Expert explains upcoming battle over pro-abortion Senate health care bill
Expert explains upcoming battle over pro-abortion Senate health care bill
02:36 pm  |  WASHINGTON D.C., Nov 20, 2009 (CNA).- Catholic political analyst, Deal Hudson, said yesterday that pro-life forces will face an uphill battle over the health care bill expected to reach its peak of discussion in the Senate over the weekend.

Hudson, director of InsideCatholic.com, explained that the Senate Health Care Bill “contains federal funding for abortion, and many other unmentionables, e.g., so-called ‘end-of-life’ care.”

“In spite of Sen. Reid's explicit promise, the Stupak-Pitts Amendment was rejected,” Hudson wrote. Photo available
Bosnian Cardinal denies claims of Vatican commission for Medjugorje
Bosnian Cardinal denies claims of Vatican commission for Medjugorje
11:45 am  |  SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, Nov 20, 2009 (CNA).- Cardinal Vinko Puljic, Archbishop of Sarajevo and President of the Bishops’ Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina denied press reports yesterday which claim that the Vatican is creating a commission to investigate the alleged apparitions of Medjugorje.

The cardinal, who is visiting Rome to attend the plenary session of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, of which he is a member, said that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is neither preparing a document nor establishing a special commission to study the Medjugorje apparitions.

Cardinal Puljic said that the official position of the bishops of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the one expressed by the then Bishops’ Conference of Yugoslavia in April 1991. Photo available
Christopher West presents ‘profoundly troubling’ idea of Christian freedom, Catholic writer says
Christopher West presents ‘profoundly troubling’ idea of Christian freedom, Catholic writer says
07:12 am  |  WASHINGTON D.C., Nov 20, 2009 (CNA).- Adding another voice to the discussion over Christopher West’s presentation of the Theology of the Body, writer James Likoudis writes that West has ignored criticisms of his irreverent style and has advocated the “profoundly troubling” idea that Christian freedom rejects fears about the “dangers of sexuality.” Controversy over West came to the forefront after his appearance on ABC’s “Nightline.” West remarked that the segment, which showed him saying he loved Hugh Hefner, took some of his remarks out of context.

West responded to his critics in an October essay, saying he has read some “thoughtful” critiques but others simply repeated rumors. He acknowledged that he failed to emphasize man’s struggle with a tendency to sin. However, he said the pivotal question for him was what the grace of redemption offers “with regard to our disordered sexual tendencies.”

Likoudis, past president of Catholics United for the Faith, discussed West’s response via e-mail with CNA. Photo available
Unprecedented coalition of religious leaders call Americans to stand for sanctity of life, marriage, and religious freedom
Unprecedented coalition of religious leaders call Americans to stand for sanctity of life, marriage, and religious freedom
06:21 am  |  WASHINGTON D.C., Nov 20, 2009 (CNA).- An unprecedented coalition of prominent Christian clergy, ministry leaders, and scholars has crafted a 4,700-word declaration addressing the sanctity of life, traditional marriage, and religious liberty. The declaration issues “a clarion call” to Christians to adhere to their convictions and informs civil authorities that the signers will not “under any circumstance” abandon their Christian consciences.

The statement, called “the Manhattan Declaration,” has been signed by more than 125 Catholic, Evangelical Christian, and Orthodox leaders, and will be made fully public at a noon press conference in the National Press Club in Washington DC on Friday.

“We are Christians who have joined together across historic lines of ecclesial differences to affirm our right—and, more importantly, to embrace our obligation—to speak and act in defense of these truths. We pledge to each other, and to our fellow believers, that no power on earth, be it cultural or political, will intimidate us into silence or acquiescence,” the statement says. Photo available
Fourteenth Fort Hood victim forgotten
01:22 pm
.- Last week, Maj. Nadil Malik Hasan was indicted on 13 counts of murder for the shootings at Fort Hood which took place on Nov. 5. Missing from the list of victims is the three-month-old unborn child of Private Francheska Velez.
Obama EEOC nominee calls support for radical marriage manifesto a ‘mistake’
12:06 pm
.- Chai R. Feldblum, a nominee for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has withdrawn her support for a radical manifesto that endorsed polygamous households and argued traditional marriage should not be privileged “above all others.” She said she did not agree with parts of the “overly broad” statement. picture available

Benedict XVI meets with president of Suriname
10:33 am
.- Today the Holy Father met with Dr. Ronald Venetiaan, president of Suriname.  The two heads of state discussed issues of concern in the South American country, with particular focus on the government's social policies. video available
Cardinal Cordes encourages young people to embrace 'vocation' to politics
09:46 am
.- The president of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum,” Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, called on young people this week to embrace the vocation to politics and work for the good of all persons, despite the risk it entails.
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