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Priest analyzes spiritual themes of Presidential Inaugural
Fr. Robert Imbelli SJ, a professor at Boston College, has written a reflection on the spiritual themes invoked in the Inaugural... Read more
Bishops ask that stimulus package address recession’s ‘human impact’
Writing on behalf of the U.S. bishops, Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, New York urged Congress to make... Read more
Virginia bill targeting pro-life pharmacies shelved
DMC Pharmacy, a new pro-life pharmacy in Chantilly, Virginia claims to have been the target of a bill recently introduced... Read more
Senator criticizes Obama nominee’s claim that Mexico City Policy is ‘unconstitutional’
An Obama nominee for Deputy Secretary of State who argued the Mexico City Policy would be a free speech violation... Read more
Amicus brief argues Prop. 8 prevents ‘systemic’ church-state conflict
A coalition of Jewish, Catholic and Protestant organizations has filed an amicus brief asking that Proposition 8 be upheld. The... Read more
Congressmen introduce legislation to reinstate Mexico City Policy
Four U.S. Congressmen introduced legislation on Wednesday in an attempt to reinstate the Mexico City Policy, which was overturned by... Read more
Dominican cardinal slams President Obama’s new abortion policy
Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) called the decision by President Barack Obama to lift... Read more
Mother of 12 shares photo journal from National March for Life
Becoming frustrated with the lack of media coverage of the National March for Life, writer and mother of 12, Barbara... Read more
Thousands attend Boulder debate on atheism and religion
Writers Dinesh D’Souza and Christopher Hitchens brought their polemics on religion and atheism to a debate Monday evening at the... Read more
Congress drops $200 million in contraceptive funding from stimulus bill
A $200 million provision for contraception programs is being dropped from the $825 billion stimulus package following criticism from pro-lifers... Read more
‘Life Prizes’ award winner urges pro-lifers not be discouraged by a pro-abortion government
Richard Doerflinger, associate director of the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, on Friday was... Read more
Kmiec considers himself a candidate for Vatican ambassadorship
Pepperdine University law professor Doug Kmiec, a pro-life advocate of President Barack Obama’s election, has stated that he thinks he... Read more
Pelosi attempts to justify funding for contraception in economic stimulus package
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in a Sunday interview tried to justify the inclusion of hundreds of millions of dollars... Read more
Monsignor William Smith, medical ethicist, dies at 69
Monsignor William Smith, a leading Catholic medical ethicist, died on Saturday at a hospital in Yonkers, New York. He was... Read more
Archbishop Chaput to bless new homeless shelter for women
This evening, Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput will bless the Gift of Mary Homeless Shelter, operated by Mother Teresa’s... Read more
Liam Neeson records the Way of the Cross to benefit Redemptorist missions
Liam Neeson, known for his role as Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg’s film “Schindler’s List,” is the featured narrator on... Read more
Leading bioethics thinker ponders whether Obama will consult pro-life ethicists
Robert P. George, a Princeton law professor and member of President Bush’s Council on Bioethics, has written an essay asking... Read more
Holy Father appoints new bishop of Charleston
On Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Monsignor Robert E. Guglielmone as the 13th Bishop of the Diocese of Charleston, South... Read more
Country’s ‘new moment’ requires pro-life action, Archbishop Chaput says
Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput, appealing to the “greatest qualities” of Americans, has called on Christians to oppose pro-abortion... Read more
Colorado bishops: Obama's reversal of Mexico City Policy "profoundly unfortunate"
In a statement issued minutes after the White House confirmed the reversal of the policy protecting foreign nations from the... Read more
