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U.S. bishops’ Pro-life Secretariat announces free pro-life ad designs
The Pro-life Secretariat of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced that it is offering print advertisements on... Read more
Obama concedes that ‘above my pay grade’ remarks were ‘probably’ too flippant
Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, has backed away from his remarks that deciding when life begins is “above... Read more
Bishops criticize Biden’s abortion remarks for flawed reasoning
Bishop of Madison Robert C. Morlino and Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput have responded to Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen.... Read more
Biden also sees debate over abortion in Church teaching
Sen. Joseph Biden, the Democratic Party’s vice-presidential nominee, explained his stand on abortion in a Sunday appearance on NBC’s Meet... Read more
Program works to make saints behind bars
Most of society has forgotten about the criminals locked away for the rest of their lives. However, Jim Rundell knows God... Read more
New project launched to reduce abortion rate for pre-natal Down syndrome diagnoses
Concerned Women of America (CWA) of New York has launched a new international project that aims to reduce the abortion... Read more
Mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom to campaign against Prop. 8
Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco and a self-described Catholic, will join a political campaign against Proposition 8, a California... Read more
Lawsuit filed after pro-life protesters were arrested and subjected to ‘sexually intrusive’ body search
A lawsuit was filed on Wednesday on behalf of three pro-life female protesters in their late teens and early twenties... Read more
Citing abortion comments, Archbishop Niederauer invites Pelosi to conversation
The Archbishop of San Francisco George H. Niederauer has issued a response to remarks made by U.S. House Speaker Rep.... Read more
Archbishop Chaput’s book makes NYT Best Seller List, beats Biden’s book
Just three weeks into the publication of “Render Unto Caesar,” Archbishop Charles Chaput’s new book has made the New York... Read more
Arizona bishops back state marriage amendment
The bishops of Arizona on Thursday released a statement encouraging voters to support Proposition 102, an amendment on the November... Read more
California bill could require doctors to give patients options to refuse life-sustaining treatment
A pending bill in the California state legislature could force Catholic doctors and others opposed to assisted suicide to inform... Read more
Joint Orthodox Jewish-Catholic statement voices ‘shared commitment’ to marriage
A joint statement on marriage has been issued by a group of Orthodox Jewish and Catholic leaders, affirming their faiths’... Read more
Huckabee speaks about Palin power and John McCain’s faith
The political spotlight will be focused on Sen. John McCain later this evening as he delivers his acceptance speech for... Read more
U.S. and Mexican bishops call for just immigration reform
At the 2008 Conference on Immigration in Washington D.C., bishops from Mexico and the United States called for immigration reform... Read more
YouTube censors ‘racist donor’ Planned Parenthood videos
The internet video sharing site YouTube has removed four well-viewed videos which criticize Planned Parenthood, including some featuring Planned Parenthood... Read more
U.S. bishops release fact sheet summarizing Church’s constant condemnation of abortion
Following last week’s remarks by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claiming that Church teaching on the sinfulness of abortion has... Read more
Archbishop Chaput to mark 100 years of campus ministry at University of Colorado
Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput and his auxiliary Bishop James D. Conley are scheduled to celebrate an open-air Mass... Read more
Gainesville petition to overturn ‘bizarre’ bathroom law makes the ballot
A successful petition drive by a Gainesville, Florida civic group will place a Charter Amendment on the March 2009 ballot... Read more
Pro-life groups laud vice-presidential candidate’s support for pregnant daughter
Pro-life groups are praising prospective Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin and her family for supporting their unmarried teenage daughter... Read more
