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February 2012

February 25, 2012

Cardinal reportedly ordered list of abusive priests destroyed

The latest bombshell from Philadelphia: A Philadelphia archdiocese official on trial for allegedly covering up...

February 24, 2012

“Seize the night”: hate crime attack on California Catholic church

Details: A Catholic church in Union City was defaced on Ash Wednesday with spray-painted pentagrams...

February 20, 2012

Report: Catholic hospitals across country performing sterilizations

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: U.S. Catholic bishops have vowed to fight the Obama administration's compromise...

February 18, 2012

Shock: most births in women under 30 now happen outside marriage

This statistic should raise a few eyebrows: It used to be called illegitimacy. Now it...

February 15, 2012

Sebelius defends HHS contraception mandate

Details: In her first appearance before lawmakers since her department inflamed the Catholic Church with...

February 15, 2012

“Cooperation with evil” and the contraceptive debate

David Gibson of the Religion News Service has an interesting analysis of the contraception c...

February 15, 2012

Rift: How Obama’s “accommodation” has split Catholics

A wide array of voices, from this morning's New York Times: The near-unified front led...

February 14, 2012

Have 98% of Catholic women really used contraceptives?

Um, no. Surprised? The WaPo explains: Lydia McGrew questions whether 98 percent of Catholic women...

February 10, 2012

“We were getting killed”: the inside story of Obama’s “accommodation”

From the New York Times: For the White House, the decision announced Friday to soften...

February 10, 2012

Report: NY Catholic institutions have been offering contraception coverage for years

From the New York Times: Although Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York has been...

February 10, 2012

USCCB statement: “A first step in the right direction” — UPDATED

This just in: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) sees initial opportunities in...

February 10, 2012

End of an era: Kodak to stop making cameras

For those of us who grew up having our childhoods captured on these wildly popular,...

February 10, 2012

NY Times: Bishops planned for battle on HHS mandate

Some background and analysis, from the New York Times: When after much internal debate the...

February 10, 2012

Some students at Catholic colleges protest lack of access to birth control

Details: Single, 18-year-old female, likes having control over her own body, looking for affordable birth...

February 08, 2012

Imagine if Catholics were required by law to do this…

A provocative scenario, from Ironic Catholic: Washington, DC, April 19, 1847: The U.S. administration, after...

February 07, 2012

New polls: Catholics favor birth control in health care coverage

I don't think we've seen the last of polls like this -- or interpretations of...

February 07, 2012

Costa Concordia passenger sues over miscarriage

Details: Another Costa Concordia passenger has come forward and filed a lawsuit against Costa Crociere....

February 06, 2012

Six things to know about the HHS mandate

From Sister Mary Ann Walsh at the USCCB blog: 1. The mandate does not exempt...

February 05, 2012

My bishop’s letter on the HHS ruling

The letter below was read at all the Masses in the Diocese of Brooklyn this...

February 05, 2012

It’s official: Crystal Cathedral is Catholic

Or, at least, legally it is. It's now owned by the Catholic Church. Details: The...

February 03, 2012

Komen apologizes, reverses decision on funding Planned Parenthood

Details: Komen for the Cure just released the following statement from Nancy Brinker and the...

February 02, 2012

What’s the matter with kids today? Not that much, actually

A new study may surprise you: By several noteworthy measures, today’s teenagers are growing increasingly...

February 01, 2012

Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua dies

He was a rarity: a Brooklyn priest (who grew up down the road from me...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

Obama backlash: Rubio introduces “Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2012”

Someone whose name, and profile, have both become more prominent this election year is now...

January 31, 2012

“Catholic” Social Services to become “Christian” in Illinois

And another Catholic institution gives up its affiliation with the Church. Details: As of Feb....

January 30, 2012

The witness of Rick Santorum

The New York Times (!) has a sympathetic and moving look at his daughter Bella's...

January 30, 2012

Catholic colleges and the HHS contraception ruling

Another angle of this story, from the New York Times: Bridgette Dunlap, a Fordham University...

January 27, 2012

The Catholic-turned-atheist teen who’s waging a war on prayer

She's caused a firestorm of controversy and protest in Rhode Island. Who is she? Details:...

January 25, 2012

House approves religious symbols on war memorials

Somehow, I don't think we've heard the last on this subject: The House on Tuesday...

January 23, 2012

Catholic hospital system severs ties with Church, changes name

Details: Catholic Healthcare West, one of the nation’s largest hospital systems, is ending its governing...