Archive for April 13, 2010
Complaints dropped against Maine school counselor who supported marriage
Last Friday, a state licensing board in Maine dismissed two charges against a high school counselor which were made due... Read more
Connecticut bishops warn against statute of limitations bill
A Connecticut bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations on civil lawsuits in cases of sexual abuse targets the... Read more
Undercover video exposes abortion clinic misinformation about fetal development
A new undercover video from pro-life investigators shows medically inaccurate abortion counseling at a Milwaukee Planned Parenthood clinic. A staffer... Read more
Head of Italian bishops praises Pope's efforts to cleanse the Church
Pope Benedict XVI is leading a “self-examination” of the Church to rid it of the individuals who are responsible for... Read more
Vatican announces members of Medjugorje commission
Today the Vatican announced the individual members of the commission created by the Holy See to investigate the alleged apparitions... Read more
Vatican analyst denounces anti-Catholic media bias
Vatican analyst Andrea Tornielli published a column this week discussing the Associated Press' manipulation of a letter from then-Cardinal Joseph... Read more
Benedict XVI accepts no excuses for abuse, say Chilean bishops
During his keynote address for the opening of the 99th Plenary Assembly of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro... Read more
Archbishop Chaput takes immediate action on sex abuse allegation in Denver
Archbishop Charles Chaput removed a priest from active duty in the Archdiocese of Denver the day after an allegation was... Read more
Pedophilia is not linked to celibacy, but homosexuality, says Cardinal Bertone
During a lengthy press conference in Chile, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, was asked about the possible... Read more
Arsonists target Mexican parish on Easter
The parish of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, located in El Porvenir, a town about 62 miles from the... Read more
Pope to visit Malta, might meet with sex abuse victims
At a press briefing this morning, the Holy See’s press office director, Fr. Federico Lombardi, responded to questions about the... Read more
Stupak’s health care compromise was not a victory, Catholic leader argues
Despite initially withstanding “tremendous pressure” to abandon his pro-life demands on health care reform, Rep. Bart Stupak’s (D-Mich.) decision to... Read more
Concern for fetal pain drives Nebraska to enact abortion ban at 20 weeks
Citing evidence that unborn children feel pain, Nebraska lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill banning abortion at 20 weeks or... Read more
New Nebraska law requires abortionists to evaluate risks for mother
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman has signed a bill into law that will require a physician to conduct a risk evaluation... Read more
