Denver, Colo., Jun 2, 2009 / 07:02 pm (CNA).- Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput has announced that he will join two U.S. Representatives in sponsoring an open forum to discuss immigration reform on June 13. “We need to get down to the practical steps of changing our immigration laws in a sane and positive way – now,” said Chaput. Read More

USCCB News Release
May 27, 2009
WASHINGTON—The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops publicly praised yesterday’s decision by California Supreme Court to uphold the definition of marriage as “the union of one man and one woman” contained in California’s Proposition 8. Proposition 8 was approved by the voters last November. Read More

Washington D.C., May 31, 2009 / 03:04 pm (CNA).- Prof. Doug W. Kmiec of Pepperdine University and Prof. Robert P. George of Princeton University debated at the National Press Club on Thursday about the role of Catholics in politics and whether pro-life concerns should encourage support for or opposition to President Barack Obama.  Read More

Wichita, Kan., May 31, 2009 / 05:05 pm (CNA).- Prominent voices of the pro-life movement have repudiated the murder of the late-term abortion provider George Tiller, who was shot and killed Sunday morning at a Wichita Lutheran church. Read More

NEWS BRIEFS May-29-2009
By Catholic News Service COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CNS) -- Although immigration is not always front and center in public political discussions, it is often "talked about in the back rooms" and is a key issue for both political parties, a speaker told a Colorado Springs conference.