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A Time for Immigration Reform

by Archbishop Jose H. Gomez on April 25, 2013 · 11 comments

April 23 marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of César Chávez, the great Mexican-American civil rights leader.
Chávez inspires me. He lived his Catholic faith with deep devotion and courage. And his love for God led him to struggle…

A Pastoral Opportunity Lost?

by George Weigel on January 2, 2013 · 0 comments

At their annual November meeting, the U.S. bishops failed to approve a pastoral message on the economy.  “The Hope of the Gospel in Difficult Economic Times” was approved by a clear majority of the bishops voting, but objections raised in…

Ten Essential Saints for the Year of Faith

by Stephen Beale on October 29, 2012 · 0 comments

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has just put out a list of ten saints for the Year of Faith.
All ten saints are being held up as great evangelizers by the USCCB. Most of the saints are both great…

What’s Wrong With the Fortnight for Freedom

by Dr. Paul Kengor July 3, 2012

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The bishops have launched a Fortnight for Freedom, running from June 21—the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More—to July 4, Independence Day. The bishops describe it as a “great hymn of…

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Southern Baptists “Stand With the Bishops” Against the White House

by Gail Finke June 28, 2012

At its Annual Meeting in New Orleans last week, the Southern Baptist Convention adopted a resolution on Religious Liberty.
Representing about 45,000 individual churches with 16 million members, the Southern Baptist Convention is a voluntary organization whose members agree on…

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Follow the HHS Decision Live Right Now!

by CE Editor June 28, 2012

On Thursday, June 28, the Supreme Court will make its final ruling on Obamacare. In order to help Catholic Exchange readers know what the ruling is in real time, we are providing a link to Scotusblog, which features a live…

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Bishops Keep the Pressure On…

by USCCB June 28, 2012

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Today the United States Supreme Court issued a decisionupholding as a tax the provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires individuals to purchase a health…

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Media Ignores Legal Armageddon

by Dr. Paul Kengor June 12, 2012

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May 21, 2012 was a kind of D-Day for the Catholic Church in defending itself against the Obama administration. On that day, 43 Catholic dioceses, archdioceses, organizations, universities, schools, and groups had filed 12 federal lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of…

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The Wolf In Professor’s Clothing

by Matthew Archbold March 20, 2012

A philosophy professor at the University of Notre Dame has declared in the New York Times that the bishops no longer decide morality in the Church and that “the immorality of birth control is no longer a teaching of the…

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