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Catholic agencies call for rigorous safeguards to protect Haitian children
The heads of five major Catholic agencies outlined measures that should be taken to protect unaccompanied Haitian Children.
These agencies, involved in the Haitian earthquake relief effort, detailed the steps in a Feb. 4 letter sent to three cabinet members, according to a press release from the [...]

I received this from the Arizona Catholic Conference earlier tonight. It’s a bulletin insert being circulated from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop

URGENT: USCCB NATIONWIDE BULLETIN INSERT
Stop Abortion Funding in Health Care Reform!
Protect Conscience
Ensure Affordable Health Coverage
Allow Immigrants to Purchase Private Health Insurance

As long-time advocates of health care reform, the U.S. Catholic bishops continue [...]

Want to see what kind of adventure waits when a young boy stows away on a helium balloon that isn’t launched for publicity’s sake?
Check out “Up,” which hit Redbox rental stations yesterday. Our Rebecca Bostic reviewed the film when it hit theaters this summer.Here’s an excerpt:
On all technical levels — animation, voice recording, writing, directing [...]

A few weeks ago, I published the results of the Veterans Day essay contest on our blog because a Catholic school student earned top honors once again.
Our staff, our bishop and the nation’s bishops have also written about veterans and war over the years. I thought today those writings would serve as an appropriate refresher.
Related [...]

The U.S. Bishops recently got a “recognitio” from the Vatican to change , or clarify, the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults.
The concise, user-friendly introduction to the Catholic faith was first approved by the U.S. Bishops in 2004 and released in 2006. The book is set to go into a second printing.
To see what wording [...]