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Occupy Wall Street hit a milestone yesterday – the two-month anniversary of the beginning of the “occupation.” And rather than sitting still, occupiers held a day of action,... view post
Posted: November 18, 2011 23:29 Comments: 0
School is about more than just learning in the classroom. For many students, it’s a “home away from home.” And in the second installment of our new “School of the Week”... view post
Posted: November 18, 2011 17:08 Comments: 2
A controversial art exhibit that’s raised the ire of Catholics has opened in Brooklyn. The exhibit, titled Hide/Seek, received a strong public outcry when it was displayed at the... view post
Posted: November 18, 2011 17:05 Comments: 0
A group of nurses in New Jersey say the hospital where they work ordered them to take part in abortions – or be fired. According to one of the nurses, she and 11 of her colleagues... view post
Posted: November 18, 2011 17:02 Comments: 0
Catholic bishops have not been shy about weighing in on matters involving healthcare, deficit reduction and other issues currently being hammered out in Washington. But what does the... view post
Posted: November 17, 2011 16:59 Comments: 0
A legal dispute over Illinois’s civil union bill ended this week when bishops in three of the state’s dioceses announced they were dropping a lawsuit against the state. The... view post
Posted: November 17, 2011 16:52 Comments: 0
The numbers are staggering. According to the Coalition for the Homeless, more than 45 thousand people, including 17 thousand children, experience homelessness each night in New York... view post
Posted: November 16, 2011 18:07 Comments: 2
The U.S. Bishops are busy in Baltimore – with a number of big topics on the table during their annual three-day fall meeting. Today, Cardinal Donald Wuerl briefed fellow bishops on... view post
Posted: November 16, 2011 18:03 Comments: 0
It was 10 years ago – November 12, 2001 – and it shook the Queens neighborhood of Belle Harbor. On that day, American Airlines Flight 587 took off from JFK airport and crashed... view post
Posted: November 16, 2011 09:58 Comments: 0
The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced a mandate requiring most private health insurance plans to cover contraception. It’s a policy that is not sitting well... view post
Posted: November 15, 2011 18:11 Comments: 1
