Francis George

Could the Catholic Church kill healthcare reform? Pelosi, a Catholic, deems the bill toward passage

2010-03-16 16:35:08

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Letters to the editor

2009-04-03 00:00:00

Obama at Notre Dame Re “Catholicism and politics,” editorial, April 1 The Times makes a poor case against well-founded Catholic criticism of Notre Dame's decision to invite President Obama to speak at graduation. A commencement speaker...

Is the Church really this blind?

2007-11-11 00:00:00

In 2004, Bishop Wilton Gregory, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, proclaimed that after two years of relentless investigations into priests who sexually abused children and the bishops who protected them, "the scandal is history." For...

Notre Dame's Obama flap

2009-04-01 00:00:00

After Barack Obama was elected president, Pope Benedict XVI sent him a congratulatory letter. So did Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. At the time, neither the Vatican nor the Catholic bishops...

Why a liberal Catholic is embarrassed

2007-11-15 00:00:00

In his recent L.A. Times article, "None So Blind," Jason Berry describes Chicago's Cardinal Francis George, who is about to assume leadership of the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops, as arrogant and callous. But George's character and attitudes are not...

Bishops may OK new guidelines on gay Catholics

2006-11-13 00:00:00

Though continuing to stress that same-sex relationships are immoral, America's Roman Catholic bishops may approve new guidelines this week that would absolve gay Catholics of any obligation to try to alter their sexual orientation. The guidelines for...

Bridging Philippines' Islands of Faith

2005-04-14 00:00:00

MANILA — Baclaran Redemptorist Church is a cavernous, seven-story structure with a vaulted ceiling and hundreds of pews. Throughout the day Wednesday, 120,000 Catholics came to worship, as they do every Wednesday. Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass...

Illinois dioceses, other Catholic groups sue over White House insurance mandate

2012-05-22 00:00:00

The Roman Catholic dioceses of Springfield and Joliet have joined 41 other religious institutions filing simultaneous lawsuits that challenge the Obama administration's mandate that many religious employers have their health insurance cover the cost of...

Local Catholic groups join fight against Obama birth control mandate

2012-05-21 17:40:00

The Roman Catholic dioceses of Springfield and Joliet have joined 41 other religious institutions filing simultaneous lawsuits that challenge the Obama administration’s mandate that many religious employers have their health insurance cover the cost...

Book: Cardinal tried to block Catholic honor for Quinn

2012-06-05 10:33:00

An Italian best-seller that has touched off a scandal in the Vatican reportedly contains a plea from Cardinal George, urging the Vatican to halt an award to Governor Pat Quinn for abolishing the death penalty. The book is Your Holiness: The Secret Papers...

Cardinal George exposed in 'Vatileaks' scandal

2012-06-04 11:40:00

Reams of private Vatican correspondence published in a new Italian best-seller reportedly include a plea by Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George, urging the Vatican to halt an award to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn for abolishing the death penalty....

Pride Parade to put faith at the forefront

2012-06-24 00:00:00

Seeking to heal historical rifts between religious congregations and the gay community, organizers of this year's Pride Parade have moved the faithful closer to the front lines. More than a dozen religious organizations — Protestant, Jewish and,...

Cardinal Francis George addressing the Union League Club in Chicago on April 16, 2012.

2012-05-12 00:00:00

Cardinal George crosses the altar after addressing the congregation during the Rededication Mass of Our Lady of the Angels Church on Saturday April 14, 2012.

2012-04-14 00:00:00

Cardinal George bows his head in prayer during the re-dedication Mass of Our Lady of the Angels Church in Chicago.

2012-04-14 00:00:00