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Scholars call new Crusade movie ‘rubbish’
With anticipation of English director Ridley Scott’s new film, Kingdom of Heaven steadily growing, the skepticism of many scholars of... Read more
Brain-damaged firefighter speaks after 10 years
On Saturday, Buffalo firefighter Donald Herbert, who has been in what many might call a persistent vegetative state for nearly... Read more
Judge’s decision that 13-year-old has right to abortion is ‘absurd’, says pro-life group
A pro-life group said a judge’s decision, allowing a 13-year-old to have an abortion, is “absurd and very harmful abuse.” Read more
Bishop permits founding of new pro-life society for priests
The creation of a new men’s community, dedicated to pro-life work, has been confirmed. Read more
Pharmacists confirm morning-after pill causes chemical abortion
Pharmacists for Life has issued a statement, confirming that the morning-after pill causes abortions and does not simply “prevent pregnancy”... Read more
P.C. scholars take Christ out of B.C.
The decades-old debate over whether the new terms B.C.E. (before common era) and C.E. (common era) should replace the traditional... Read more
Washington cardinal to seek retirement at 75
The archbishop of Washington, Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, told The Washington Times that he would like to retire after his 75th... Read more
Montana Governor pulls abstinence ads
Members of the Montana Family Foundation are up in arms over Governor Brian Schweitzer’s plan to terminate a marriage and... Read more
Homosexual activists urging faithful to turn Holy Communion into pro-gay statement on Pentecost
Homosexual activists are urging the faithful to use Holy Communion, the most sacred part of the mass, as a form... Read more
Latin not 'dead' in some churches
Latin is the language of choice for some churches in southwest Florida, and elsewhere across the country, when it comes... Read more
Planned Parenthood launches campaign against Pope Benedict XVI
Planed Parenthood has launched a campaign to motivate all of its members and supporters, nominal Catholics and non-Catholics, to send... Read more
eBay broadens policy to disallow Eucharist sales
The on-line auction site, eBay, under fire recently for its sale of Eucharistic hosts allegedly consecrated by the late John... Read more
‘Focus on the Family’ under fire for homosexuality stance
On Sunday, nearly 1,000 people turned out outside Focus on the Family’s Colorado Springs headquarters to protest the Christian group’s... Read more
Hispanics slowly changing face of Catholic vote
A story published in Sunday’s edition of the on-line magazine, ‘The Window’, shows that the results of last November’s presidential... Read more
Pro-life leader calls filibusters a 'witch hunt'
The leader of a national pro-life movement said Americans regard the filibusters as “witch hunt.” Read more
Jews band together to fight anti-Christian prejudice
A group of prominent Jewish leaders have banded together to fight anti-Christian prejudice in Hollywood, the news media, academia, politics... Read more
Catholic legislators take stand against physician-assisted suicide
California’s physician-assisted suicide bill, the California Compassionate Choice Act (AB 654), passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee by a one-vote margin... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: Pope Benedict will have no ‘media honeymoon’
In his most recent weekly column, Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput defended Pope Benedict XVI against recent slander and explained why... Read more
U.S. networks downplay pro-Pope polls, reveal liberal media bias
A poll by ABC and The Washington Post demonstrated that 81 percent of U.S. Catholics approve of the selection of... Read more
