The Feb. 1 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shows some movement by the Administration but falls short of addressing U.S. bishops’ concerns, according to a statement issued by the United Stats Conference of Catholic Bishops.

A Scoutmaster in Dodge City has developed what may be the only Scout patch program in the nation for the Year of Faith.

An appeals court issued a preliminary injunction Feb. 1 against the federal government's contraceptive mandate, saying a Catholic-owned company, Annex Medical, does not have to comply with that part of the Affordable Care Act while its legal challenge makes its way through the courts.

WASHINGTON (CNS)–Catholic institutions were still analyzing the effect of a new set of proposed rules on insurance coverage of contraceptives issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Campaign 2013, the annual On-Air fundraiser benefiting 89.5HD KLUX will take to the air on Monday morning, Feb. 25. The five-day event is the primary fundraiser for the non-commercial station licensed to the Diocesan Telecommunications Corporation in the Diocese of Corpus Christi.

The new head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad, told his fellow Chaldean bishops and Vatican officials, "We want to follow the example of our martyrs who gave their lives for Christ."

Before making his documentary on Our Lady of Guadalupe, "The Blood & the Rose," director and co-writer Tim Watkins said, "I knew very little about Our Lady of Guadalupe." Now, with his film out and available on DVD, he wants the world to know about her.

On Tuesday, Jan. 22, students, staff, parents and parishioners at St. Anthony’s in Robstown attended Mass on the 40th Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI asked nuns, brothers and priests not to listen to the "prophets of doom" who say that consecrated life has no future or that it has no meaning in today's world.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI called for greater investment in families and protecting life.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While the Catholic Church opposes legal sanctions against homosexuality and favors legal protections for unmarried people living together, it must defend traditional marriage for the good of society, said the president of the Pontifical Council for the Family.

A Catholic tradition that is oftentimes misunderstood by Catholics and non-Catholics alike is the veneration of relics.

Under the direction of Bishop Thomas J. Drury, Mother Teresa Santoya founded the Pax Christi Sisters in the Diocese of Corpus Christi on July 19, 1969. The order was initially named the Society of Christian Social Service.

The Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments about the Constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8 guarantees that the debate over marriage will be at the forefront of American public life for the foreseeable future.

Physicians will sometimes prescribe a hormonal regimen–in the form of a hormonal contraceptive like the birth control pill–to treat certain gynecological problems like heavy menstrual bleeding, dysmenorrhea (painful periods), PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome), endometriosis or other conditions like severe acne. In these cases, the pill is used not as a contraceptive, but as a therapy for a medical condition.

The preacher’s pulpit, the politician’s podium and the print and electronic media all bear some responsibility to encourage a far more civil, responsible and respectful approach to public debate and the discussion of issues in our country today.

The Texas Catholic Conference advocates on behalf of the Roman Catholic Bishops of Texas for policies and programs that support the life and dignity of every human person from conception through natural death. The bishops believe that every human being is created in God’s image and, without exception, possesses dignity and value.

On Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 2-3, we will celebrate World Day for Consecrated Life; on Saturday with a day of reflection and on Sunday with a Mass in the Cathedral in which the sisters and religious brothers will restate their commitment before the entire diocese.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Incarnate Word Academy High School academic team placed first at the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) Academic District Competition this weekend at Hyde Park Baptist High School in Austin.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Incarnate Word Academy High School academic team placed first at the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) Academic District Competition this weekend at Hyde Park Baptist High School in Austin.