Archive for January 18, 2012

GOP Presidential Candidates Debate In Myrtle Beach. ?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Candidates defend religious freedom, marriage in South Carolina

Republican presidential candidates promised to uphold values such as religious liberty and traditional marriage at events in South Carolina, where... Read more

A married couple signs the postcard from the Colorado Catholic Conference at Holy Name parish in Sheridan, Colo. on Jan. 15, 2012?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Colorado bill a ‘stepping stone’ to same-sex marriage, Catholic conference says

Colorado’s proposed civil unions bill is “just a stepping stone to the legalization of same-sex marriage,” the head of the... Read more

Speaker of the House John Boehner. ?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Congressmen support FDA protocol for abortion pill

Nearly 20 members of Congress voiced their support for an Ohio law regulating the use of the abortion drug RU-486... Read more

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Pope’s Mexico visit affirms Leon Catholics, archbishop says

Archbishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon said Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming trip to the city will be the first... Read more

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Mass for the Feast of the Epiphany in St. Peter's Basilica on Jan. 6, 2012?w=200&h=150

Pope says uniting Christianity requires conversion

Pope Benedict XVI said today that achieving Christian unity requires more than “cordiality and cooperation” and that it must be... Read more

Midwife Joni McCann holds Yailin Melissa Turcios as her mother talks to relatives on Oct. 16, 2006 in Florida City, Fla. ?w=200&h=150

Catholic midwives refuse abortion cases, go to court

Two Catholic midwives are testifying before Scotland’s highest civil court that they are being forced to participate in abortions against... Read more

The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies stricken near the island of Giglio on January 18, 2012. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Chaplain: Costa Concordia crew showed personal sacrifice

The Catholic chaplain of the sunken cruise ship Costa Concordia has defended the ship’s crew from reports they were negligent... Read more