Archive for April 13, 2010

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Complaints dropped against Maine school counselor who supported marriage

Last Friday, a state licensing board in Maine dismissed two charges against a high school counselor which were made due... Read more

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Connecticut bishops warn against statute of limitations bill

A Connecticut bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations on civil lawsuits in cases of sexual abuse targets the... Read more

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Undercover video exposes abortion clinic misinformation about fetal development

A new undercover video from pro-life investigators shows medically inaccurate abortion counseling at a Milwaukee Planned Parenthood clinic. A staffer... Read more

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Head of Italian bishops praises Pope's efforts to cleanse the Church

Pope Benedict XVI is leading a “self-examination” of the Church to rid it of the individuals who are responsible for... Read more

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Vatican announces members of Medjugorje commission

Today the Vatican announced the individual members of the commission created by the Holy See to investigate the alleged apparitions... Read more

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Vatican analyst denounces anti-Catholic media bias

Vatican analyst Andrea Tornielli published a column this week discussing the Associated Press' manipulation of a letter from then-Cardinal Joseph... Read more

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Benedict XVI accepts no excuses for abuse, say Chilean bishops

During his keynote address for the opening of the 99th Plenary Assembly of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro... Read more

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Archbishop Chaput takes immediate action on sex abuse allegation in Denver

Archbishop Charles Chaput removed a priest from active duty in the Archdiocese of Denver the day after an allegation was... Read more

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Pedophilia is not linked to celibacy, but homosexuality, says Cardinal Bertone

During a lengthy press conference in Chile, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, was asked about the possible... Read more

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Arsonists target Mexican parish on Easter

The parish of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, located in El Porvenir, a town about 62 miles from the... Read more

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Pope to visit Malta, might meet with sex abuse victims

At a press briefing this morning, the Holy See’s press office director, Fr. Federico Lombardi, responded to questions about the... Read more

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Stupak’s health care compromise was not a victory, Catholic leader argues

Despite initially withstanding “tremendous pressure” to abandon his pro-life demands on health care reform, Rep. Bart Stupak’s (D-Mich.) decision to... Read more

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Concern for fetal pain drives Nebraska to enact abortion ban at 20 weeks

Citing evidence that unborn children feel pain, Nebraska lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill banning abortion at 20 weeks or... Read more

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New Nebraska law requires abortionists to evaluate risks for mother

Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman has signed a bill into law that will require a physician to conduct a risk evaluation... Read more

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