Was 2012 the Year the Church Discovered Twitter?

Adopting the same online approach as Benedict XVI’s lead, many American bishops have established a strong Internet presence.

White House Has ‘Trampled on Religious Freedom,’ Charge U.S. Lawmakers

Eleven legislators file a brief with 10th Circuit in HHS mandate case, as the U.S. bishops press ahead with legal and legislative efforts to defend conscience rights for all.

Cardinal Dolan: Benedict's Papacy Highlighted His Pastoral, Scholarly, Holy Life

President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops reflects on Holy Father's 'tender heart of a pastor' that prompted him to encourage and meet his flock around the world.

New York’s Catholic Schools Get New Lease on Life

After a final round of closures, the Archdiocese of New York is replacing parish-based schools with a new model of governance and financing.

New York Archdiocese Wins ‘Preliminary Victory’ in HHS Mandate Challenge

A federal judge rules the archdiocese’s lawsuit against the contraceptive mandate should proceed now, calling the mandate 'a speeding train that is coming toward plaintiffs.'

New York Archdiocese Could Close 26 Schools

More than 5,000 of the 50,000 students in local Catholic schools could be affected.

A Tough Campaign Season: The Bishops' Battle to Overturn the Mandate

Amid a presidential-election year, the highlights of the U.S. bishops’ high-stakes effort to counter partisan spin and raise the alarm about the HHS mandate.

Obama, Romney Trade Humorous Barbs at the Annual Al Smith Fundraiser

Religious freedom was mentioned — along with the good the Church does — amid the jokes on Oct. 18.

Pope Sending Cardinal Dolan on Peace Mission to Syria

He will serve on a Vatican delegation that will travel next week to the war-ravaged country.

Cardinal Dolan Talks Catholicism, Humor With Stephen Colbert at Fordham

G.K. Chesterton famously said, “It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it." The archbishop and the television comedian put that saying into practice at Fordham University.

Whither Democrats for Life?

The Democratic National Convention gave top billing to abortion-rights leaders and adopted a platform that supports abortion under virtually all circumstances.

Cardinal Dolan Offers Pro-Life, Pro-Liberty Prayer at Democratic Convention

The archbishop of New York's prayer was similar to the one he prayed at the Republican National Convention. However, his prayer at the Democratic gathering was more explicit about the need to defend life.

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Cardinal Dolan Defends Invitation to Obama for Al Smith Banquet

New York cardinal says the invitation affirms the importance of civility and dialogue, but acknowledges concerns that gesture could cause 'scandal.'

True Freedom

Saturday Book Pick: Cardinal Dolan's first e-Book takes up a timely topic: religious liberty.

6 Important Communication Lessons from Cardinal Dolan's New E-Book

The Catholic Church and the Global Crisis of Religious Liberty

Address to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at their June meeting.

Bishops Defend Legal Strategy as HHS Mandate Emerges as Election-Year Issue

In the wake of 43 Catholic groups filing legal challenges, media coverage targets internal tensions over strategy.

Cardinal Dolan: 'The Law of the Gift' and a Truly Catholic University

As the Georgetown controversy continues, the president of the U.S. bishops' conference argues that academic freedom is compatible with an authentic Catholic identity.

HHS-Religious Freedom Battle Yields Unexpected Rewards

Obama administration might not have anticipated it, but fight over ‘contraception mandate’ has given Pope Paul VI’s teaching new life.

Apostolic Visitation Recommends Reconfiguration of the Church in Ireland

The Holy See finds that the Church was ill-prepared to meet the needs of the faithful.