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‘Holly's Law’ needed to protect women from RU-486, says USCCB office
A public workshop in response to women’s deaths linked to abortion drug RU-486 was a “constructive step,” but it does... Read more
Planned Parenthood fundraisers on Mother’s Day in bad taste
Planned Parenthood organized fundraisers over Mother’s Day weekend in South Dakota — a move that has citizens reeling at the... Read more
U:S Bishops vow for a long-term strategy to address the root causes of immigration
The U.S. bishops are wary of President Bush’s reported proposal to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexican border and... Read more
Catholic grade-schoolers cut their locks for a cause
Eight third-graders and their teacher at All Saints School in Kansas City made a special field trip to a hair... Read more
U.S. House rejects military abortion bill
The House of Representatives Wednesday rejected a measure which would have allowed military women to obtain surgical abortions at U.S.... Read more
Anti-pornography advocates pleased as .XXX domain proposal crumbles
The five-year battle over whether the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) should implement a .xxx domain for... Read more
Group says Democratic support was key passage of South Dakota anti-abortion bill
Democrats For Life of America commended the South Dakota legislature for recently approving a bill that will prohibit abortion in... Read more
Tom Hanks defends Da Vinci Code as ‘fun, scavenger hunt nonsense’ not attack on faith
As the controversial Da Vinci Code movie is set to be released next Friday, actors and production officials continued trying... Read more
When religion’s true nature is understood, it can help counter terrorism, Vatican representative tells U.N.
The Holy See’s Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer to the United Nations, was in New York yesterday to take part... Read more
Federal legislator blogs ‘truth about stem cells’
Advances in adult and umbilical cord-blood stem-cell research have surpassed embryonic stem-cell research, but media hype and several misconceptions continue... Read more
Archdiocese of Denver hosts national African-American Catholic youth conference
More than 200 youth from across the country attended the annual Sankofa Family Summit IX, whose expressed goal is to... Read more
Opus Dei releases founder’s ‘The Way’ ahead of ‘Da Vinci Code’ opening
As part of its communications blitz to counter the negative image of Opus Dei in Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci... Read more
Sirius to launch New York-based Catholic radio channel
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. announced Wednesday that it plans to create a new channel of exclusively Catholic programming in cooperation... Read more
Did flight 93 hero know his fate before 9-11?
When Thomas Burnett stepped onto the ill-fated United flight 93 on September 11th, 2001, the California businessman may have already... Read more
Law firm defends constitutionality of ‘In God we Trust’ motto
Michigan’s Thomas More Law Center has decided to take a prominent atheist activist to task on the constitutionality of the... Read more
Experts warn: Amnesty International’s support of abortion as ‘human right’ will undercut group’s credibility
As the human rights organization, Amnesty International discusses a new proposal which would lead to widespread support and consideration of... Read more
Scourge of abortion more common among poor women, says report
Poor women are increasingly likely to have unwanted pregnancies and abortions than affluent women, says a recent study on pregnancy... Read more
Judge orders removal of Mt. Soledad Cross
After a 17-year legal battle, Federal District Judge Gordon Thompson ordered San Diego officials to remove the historic Mount Soledad... Read more
Recent polls show Americans shifting to pro-life attitudes
According to recent nationwide opinion polls, support for Roe v. Wade is waning and the majority of Americans would support... Read more
Boston Cardinal, local Catholics to support a ballot vote on marriage
Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley is urging Catholics in his archdiocese to contact their state senators and representatives and urge them... Read more
