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Planned Parenthood to launch major abortion campaign in Latin America
Financial documents, obtained by Friday Fax, reveal that the International Planned Parenthood Federation plans to launch an aggressive campaign to... Read more
Pledge cases stripped from courts is good but not enough, says Catholic League
Catholic League president William Donohue supported the House of Representatives’ decision yesterday to prevent the federal courts from ruling on... Read more
Gibson to receive producer award
Mel Gibson will receive the Hollywood Film Festival’s Producer of the Year Award later next month for his religious epic,... Read more
Catholic university invites pro-abortion candidate to address student body
Benedictine University has invited pro-abortion Illinois Democratic senator Barack Obama to speak to its student body Oct. 5. Read more
New group promises to defend churches
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty has sent out letters to about 300,000 houses of worship, informing them of the... Read more
Busiest highway in U.S. features ex-gay billboard
In an effort to seek tolerance and protect their rights, the ex-gay community has put up a billboard on one... Read more
Tucson Catholics strong in faith despite diocese filing for bankruptcy
The Diocese of Tucson may have filed for bankruptcy protection, but its Catholics are hardly bankrupt of their faith. Tucson... Read more
President Bush calls for “comprehensive ban on human cloning,” in address to United Nations
Yesterday morning, in a address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Presidente George W. Bush announced his... Read more
Deal Hudson to leave post as publisher of Crisis Magazine
In his weekly e-letter, Deal Hudson, publisher of Crisis Magazine for more than 10 years, announced yesterday he is leaving... Read more
Radio campaign to urge Catholics to ‘vote their faith’
Catholic Citizens of Illinois (CCI) will launch a radio ad campaign next month, designed to motivate Catholics to go to... Read more
Legacy of Kennedy, Cuomo tells politicians it is okay to compromise faith
Catholic political leaders have left a flawed legacy, which instructs politicians that it is okay to be personally opposed to... Read more
Diocese of Tucson files for bankruptcy
The Diocese of Tucson filed for bankruptcy yesterday, becoming the second U.S. diocese to seek court protection in recent history.... Read more
Newark archbishop gives guidelines to Catholic voters
No Catholic may legitimately support abortion or embryonic stem-cell research. That was the conclusive message of a letter to the... Read more
Sales of ‘Passion’ DVD continue despite campaign against release
DVD/VHS sales of the “The Passion of the Christ” continue to soar, despite a campaign that had 100 theologians sign... Read more
Catholic Charities to set social policy priorities at Denver conference
Hundreds of Catholic Charities professionals from across the United States will meet in Denver this week to help establish the... Read more
Bishop urges U.S. Catholics to embrace citizenship and responsible voting
In a recent letter to his faithful, Archbishop John F. Donoghue of Atlanta said he cannot tell Catholics who to... Read more
UN body claims abortion, contraception still key to development
Despite the marked drop in fertility rates in most parts of the world, the UN Population Fund said this week... Read more
U.S. adds Saudi Arabia to list of ‘countries of concern’
Freedom House's Center for Religious Freedom today welcomed the U.S. State Department’s designation of Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Eritrea to... Read more
Loyola University Chicago ignores Cardinal and US bishops, grants award to avowed pro-abortionist
Loyola University Chicago, a Jesuit institution, has ignored a request by Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago, that they cancel... Read more
Archbishop O'Malley asks for 'greater sacrifices' in church closings
In a final attempt to keep their parishes open, parishioners continue to occupy two Boston churches slated for closure, reported... Read more
