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Seton Catholic Preparatory High School Senior Breanna Castro had the honor this week of attending the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama as part of the “Presidential Youth Inauguration Conference.”  Castro received the invitation thanks to her participation in a U.S. “Youth Leadership Conference” during her junior year. She was able to participate in a tour [...]

Catholic leaders are hoping President Barack Obama will effectuate reform to the U.S. immigration system, according to a story published by Catholic News Service today. The senior leaders,  participating in the Sixth World Meeting of Families in Mexico City, hoped the administration would “usher in more favorable immigration policies that include putting an end to [...]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops urged President-elect Barack Obama not to rescind current policies that protect conscience rights of health care workers, prevent foreign aid to organizations promoting abortion, and ban funding of stem cell research that encourages destruction of human embryos. They made the request in a Jan. 16 letter from Cardinal Francis George, [...]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops addressed opportunities and challenges in Jan. 13 letters to President-elect Barack Obama and Congress, according the a press release. The bishops promised “to make this period of national change a time to advance the common good and defend the life and dignity of all.” The letter, which outlined “an agenda [...]

Last week President-elect Barack Obama named South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle, a Catholic, as the next secretary of health and human services. Naming a Catholic in favor of abortion rights was bound to stir up some controversy in pro-life circles. But, according to America magazine’s Michael Sean Winters, pro-life advocates should take another look. “Daschle [...]