Cardinal Timothy Dolan delivered the closing prayer at the Democratic National Convention last night concluding his fewweeks in the national political spotlight that saw many pundits discussing the pros and cons of having the nation rsquo s most notable Catholic prelate appear in such partisan conv

Earlier today the Democrats amended their platform to include the word ldquo God rdquo after some contrived controversy on the right about the previously adopted ldquo secular platform rdquo The platform actually devotes an entire section to the importance of faith and religion in US society

With election season now in full swing Catholics are again immersing themselves into the political dialogue Though dialogue and voter education is encouraged the US Bishops have issued guidelines as to what kinds of political activities Catholic parishes dioceses and nonprofits may and may not

The Archdiocese of New York confirmed today that Cardinal Timothy Dolan has accepted an invitation to offer the closing prayer at the Democratic National Convention thus confirming roles for the head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops at both political conventions Some on the right have decl

Cardinal Timothy Dolan R-NY Cardinal Dolan will offer a endorsement prayer during the Republican National Convention in Tampa next week From the AP Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan will give the benediction at the Republican National Convention on the night Mitt Romney accepts the presiden

The Chronicle of Philanthropy issued a new report today highlighting the giving patterns of each state in the US What have been dubbed ldquo red states rdquo tend to give at higher levels than ldquo blue states rdquo with Utah Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and South Carolina taking the top

The Chronicle of Philanthropy issued a new report today highlighting the giving patterns of each state in the US What have been dubbed ldquo red states rdquo tend to give at higher levels than ldquo blue states rdquo with Utah Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and South Carolina taking the top

Is there a break in the USCCB rsquo s united front on fashioning a just budget With Mitt Romney rsquo s selection of Wisconsin rsquo s Rep Paul Ryan as his running mate how the government taxes its citizens and allocates its resources is receiving renewed scrutiny Paul Ryan is the author of wha

The Romney campaign has insinuated for months that President Obama is hostile toward religion but they appear to be finished with mincing words A new ad titled Be Not Afraid says that Obama has declared a ldquo war on religion rdquo and uses images and words of Pope John Paul II Watch the ad

nbsp Catholics in the US hold their parish priests and religious women in high esteem and don rsquo t feel too badly about the Pope andUS bishops either according to a newly released poll by the Pew Forum Embattled religious sisters can take heart that 83 of US Catholics are satisfied with th