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Catholic Bishops Ask Girl Scout Leaders to Clarify Programs, Material

By UCN on May 12, 2012 4:58 PM

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.

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Conservative Catholics Upset Over Kathleen Sebelius' Georgetown University Speech

By UCN on May 8, 2012 8:29 AM

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius addresses the second annual National Summit on Preventing Youth Violence April 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images North America)

Last month liberal Catholics were upset over House Republican budget chief Paul Ryan using a Georgetown University platform to defend his hard-line fiscal plan as a natural outgrowth of his Catholic faith. Dozens of Georgetown faculty and administrators wrote a letter welcoming Ryan but blasting his understanding of Catholic teaching and asking him to explain his views during his talk at the university's Public Policy Institute.

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Catholic Groups Accuse Paul Ryan of Misinterpreting Church Doctrine In GOP Budget Proposal

By UCN on April 24, 2012 5:26 PM

Rep. Paul Ryan is scheduled to deliver a speech at Georgetown University later this week, but he is unlikely to receive a standing ovation from some members of the faculty.

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Catholic Cathedral Opts Out Of Anti-Gay Marriage Effort

By UCN on April 19, 2012 6:22 AM

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Washington state Gov. Christine Gregoire signed legislation Feb. 13 legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. (CNS photo/Robert Sorbo, Reuters)

Archbishop had called for parishioners to join effort to block Washington state's new same-sex marriage law

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Catholic Bishops Say Paul Ryan's Budget Fails to Protect the Poor, Meet Moral Criteria

By UCN on April 19, 2012 5:14 AM

House Budget Chairman U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks at the Heritage Foundation March 22, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images North America)

A week after House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan claimed his Catholic faith inspired the Republicans' cost-cutting budget plan, the nation's Catholic bishops reiterated their demand that the federal budget protect the poor, and said the GOP measure "fails to meet these moral criteria."

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U. S. Catholic Bishops Call for 'Great National Campaign' to Confront Threats to Religious Freedom

By UCN on April 13, 2012 9:16 AM

Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, Conn., testifies on President Obama's proposed contraception mandate before the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform. (House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight)

The nation's Catholic bishops are calling on the faithful to pray and mobilize in a "great national campaign" to confront what they see as a series of threats to religious freedom, and they are setting aside the two weeks before July 4 for their "Fortnight for Freedom" initiative.

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Catholic Faith Influenced Paul Ryan's Budget Plan

By UCN on April 11, 2012 3:00 PM

House Budget Chairman U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) introduces the House Budget Committee's FY2013 budget at a news conference at the Capitol on March 20, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images North America)

House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) says his Catholic faith helped shape the Republican budget plan by stressing local control and concern for the poor, according to an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network released Tuesday.

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Number of Catholic Chaplains In U. S. Military Plummets

By UCN on April 7, 2012 4:25 AM

Maj. Jeffrey Whorton, a Roman Catholic chaplain, celebrating Mass at St. Elijah's Monastery near Mosul in northern Iraq.

As Catholics around the world observe Good Friday and prepare for their most holy day Easter Sunday, the U.S. military is facing a crisis in faith. The number of Catholic chaplains has plummeted nearly by half the last decade, leaving thousands of soldiers going months without seeing a priest.

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Survey Gets Catholics to List Reasons Why They Left Church

By UCN on March 27, 2012 11:01 AM

As part of a survey to understand why they have stopped attending Mass, a few hundred Catholics were asked what issues they would raise if they could speak to the bishop for five minutes.

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Rick Santorum Has Difficult Time Wooing Over His Own: Roman Catholics

By UCN on March 18, 2012 9:17 AM

At El Sendero De La Cruz evangelical church, Rick Santorum sought prayers along with votes.

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