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January 19, 2012
January 19, 2012

CCHD adopts stronger policy to ensure funds used match church teaching

WASHINGTON – Under persistent criticism from a small but vocal group of activists as well as questions from some bishops, leaders of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development have established “stronger policies and clearer mechanisms” to guide how grants are awarded to poverty-fighting groups and strengthen oversight of how funds are spent.
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop calls for embracing of evolving church

COLUMBIA - Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien delivered a strong rebuke to anti-immigrant sentiment Oct. 21, calling it "a scandal" and a "disgrace."
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January 19, 2012

Tax credit that aids private school students comes under court scrutiny

WASHINGTON – The nuts-and-bolts consideration of whether Arizona’s school tuition tax credit program is constitutional, being heard by the Supreme Court Nov. 3, will first have to survive a preliminary question about legal standing.
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January 19, 2012

Israelis not happy with synod statement, angry over bishop’s remarks

VATICAN CITY – Several prominent Israelis expressed concern over a statement by the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East, which said Jews cannot use the Bible to justify injustices.
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January 19, 2012

Justice Scalia urges Christians to have courage

ANNAPOLIS – Although the sophisticated may deride them as simple-minded, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said traditional Christians should have the courage to embrace their faith.
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January 19, 2012

Synod asks pope to drop restrictions on married Eastern-rite priests

VATICAN CITY – Members of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East formally asked Pope Benedict XVI to change Vatican rules that technically prohibit the Eastern Catholic churches from ordaining married men outside the traditional homeland of their churches.
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January 19, 2012

Papal delegate outlines reform process in new letter to Legionaries

WASHINGTON – The papally mandated reform of the Legionaries of Christ may take “two or three years or even more” and require the establishment of at least three commissions, the papal delegate overseeing the reform said in an Oct. 19 letter.
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January 19, 2012

Two bishops at synod question effectiveness of dialogue with Muslims

VATICAN CITY – Two Syrian Catholic bishops living in Lebanon told the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East that the blossoming number of Catholic-Muslim dialogue projects has not and may never lead to real understanding.
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January 19, 2012

Bishops’ comments on abortion spark debate in Brazilian campaign

SAO PAULO, Brazil – As Brazil’s Oct. 31 presidential runoff approaches, abortion has become a major issue – at least among the nation’s Catholics.
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January 19, 2012

Group, documentary decry taxpayer funds being used to buy women’s eggs

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Ethical and health concerns have long spurred Catholic and other pro-life activists to decry medical and scientific procedures involving the harvesting of women’s eggs.
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January 19, 2012

‘Walk of Tears’ begins series of events to remember abuse victims

WASHINGTON – A “Walk of Tears” to remember and honor the victims of clergy sexual abuse in Alaska has spawned two other events to remember victims.
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January 19, 2012

Poland’s bishops warn against law allowing in vitro fertilization

WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s Catholic bishops have warned government leaders and legislators not to back a law allowing in vitro fertilization, adding that the practice resembled Nazi-era eugenics.
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