In a very impressive missive on the reasons why traditional marriage should be recognized and defended, the Iowa Bishops have released a statement in response to the Iowa Supreme Court Ruling allowing gay marriage.
What impresses me the most is how the Bishops do not degrade or attack anyone who is not heterosexual, instead using [...]
Baltimore, Nov 14, 2008 / 03:42 am (CNA).- On Tuesday the U.S. bishops approved the ICEL Gray Book Translation of the Proper of Seasons at their General Assembly in Baltimore by a vote of 189 to 30. They also approved the Revised Grail Psalter by the Monks of Conception Abbey for liturgical use in the [...]
Baltimore, MD(LifeNews.com) – Meeting on the second day of their annual conference, the nation’s Catholic bishops urged an aggressive campaign [...]
Children in the womb will now be able to receive a special blessing from their parish priests following an overwhelming vote by the U.S. bishops in favor of the new blessing.
“The Blessing of a Child in the Womb” has been in the works for two years, but Bishop Michael Saltarelli noted at a press conference [...]
Baltimore, Nov 11, 2008 / 10:37 pm (CNA).-
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has not yet been able to determine if grants made to ACORN were used for fraudulent voter registration, but has cut off all funding to the community organizing group, Bishop Robert Morin announced on Tuesday.
Shortly after addressing the full assembly of [...]
Washington DC, Oct 23, 2008 / 05:11 am (CNA).- In a response to groups claiming that pro-life organizations should find ways to reduce abortions through government programs rather than trying to overturn Roe v. Wade, two prominent U.S. bishops have released a statement saying that Catholics must find ways to support pregnant woman as well [...]
