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Around the nation
Tornadoes exact deadly toll in Oklahoma; area needs 'a lot of prayers'
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 5/24/2013
OKLAHOMA CITY (CNS) -- Even after the initial death toll was cut by more than half, the human and material devastation of a string of tornadoes that buffeted areas of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City May 19-20 was incalculable.
Judiciary Committee approval moves immigration bill on to full Senate
By Patricia Zapor Posted: 5/24/2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Advocates for comprehensive immigration reform expressed optimism and hope for a law to pass this summer after the Senate Judiciary Committee May 21 finished wading through 300 proposed amendments -- accepting about a third of them -- and passed the massive bill on to the full Senate.
Religious freedom reports see little improvement in troubling countries
By Patricia Zapor Posted: 5/24/2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The State Department's International Religious Freedom Report released May 20 and a counterpart report by an independent commission issued a few weeks earlier see many of the same trouble spots around the world: North Korea, China, Pakistan, Sudan, Nigeria and Vietnam, among others.
Vermont now 'death state' with doctor-assisted suicide law, bishop says
By Joseph Austin Posted: 5/24/2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Now that Vermont allows "doctor-prescribed suicide," the "magnificent landscape of this state, which echoes life from its majestic mountains to its powerful waterways, no longer is reflected in the laws which govern the Green Mountain State," said the head of the statewide Diocese of Burlington.
Pavone: 'Truth of abortion' exposed in trial will bring end to abortion
By Mary C. Uhler Posted: 5/21/2013
MADISON, Wis. (CNS) -- Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, predicted "the end of abortion in our lifetime" in a recent talk he gave in Madison sponsored by Wisconsin Right to Life.
Researchers' embryonic stem-cell advance decried as morally troubling
By Patricia Zapor Posted: 5/17/2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As Oregon scientists announced May 15 that they had successfully converted human skin cells into embryonic stem cells, the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities warned that the technique is morally troubling on many levels.
Gosnell's conviction shows 'ugliness of abortion,' archbishop says
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 5/17/2013
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Dr. Kermit Gosnell may have been convicted May 13 of murder at his Philadelphia abortion clinic, but "nothing can bring back the innocent children he killed, or make up for the vulnerable women he exploited," said Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
Annual audit shows number of abuse allegations in church dropped in 2012
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 5/17/2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The annual audit of diocesan compliance with the U.S. Catholic Church's "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" found a drop in the number of allegations, number of victims and number of offenders reported in 2012.
Dinner raises scholarships, celebrates legacy of Catholic University
By Mark Zimmermann Posted: 5/17/2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In March, they came together to help elect a new pope. In May, several American cardinals came together to help support scholarships for students attending The Catholic University of America.
Cardinal O'Malley: Human cloning incosistent with human dignity, treats people as products
Posted: 5/15/2013
WASHINGTON-- Human cloning for any purpose is inconsistent with the moral responsibility to "treat each member of the human family as a unique gift of God, as a person with his or her own inherent dignity," said the chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
Bishops say full effect of 'redefining marriage' will be felt for years
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 5/15/2013
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) -- The "full social and legal effects" of state lawmakers' decision to legalize same-sex marriage "will begin to manifest themselves in the years ahead," said the Minnesota Catholic Conference.
Philadelphia abortionist convicted of murder, manslaughter
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 5/14/2013
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Dr. Kermit Gosnell may have been convicted May 13 of murder at his Philadelphia abortion clinic, but "nothing can bring back the innocent children he killed, or make up for the vulnerable women he exploited," said Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
Obama administration won't seek to block injunction in HHS mandate case
By Mark Pattison Posted: 5/13/2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Obama administration told a federal appellate court May 3 that it would not seek to block an injunction the court had granted in November that had allowed a Christian book publisher to not comply with the contraceptive-coverage mandate of the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
St. John's director of spiritual formation named Bishop of Oakland
By Catholic News Service and Pilot StaffPosted: 5/10/2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Pope Francis has appointed Jesuit Father Michael Barber, director of spiritual formation at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, as bishop of Oakland, Calif.
Bishop arrested for driving under influence apologizes for 'error'
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 5/10/2013
WORCESTER, Mass. (CNS) -- Bishop Robert J. McManus of Worcester pleaded not guilty May 7 at a Wakefield, R.I., courthouse to charges of drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident.
R.I.'s same-sex marriage law is 'serious injustice,' archbishop says
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 5/10/2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (CNS) -- The legalization of same-sex marriage in Rhode Island May 2 was described as a "serious injustice" by the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage.
Through blogs, Catholic moms share their faith as 'digital disciples'
By Maureen Boyle Posted: 5/9/2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- One of Mary's titles is "Christ's First Disciple," and some of Christ's earliest followers were women, two of whom he appeared to first after his resurrection.
Foster care seen as crucial to helping unaccompanied minors flourish
By J.D. Long-Garcia Posted: 5/8/2013
GLENDALE, Ariz. (CNS) -- As a child, Johnson Toe spent 12 hours a day farming okra, rice, tomatoes and peppers on his grandmother's farm in Liberia.
Local Jesuit named to head Diocese of Oakland
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 5/3/2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Pope Francis has appointed Jesuit Father Michael Barber, director of spiritual formation at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Mass., as bishop of Oakland, Calif.
FDA 'acted irresponsibly' in lowering age for emergency contraceptives
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 5/3/2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Food and Drug Administration "acted irresponsibly" with its decision to lower the age limit from 17 to 15 for purchasing an over-the-counter emergency contraceptive, said an official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Laity key to Irish church's renewal, Dublin archbishop says at Fordham
By Beth Griffin Posted: 5/3/2013
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Renewal of the Catholic Church in a "post-Catholic" Ireland depends on a homegrown effort by the laity to overcome clericalism and witness the Christian message in a secular society, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin told a New York audience.
Cleveland diocesan fundraising campaign exceeds goal by $45 million
By Nancy Erikson Posted: 5/3/2013
CLEVELAND (CNS) -- Despite a grueling economy and unflinching unemployment rate, parishioners in the Cleveland Diocese contributed more than $170 million to a fundraising campaign benefitting Catholic schools and diocesan ministries.
Venezuelan-Americans warn of future exodus if unrest at home continues
By Tom Tracy Catholic News ServicePosted: 4/30/2013
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS) -- After a four-year labor of love, Valentina Peraza is almost finished creating a 7-foot-tall painting of St. Charbel, the Maronite monk and beloved saint of Lebanon, which she hopes to present to the parish of her childhood in Venezuela's oil-rich state of Monagas.
A new constitutional amendment? Even if it fails, it may work
By Mark Pattison Posted: 4/30/2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The process to amend the U.S. Constitution can be a long and winding road that may have no end. Just ask those who have been working for the Human Life Amendment since shortly after abortion was legalized in 1973.
Bishops: Immigration bill on right track, some changes sought
By Patricia Zapor Posted: 4/26/2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Without getting into specifics, a panel of bishops said April 22 that a comprehensive immigration bill introduced the week before is on the right track, though they alluded to some aspects they would like changed.
Bishop says failure on gun measure shows 'failure in moral leadership'
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 4/26/2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif., said the U.S. Senate's failure "to support even modest regulations on firearms" is "a failure in moral leadership to promote policies which protect and defend the common good."
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