Archive for February 7, 2019

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By Kevin J. Jones

Has the birth control pill increased childbearing outside marriage?

Access to the birth control pill in the U.S. has increased the births of children outside of marriage, especially among... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Treat inmates with compassion, Pope Francis urges prison staff

Often spaces of suffering, prisons should be places of hope and the possibility of redemption, Pope Francis told prison personnel... Read more

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Trump talks life, religious freedom at National Prayer Breakfast

President Donald Trump reiterated his support for the unborn and religious liberty at the National Prayer Breakfast, held Thursday morning.  Read more

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By Christine Rousselle

Judge rules for government in border chapel case

The federal government is free to survey the land around a historic chapel in the Diocese of Brownsville, TX, a... Read more

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AG Nominee Barr clears committee ahead of final Senate vote

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines to advance attorney general nominee William Barr to the full Senate... Read more

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Venezuelan cardinal rejects Maduro's call for Vatican mediation

The Archbishop of Merida has ruled out Vatican mediation of the Venezuelan crisis after president Nicolas Maduro made public a... Read more

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Governor Cuomo, Cardinal Dolan continue war of words over abortion

More than two weeks after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law expanding legal protection for abortion, his battle... Read more

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Anti-natalist wants to sue his parents for his birth

An Indian businessman has expressed his intention to sue his parents for giving him life without his permission.  Read more

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By Christine Rousselle

Supreme Court blocks law regulating Louisiana abortion doctors

The Supreme Court has blocked from taking effect a Louisiana law requiring abortion doctors to hold admitting privileges at hospitals... Read more