Five of Washington’s key Catholic institutions filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the White House’s mandate requiring employers to provide contraception coverage, part of an expanding national campaign against what some Catholic leaders characterize as an attack on their faith. Read full article > >

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Graduates of the Georgetown University Public Policy Institute will gather Friday morning for an awards ceremony and keynote speech by a woman who has riled up controversy in the Catholic Church in recent months: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Read full article > >

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HHS Secretary Sebelius to address Georgetown graduates despite protest from Catholic archbishop

The sometimes tense relationship between the Catholic Church and the Girl Scouts appears to be moving toward a resolution, as the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has asked scout leaders to clarify programs and material that some religious conservatives think promote contraception and abortion. Read full article > >

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MEXICO CITY — Criticism of the leader of the Catholic Church in Cuba, who has been negotiating with the communist government to expand religious and political freedom, intensified last week when the head of Radio and TV Marti called the archbishop of Havana a lackey who is colluding with an oppressive regime. Read full article > >

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U.S. government’s Radio and TV Marti call Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega a lackey

The Catholic primate of all-Ireland says he will not resign as Church leader despite revelations that he failed to act when told about the clerical abuse of children.

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Cardinal Brady ‘will not resign’

Roman Catholic bishops issued a proclamation on Thursday calling on believers to defend religious liberty, which they said “under attack, both at home and abroad.”

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Catholic Bishops Urge ‘Campaign’ for Religious Freedom

Education Secretary Michael Gove has suggested a proposed new Catholic school in Twickenham should limit Catholic pupils to 50% of its intake.

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Gove calls for faith pupil limit

The Primate of Ireland says he will continue to lead the Catholic Church in the wake of a Vatican report into abuse in Ireland.

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Cardinal will continue to lead

He has seven children , attends a Latin Mass and has driven issues of reproductive rights back into the center of American politics. In 2002, he traveled to Rome to express his support for the founder of the ultra-conservative Catholic lay movement called Opus Dei. Read full article > >

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Rick Santorum, cafeteria Catholic?

A Gaithersburg Catholic priest who triggered national debate late last month when he denied Communion to a lesbian at her mother’s funeral Mass has been placed on administrative leave from ministry in the Washington archdiocese. Read full article > >

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Gaithersburg Catholic priest placed on leave for ‘intimidating behavior’

Two Catholic midwives lose a legal battle to avoid taking part in abortion procedures because of “conscientious objections”.

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RC midwives lose abortion dispute

Years of sexual abuse scandals have hit the image of the Catholic Church. So what drives the young men who want to be ordained?

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Why do men become Catholic priests?

I am a proud member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , but today, I call myself a Catholic . Why? Because the state is telling the Catholic Church to violate its principles and teachings. So if you are a person of faith, you must call yourself a Catholic. Read full article > >

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Why we are all Catholics now

Leaders of several large Catholic organizations have welcomed the president’s plan on birth control coverage, but bishops have continued to voice strong objections.

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Obama Shift on Contraception Splits Catholics

After initially telegraphing optimism about President Obama’s decision Friday to amend the religious exemption for mandatory birth-control and sterilization coverage, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has declared total opposition to any compromise on the issue. Read full article > >

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