presidential Hopefuls: Michele Bachmann
In our continuing series of profiles of presidential hopefuls, we look at Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann.
Defending the Faith
Major league soccer player Matt Besler says the discipline needed for sports is good training for the spiritual life.
N.J.'s 'Nurses of Conscience'
Congressman Chris Smith calls on a New Jersey hospital to stop its “illegal and unethical” practice of requiring nurses to assist at abortions.
Pastor Walks for 2 Days — for His Students
Father John Higgins puts on his walking shoes. The priest walked 58 miles from Westchester County, N.Y., to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City to raise money for his parish’s struggling school.
Same-Sex 'Marriage' on the Rocks?
Although Rhode Island has legalized “civil unions,” only 14 same-sex couples have applied for the status. Does this show that the push for "marriage rights" really is about redefining marriage, not about getting certain benefits?
U.K. Drops Anti-Catholic Rule of Succession
The British government did away with its more than 300-year-old law that stated that a member of the royal family would lose his place in the line of succession if he married a Catholic.
