HB 26 proposes granting oversight of employee relations in Catholic schools to the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board. In effect, the bill would force Catholic schools to accept teachers unions, even those who may endorse ideas that go against Church teaching like abortion or gay marriage, and bargain with their representatives.

Saint Paul used the tools of communication available to him at that time to spread the Gospel and change the world. As Catholics in the world today, we have remarkable new tools to communicate with others. Following Saint Paul’s lead, we should take full advantage of these tools to influence the world around us.

William Batz, who has a doctorate in philosophy and is the secretary for social concerns at the Diocese of Pittsburgh, recently answered questions from the Pittsburgh Catholic on the Obama administration’s announcement that it would begin a process to rescind Health and Human Services regulations governing conscience protections for health care workers.

William Batz, who has a doctorate in philosophy and is the secretary for social concerns at the Diocese of Pittsburgh, recently answered questions from the Pittsburgh Catholic on stem cell research from a Catholic perspective.

Life is the gift of a loving God. We must never choose to directly cause or hasten death; the unwarranted destruction of human life is never morally permissible. This seminar will explain what the Catholic Church teaches about end of life care and how a Living Will and a Health Care Power of Attorney can help ensure the decisions are made in accord with your religious beliefs. It is cancelled for May 2, 2009, but will be rescheduled for September or October 2009.

World Communications Day is May 24, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI announced the theme for this year, New Technologies, New Relationships: Promoting a culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship. In his remarks he said, …

Two significant actions affecting marriage took place today – the state legislature in Vermont passed legislation legalizing gay marriage in that state, overriding the governor’s veto. It becomes the first state to implement gay marriage …

“Feed people dying of hunger, because if you do not feed them you are killing them.” Strong words from our early Church fathers. They teach that we are bound to come to the aid of the poor and to do so not merely out of our superfluous goods.

In a unanimous decision, the Iowa Supreme Court today held that Iowa’s defense of marriage statute limiting civil marriage to a union between a man and a woman violates the Iowa Constitution.
The decision effectively legalizes …

What is a stem cell?
A stem cell is essentially a “blank” [unspecialized] cell, capable of becoming another more differentiated cell type in the body, such as a skin cell, a muscle cell, or a nerve …