News/World and Nation
Updated: February 3rd, 2012
Federal judicial panel rules California Proposition 8 unconstitutional
MARK PATTISON, Catholic News Service
Wednesday, 08 February 2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- By a 2-1 vote, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the California ban on same-sex marriage, saying that it violates the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees citizens due process and equal protection under the law. The maj...
MARK ZIMMERMANN, Catholic News Service
Tuesday, 07 February 2012
POTOMAC, Md. (CNS) -- In a football season marked by amazing fourth-quarter comebacks and four overtime victories, Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow not only connected with wide receivers racing for the end zone. Through prayer and an act of kind...
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Monday, 06 February 2012
DALLAS (CNS) -- The Feb. 3 decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure to reinstate grants to Planned Parenthood affiliates for breast cancer screenings was the result of a "vicious attack" on the organization, said a pro-life leader. Pro-life leaders h...
Saturday, 04 February 2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Whether they are just starting out or nearing the end of their careers, Catholics who want to practice medicine in conformity with the church's teachings wonder how a new federal regulation requiring health plans to cover contrace...
JOSEPH KENNY, Catholic News Service
Thursday, 02 February 2012
ST. LOUIS (CNS) -- The Jan. 31 announcement by Susan G. Komen for the Cure that it will no longer give grants to Planned Parenthood affiliates for breast cancer screenings "shows we are making a difference and having an impact," said a coordinator of...
JOE KOHN, Catholic News Service
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
DETROIT (CNS) -- Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron and his four auxiliary bishops are the latest group of U.S. bishops to give Catholics back home an up-close look at their "ad limina" visit to the...
CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Priests hearing confessions need to replace any negative or aggressive attitudes with meekness and mercy toward the penitent, said a Vatican expert on confession. The sacrament ...
FRANCIS X. ROCCA and SARAH DELANEY, Catholic News Service
Monday, 30 January 2012
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Fifty years ago this October, Blessed John XXIII and more than 2,500 bishops and heads of religious orders from around the world gathered in St. Peter's Basilica for the opening ...
SIMON CALDWELL, Catholic News Service
Saturday, 28 January 2012
MANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- British bishops plan to use the 2012 London Olympic Games to renew interest in the Catholic faith, with initiatives ranging from fighting human trafficking and homelessnes...
CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Friday, 27 January 2012
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Consecrated life entails giving oneself completely to God and living for others, Pope Benedict XVI said. Speaking at his weekly general audience Jan. 25, the pope continued his ...