Washington D.C., Feb 5, 2010 / 06:04 am (CNA).- In a Wednesday speech at Catholic University of America (CUA), Cardinal Christoph Schönborn lauded Christians’ freedom from “political correctness” and “the latest fashions.” Seeing hope for renewal in past monastic movements and in the contemporary United States, he discussed the relationship between Christianity and the modern West. Read More

by Alejandro Bermudez Jan. 12, 2010 - "Demography is destiny," proclaimed Auguste Comte, the French founder of sociology. In terms of Hispanic immigration, the Catholic Church in the U.S. has not experienced such a dramatic demographic change since the immigration of the Irish, who so deeply transformed the face of the American Catholic Church that it is legitimate to say that we currently have no idea of how it looked before them. Read More

Washington D.C., January 8 (CNA) .- Proposed health care reform could require some married couples to pay $2,000 or more compared to unmarried couples living together, prompting some leaders to criticize the "marriage penalty." They voiced concerns the provision would discourage marriage. Read More
 

Monday, December 21, 2009 - Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill early Monday morning, Dec. 21, 2009, following a 60-40 cloture vote, which is the first step in passing a health care bill. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)(CNSNews.com) - "Senators Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) and Robert Casey (D-Pa.) gave mere lip service to protect the most innocent among us by placing their stamp of approval on government funding for abortion coverage" in the Democrats' health care bill, a pro-life group said after Senate Democrats advanced their bill in a 1 a.m. vote on Monday. Read More

12-18-2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews.com) - Sen. Ben Nelson has told a Nebraska radio station that he does not consider the Casey amendment strong enough to earn his support. "As it is right now, without further modifications, it isn't sufficient," Nelson told Lincoln's KLIN radio, adding that there has been "a lot of improvement on the legislation, but the basic question on the funding of abortion has not been fully answered yet." Read More