In an earlier post we linked to Archbishop Charles J Chaput 39 s concerns about the HHS 39 proposed revision to the contraception mandate Here blogger Nicholas P Cafardi offers a history and analysis of the controversy The new draft regulations proposed by HHS to cover the religiously sensiti

As we await word from the U.S. bishops' conference on the latest proposed revisions to the contraception mandate from the Department of Health and Human Services, at least one bishop has weighed in. Below is the statement from Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. of Philadelphia.

nbsp This March the Catholic Book Club will take on a new direction as Kevin Spinale S J leads a discussion of the book The Patriarch The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P Kennedy On Friday March 1 Kevin a Jesuit scholastic who teaches English at Boston College will post a sh

In March the newly relaunched Catholic Book Club will discuss The Patriarch The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P Kennedy The conversation will be lead by Kevin Spinale S J a Jesuit scholastic who teaches English at Boston College Read Kevin 39 s introduction to the new Catholic

The Catholic blogosphere is abuzz with talk of yesterday rsquo s announcement that the Obama administration has settled on some lsquo changes rsquo to the so-called HHS mandate Folks on both sides quickly weighed in Grace-Marie Turner at National Review Online for example rendered a largely ne

Donald W. Wuerl, Stephen Bullivant, Frank DeSiano and others on the challenges of the new evangelization

It would appear that a major obstacle to improved relations between the U S bishops and the Obama administration has been rolled away by today rsquo s revision of the Department of Health and Human Service mandate on contraceptive services in new employer-provided health care plans That rsquo s th

Seems like the bishops schools hospitals Catholic Charities etc got everything they were seeking with the below We 39 ll have to wait for a reaction quot The proposed rules would make two principal changes to the preventive services coverage rules to provide women contraceptive coverage withou

HHS press office is not confirming but CNN is reporting and other sources are indicating that a major revision of the HHS contraception mandate will be released this morning According to sources the revisions will allow religious affiliated institutions defined under prior standard of IRS code

From CNN Religiously affiliated organizations will be able to opt out of providing their employees with insurance coverage for contraceptives under updates to an Obama administration mandate that the Department of Health and Human Services is expected to unveil on Friday according to two sources In

The pro-life movement must carefully assess the social and political realities it faces.

The challenge of relevance in a quickly changing culture

America’s miraculous boom in fossil fuel should prove a blessing.

I remember exactly where I was standing. It was in a small hallway at a L’Arche home in Washington, D.C., when I met my friend and housemate Pedro. At the time, I was visiting L’Arche for a series of interviews. I had not yet received an official job offer, but even so, I knew that I wou

Globally there are between 100,000 and 250,000 children who are victims of sex trafficking.

Visiting a Catholic grade school in Philadelphia on Jan. 18, Pennsylvania’s Gov. Tom Corbett lauded a new educational model for Catholic schools in the city. Independence Mission Schools is a management organization for 16 independent Catholic elementary schools located in mostly poor city nei

Liberation ApproachAs a lay missionary in western Honduras, I’m grateful for “Still ‘Presente’?” by David Golemboski (1/21), especially for the emphasis on economic issues in Central America. The economic issues are harder for U.S. Catholics to deal with, especially the

In a recently released letter sent last Advent, Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, vice president of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei,” advised members of the Society of St. Pius X “to abandon the harsh and counterproductive rhetoric that has emerged over the past years.&rdquo

An influential U.N. committee charges that the windows violate children’s rights.