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Catholics help advance Alaska parental notification petition for underage abortion
An Alaskan petition initiative to place a measure requiring parental notification for an underage girl seeking an abortion has collected... Read more
Rutherford Institute takes case of boy given psych evaluation after drawing Jesus
The Rutherford Institute is taking on the case of a Massachusetts second grader who was forced by the local school... Read more
Catholics United group avoids taking stand on legal abortion
Catholics United, responding to charges that it is a “fake Catholic group” for supporting the Senate health care bill despite... Read more
Senator Nelson rejects Casey's proposed abortion compromise
As Senate Democrats attempt to reach a compromise with Senator Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) on the health care bill, Sen. Bob Casey... Read more
Pro-life group goes Christmas caroling at abortion clinics
This Saturday, the Pro-Life Action League will hold its seventh annual “Empty Manger” Christmas Caroling Day, visiting four abortion clinics... Read more
Education and healthcare are useless without right to life, says abortion survivor
Melissa Ohden, the survivor a failed saline abortion at six months, admitted to CNA in an interview that she “was... Read more
Pro-life Catholic pulls even with Gov. Charlie Crist in Florida’s Senate primary race
A pro-life Catholic is now even in the polls with incumbent Gov. Charlie Crist in the Florida Republican primary race... Read more
Activists target California mayor for comments on sinfulness of homosexual acts
A California mayor’s comments saying that homosexuals are committing sin that will keep them out of heaven have caused uproar... Read more
Senate passed Nelson Amendment language in two December bills, Catholic bishops note
The U.S. Catholic bishops have again urged senators to place language restricting abortion funding into the health care bill. They... Read more
Christian Medical Association CEO quits AMA, advises colleagues to follow suit
On Tuesday, Dr. David Stevens, CEO of the Christian Medical Association (CMA), announced that he is canceling his membership to... Read more
Terry Schiavo's brother helps fight custody battle
Bobby Schindler, the brother of the late Terry Schiavo, has joined the fight to help a Corning, New York woman... Read more
Wisconsin ‘pro-choice Catholic’ group is disowning Catholic heritage, Archbishop Listecki states
A self-described Wisconsin Catholic group which holds that Catholics can disregard Church teaching on abortion, contraception and human sexuality is... Read more
Gutting Dornan Amendment, Senate approves local funding for abortions in D.C.
On Sunday the U.S. Senate approved a $447 billion omnibus bill with an altered Dornan Amendment, a ban that previously restricted funding... Read more
Wisconsin state senator calls for Planned Parenthood inquiry, cites video evidence
Following the release of an undercover video showing staffers at a Wisconsin Planned Parenthood clinic giving false information to a... Read more
Federal appellate court to review San Francisco board’s anti-Catholic resolution
A full panel of judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments concerning the constitutionality of... Read more
U.S. Bishops praise efforts to increase Latino enrollment
Bishop Thomas J. Curry, chairman of the U.S. Bishops' Committee on Catholic Education and an auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles,... Read more
Catholic reporter fired over comment on same-sex 'marriage' campaign
A localized media frenzy has ensued after a Catholic reporter was let go from his 19-year position at a Maine... Read more
D.C. same-sex 'marriage' bill fails to protect religious freedom, archdiocese states
The City Council of Washington D.C. voted today to legalize same-sex “marriage,” causing the Archdiocese of Washington to state that... Read more
Pope names new bishop for Kentucky diocese
Fr. William F. Medley of St. Bernadette's Parish in the Archdiocese of Louisville was nominated on Tuesday by the Holy... Read more
Supreme Court takes on case about college student group's membership code
In a case which could greatly affect organized Christian activity on college campuses, the United States Supreme Court has decided... Read more
