March 30
Law experts see 'bad omen' for Obamacare
Justices' questions offer predictor of outcome
Court upholds time limit for old abuse claims
Calif. Supreme Court quashes 'delayed discovery'
Sixth Anglican bishop ordained as Catholic
Mercer well known for 1970 stand against apartheid
Poland moves to cut gov't subsidies to Church
Rise of new anti-clerical party reveals big change
Quebec bishops oppose legalized euthanasia
Palliative care pushed over doctor-assisted death
Census: Ireland remains overwhelmingly Catholic
But a quarter of a million Irish declare 'no religion'
Irish bishops: God not missed by Europeans
Is the West tired of its faith, bored by its history?
Philippines: Students find trouble via Facebook
Indecent photos keep Catholic seniors from graduation
March 29
Cuba: Pope pushes freedom, against fanaticism
Fidel asks for books and explanation of pope's job
Philly abuse trial hears priests as witnesses
Priests apparently struggled with 'sexual sobriety'
Dolan speaks on White House dividing Church
'We can't back down' on religious freedom issue
Church in El Salvador arranges gang truce
Accord reduces daily murder rate by more than half
Contraceptives discussed on Catholic campuses
Sexuality, 'hook-up' culture topics come to fore
Illicit Chinese bishop ordains priests
Maryknoll priest from the U.S. concelebrates
Prolifers call for justice in shooting case
Some leaders question Florida's self-defense law
Project helps schools assess Catholic identity
Queries followed by observation of attitudes, habits
March 28
Fidel Castro requests 'a few minutes' with Pope
Outdoor Mass is held in historic Revolution Plaza
Lombardi: Pope interceded for Cuban dissidents
Some were detained specifically during papal visit
K.C. Bishop Finn's lawyer tries passing buck
Argues that duty to report abuse fell with another
Catholic group moves off Vanderbilt U. campus
School's non-discrimination policy is discriminatory
Chaput writes e-book about faith and liberty
Mistakes of past half century have 'come to harvest'
Illinois: Fake priest charged with felony fraud
Fleeced elderly woman to support renegade 'abbey'
Covenant defeated in most Anglican dioceses
Disagreement persists on key theological points
U.S. prison chaplains report on Muslim converts
Majority say Islam grows while Catholicism shrinks
March 27
Dawkins calls for open mockery of Catholics
20,000 atheists at rally told to 'challenge' us
Pope urges Cuba to build an open society
Raul Castro promises religious freedom to all
Supreme Court hears arguments on Obamacare
Case has most time allocated to an issue since 1960s
Catholic entities undermine bishops' authority
Groups of women religious split over core teachings
Judge: Federal grants to USCCB unconstitutional
Issue: Restricting funds for human-trafficking victims
Vietnam blocks visit of Vatican delegation
Expected talks about late exiled Cardinal Thuan
Santorum wins the Catholic vote in Louisiana
He won most evangelicals, nearly half of Catholics
Ad campaign targets African-American abortions
Fatherlessness, abortion are epidemic among blacks
March 26
Church opposes 'cremation' by chemical digestion
N.Y. bill allows 'green' treatment of human remains
Over 50,000 attend religious freedom rallies
Good turn-out reflects view of 'rank and file' folk
K.C. diocesan abuse policy is straightforward
Call police, then hotline, then diocese to report it
Toledo parish has been defrauded of $510,000
No suspects yet identified in 5-year investigation
Vatican's overturn of closures sparks hope
Cleveland decree being studied at many U.S. parishes
Pope achieves his goal at first Mexico visit
Now he moves on to spread faith and hope in Cuba
European bishops slam fatwa against churches
Top Saudi sheikh says churches should be destroyed
England: Metal thieves target old churches
Building parts, even a tabernacle, have been stolen
March 23
Alabama attorney general joins EWTN lawsuit
State's entry into suit is 'major step toward victory'
Poll: Is Obama Admin. unfriendly to religion?
Pew sees 'noticeable shift' in Catholics' perception
Catholic groups weigh in on Supreme Court case
Amicus briefs support & reject aspects of Obamacare
Europe: Gay marriage is not a human right
But, where it's legalized, churches must comply
U.S. delegation pushes contraception at U.N.
Deception used to force agenda at Women's Commission
Pope sets off on trip to Mexico and Cuba
Media notes his public use of a cane at airport
Indiana: Catholic schools drop 'finder's fees'
Conflict seen with state funds and referral bonuses
Egypt on list of religious freedom violators
Commission: Arab Spring hope turned to dismay
March 22
Historian debunks Dutch Church castrations
Story contains innuendo, lack of sourcing, context
Obama comments on N. Carolina ballot issue
State's bishops criticize president's intervention
Pope's Mexico trip clouded by past abuses
Just-released book drags Vatican into Maciel scandal
Vatican bank's image hurt over account closure
JP Morgan takes step due to 'lack of transparency'
Three U.S. dioceses see new bishops appointed
Bishop Wm. Lori moves from Bridgeport to Baltimore
Pope likely to again criticize Cuba embargo
He'll also call for greater freedoms, human rights
Vatican starts investigation of 'VatiLeaks'
Documents alleged serious financial misconduct
New Montreal archbishop is sign of reform
Quebec leadership change is new model for Canada
March 21
Boston archdiocese catches heat over salaries
Some employees' pay spikes as parishes are closed
Illinois convent battles next-door porn business
Club developer somehow 'overrode' state & local laws
Infighting drove Crystal Cathedral 'downfall'
Robt. Schuller's son: 'Sibling rivalry' smote church
Egypt: Christian family evicted from town
Extended family banished for brother's misdeeds
New HHS proposal allegedly expands exemption
Offer regarded as just another accounting gimmick
Report documents anti-Christian discrimination
85% of hate crimes in Europe are against Christians
March 23: Religious freedom rallies planned
Enthusiasm for protest grows in 120+ cities, towns
Sainthood cause advances for Fr. Walter Ciszek
Jesuit hero was imprisoned by Soviets for 23 years
March 20
Wisconsin: Law gives local control over sex ed
New choices allow for parent involvement, abstinence
Dutch youths castrated in Church institutions
Surgery used 'to get rid of homosexuality' in 1950s
Southern 'Catholic boom' sparks seminary plan
Convent & regional seminary come to North Carolina
Judge rules for breakaway church in St. Louis
Polish parish remains independent of local bishop
Bishops 'put legal pressure' on SNAP group
Church lawyers sue for disclosure of documents
Jordanian prince urges Arab Christians to stay
Christian emigration from region harms all citizens
Vatican reports on Irish child abuse scandals
Cdl. Brady expresses the 'sense of pain and shame'
St. Patrick's Cathedral to undergo restoration
Needed repairs will cost $175 million, take 5 years
March 19
White House offers new proposal on HHS mandate
'Third-party administrators' pay for contraceptives
Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury to step down
Williams is dogged by 'conflicts that won't go away'
Vatican: SSPX position insufficient for unity
Healing the existing rift is still the Pope's desire
Leader of Egyptian Coptic Church dies at 88
Sheikh: Egypt has lost rare man, wisest of its wise
Morocco: Girl's suicide forces look at laws
Rapists are pushed to marry victims for 'honor'
Press scrutinizes Komen-Church relationship
23 of 195 dioceses have 'questioned' ties to PP
India arrests priest wanted in the U.S.
Vatican recommended his removal from priesthood
Half million pack Dublin for St. Patrick's Day
Bomb hoax interrupts Catholic parade in Armagh
March 16
Bishops 'pressured' Komen to cut PP funding
Ohio diocesan bans on donations 'swayed' decision
Cuban police remove dissidents from church
Cardinal allows unarmed agents to end occupation
U.K. Archbp.: Gay couples are 'lifelong friends'
Nichols: 'What they are called to is not marriage'
N.Y.Times called anti-Catholic bigots, cowards
Ran ad attacking Church but not similar anti-Islam ad
Missouri business owner files suit against HHS
Catholic man rejects interference in private business
Vast humanitarian crisis underway in Sudan
Fighting in region has destroyed essential cropland
First S. African sainthood cause goes to Vatican
Benedict Daswa was killed for refusal of witchcraft
Australia: The Catholic Guy grows popular
Ordinary family man follows call to evangelize
March 15
Priest who withheld Eucharist defends himself
Statement gives facts of clash with lesbian, diocese
Quebec Church accused of coercing adoptions
Class-action suit derives from actions in 1950-60s
Fargo's Bp. Aquila reorders child sacraments
Pope praises putting Confirmation before Communion
Bishops: HHS mandate fight is top priority
Religious freedom campaign will tighten its focus
13 Cuban dissidents occupy church in Havana
Group demands audience with the Pope for advocacy
Most voters don't know Santorum is Catholic
Poll: Twice as many can identify Romney as a Mormon
Maryland gov speaks at New Ways Ministry Conf.
Cdl. O'Brien reiterates gay group's dissident status
Vatican: Water is a human right not commodity
Risk of seeing human beings as 'simply customers'
March 14
Poll: Americans favor Church in HHS struggle
When focus is kept on religious freedom, we prevail
Women's approval of Obama has dropped lately
Poll: President's rating by women has fallen 12%
Philly diocesan financial officer arrested
Employee of 20+ years stole almost $1 million
Cuban cardinal makes rare televised speech
Gov't grants opportunity to talk of papal visit
Canada: School board apologizes about pamphlet
Pornographic 'info' given to young teens at school
Suicide rates much higher among Protestants
European researchers cite strong community as factor
Long-lost Da Vinci mural may be discovered
'Battle of Anghiari' may be behind another fresco
Vatican newspaper praises Free Hugs Campaign
Strangers hugging each other is a 'gesture of hope'
March 13
Day of fasting urged to combat HHS mandate
Penna. bishops call for serious prayer, sacrifice
Nigerian church attack spurs new violence
Killings further harm public confidence in leaders
World's Catholic population grew 1.3% in 2010
New yearbook of Church statistics presented to Pope
Spain: Catholic hospitals are doing abortions
Pro-lifers call for commitment to Church teaching
Sudan: Half a million Christians must move
Gov't gives April 8 deadline to go to South Sudan
Hackers launch second attack on Vatican site?
'Anonymous' claims attacks are 'legitimate protest'
State legislatures consider limits to abortion
Waiting periods, safety, slashed funds are proposed
Botched-abortion survivor movie opens soon
'October Baby' includes actress's personal grief
March 12
Nigeria: Ten dead in Catholic church attack
Suicide car bombing echoes tactics of Islamist group
Priest put on leave for 'intimidating behavior'
Due to actions after 'Communion standoff' with lesbian
Lesbian denied communion found to be 'Buddhist'
Information published online reveals a 'born agitator'
Chinese TV's 'Interviews Before Execution' ends
Show features reporter talking to death row murderers
N.Y. Times runs most anti-Catholic ad ever
Freedom From Religion group utterly demonizes Church
English Catholics push against gay marriage
Archbishops' letter read aloud at all Sunday masses
Banks foreclosing churches in record numbers
Smaller-size houses of worship are affected the worst
Jewish commentary on New Testament published
First-ever book treats complete Christian scriptures
March 9
Vatican's techies beat back hacker attack
Hackers' signature banner never appeared on site
Philly schools need students, vouchers, donors
Chaput asks pupils to help even after graduation
Uganda: Film calls attention to atrocities
'Invisible Children' exposes Kony & abducted youth
Nigerian Islamists announce terror tactic
Kidnap Christian women, demand their families leave
Church must better explain sexuality teachings
Pope tells visiting U.S. bishops to focus on this
Eucharistic Congress to emphasize 'interiority'
Event will be characterized by humility, moderation
U.K.: Hacker held over breach of abortion site
Suspect threatens to release names of clinic clients
Vatican panel explores limits of theologians
Interpretation of the faith belongs to bishops, pope
March 8
'Anonymous' hackers take down Vatican website
Targets the 'corrupt' Church, not Christian faith
Va. governor signs ultrasound bill into law
Mandatory exam and 24-hour wait informs 'choice'
Vatican reverses Cleveland church closures
Diocese made 'substantive' errors with 13 parishes
Sacramento diocese drops funding local agency
Its new leader publicly supports abortion, gay rights
Pope: Our noisy world is an enemy of prayer
Silence is necessary for 'authentic listening' to God
Vatican City is on money-laundering risk list
It's a 'jurisdiction of concern' due to money inflow
Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury to meet
Their friendship survives 'tense' official relations
Murder charges dropped in Md. abortion case
Prosecutor lacked evidence of in-state deaths
March 7
Big beneficiary of HHS mandate? Drug companies
Obamacare rule will drive up the price of the Pill
Virginia legislature guards religious liberty
Bill allows agencies to refuse homosexual adoptions
Romney wins decisively among Ohio Catholics
Economic issues trump 'socially divisive' issues
Forbes profiles Catholic Relief Services president
Woo was dean of Notre Dame's Mendoza business school
Calif.: Death penalty ballot issue advances
Effort seeks to replace execution with life term
White House still negotiating HHS mandate
Talks proceed with 'other' Catholic officials
Fluke has also pushed for 'free' sex changes
Democrats' darling is a seasoned liberal activist
Christ's tunic to be displayed for veneration
Sacred garment kept in reliquary at Trier cathedral
March 6
'Birth-control activist' Fluke gives false info
One month of Pills: $9 (ten times less than claimed)
Obama's HHS aims to defund 'snowflake babies'
Embryo adoption dropped due to 'limited interest'
Dolan urges Catholics into the 'public square'
Informed political action is a charism of the laity
USCCB urges large reduction in nuclear weapons
White House is weighing cuts in U.S. nuclear forces
Scalia gives talk on 'the Christian as cretin'
'Sophisticated' society's perception of us isn't new
Preserved heart of St. Laurence O'Toole stolen
Dubliners lament loss of 12th-century saint's relic
Study: More 'church friends' boosts happiness
Well-being & health researchers ponder religiosity
Bible exhibit opens at St. Peter's Square
'Verbum Domini' shows 150+ manuscripts, artifacts
March 5
Ethicists: Newborns are not 'actual persons'
Claim killing newborns is no different from abortion
Rick Santorum's faith life laid bare by Times
Garry Wills: 'Santorum is not a Catholic, but a papist'
USCCB warns against 'preventive war' on Iran
Iran's recent acts 'do not justify military action'
Catholic senators voted 'against their own'
Conscience protections defeated by thirteen Dems
Future Spanish saint interceded for 3-year-old
Girl, now age 15, cured with no long-term effects
U.K.: Cardinal O'Brien slams gay marriage
It's wrong to deprive a child of a mother or father
Seminarians play soccer in annual Rome tourney
U.S. team, North American Martyrs, was fourth in 2011
Contraception battle in media gets uglier
Political theater: Fluke testimony, Limbaugh reaction
March 2
U.K.: Telegraph exposes sex-selection abortions
Health Secretary reports clinics and docs to police
Archdiocese of Washington apologizes to lesbian
Denied communicant asks for parish priest's removal
Catholic college sued over dorm sex complaint
Inaction on roommate's promiscuity worsened her ills
U.S. Senate votes to table Conscience Act
Bishops plan to redouble religious freedom efforts
NASA worker sues over intelligent design belief
Specialist says he was demoted after voicing opinion
Phila.: Catholicism an issue in jury selection
Potential jurors asked if their faith would sway them
New Zealand: Christchurch cathedral to be razed
Iconic structure suffered serious earthquake damage
Tornado destroys Illinois Catholic church
Marble altar and front entrance are all that's left
March 1
Religious freedom rallies planned: March 23
Groups invite all to rally outside federal buildings
CUA president helps bishops in mandate fight
Garvey asserts, 'HHS is acting on a political agenda'
U.S. Senate voting on Rights of Conscience Act
Blunt Amendment vote expected to be a 'showdown'
Liberal Catholic group issues a voter guide
Economy is first, then so-called 'pro-life' issues
Orthodox are grateful for Catholics' stance
'All 181 diocesan bishops have denounced mandate'
Poll: 63% of voters back contraception mandate
Birth control is not a top 2012 election year issue
Israeli president to combat holy-site vandals
Police to redouble efforts to find the culprits
Cardinal catches heat for stating the obvious
Portuguese prelate: It's best for mothers to be home
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