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Governor proposes to cut Chartered Nonpublic Schools. Please take action.

Governor Strickland has proposed cutting $59 million over the biennium in aid to students attending chartered nonpublic schools.  Proposed are cuts in direct reimbursement to our schools (Administrative Cost Reimbursement) and resources and services such as guidance counselors, remedial assistance, and textbooks (Auxiliary Services).Read the '...

Convocation of Ohio priests focusing on marriage - November 5-6 in Columbus

Fostering a "marriage-building church" is the focus of a statewide convocation of Ohio's priests, to be held on November 5-6 in Columbus.?The Catholic bishops of the United States have made marriages a top priority,? said the Most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon, Bishop of the Diocese of Steubenville and chairman of the committee planning the convocation.&nb...

Computer experts, refugees, marathon runners, widowers - New U.S. priests mirror America

WASHINGTON - The ordination Class of 2009, with computer experts, refugees, marathon runners and second-career men, mirrors the United States today.  The men from dioceses nationwide show that the call to serve God is heard at all ages. Respondents include attorneys, financiers, teachers and farmers.        &...

Catholic TV program special to air on WEWS-TV5 at 3 p.m. Sunday, September 13

Some were nurses. Many were educators. Still others cared for orphans, the elderly, the mentally ill. But all were women religious enduring the communist regime in Eastern Europe after World War II. Their story is told in ?Interrupted Lives: Catholic Sisters Under European Communism,? a one-hour documentary distributed on Sunday, September 13 to AB...

Cardinal Rigali urges House Committee to support Pro-Life Amendments to Health Care Reform Bill

WASHINGTON - Cardinal Justin Rigali, Chairman of the U.S. Catholic bishops? Committee on Pro-Life Activities, wrote on July 29 to the members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee urging them to amend ?America?s Affordable Health Choices Act? (H.R. 3200) to retain longstanding government policies on abortion and conscience rights.Read the comp...

Cardinal McCarrick brings Catholic Bishops' perspective to Senate hearing on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

WASHINGTON - Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, testified today (October 8) in Congress before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security on Comprehensive Immigration Reform. The hearing sought faith-based perspectives on immigration reform.         ...

Bishops deeply disappointed by Senate vote to table Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment

WASHINGTON - "The Senate vote to table the Nelson-Hatch-Casey amendment is a grave mistake and a serious blow to genuine health care reform,? said Cardinal Francis George, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. ?The Senate is ignoring the promise made by President Obama and the will of the American people in failing to incor...