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Terri Schiavo begins her Passion with Holy Week: Orlando bishop
Bishop Thomas Wenski issued a powerful defense of the life of Terri Schiavo this week in a commentary published in... Read more
Archbishop O'Malley to wash women's feet Holy Thursday
After angering women during Holy Week last year, Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley decided that he will wash the feet of... Read more
Congress acts in favor of Schiavo’s life; feeding tube could be reinserted today
After four tumultuous days of legal battling and heated debate, congress finally agreed on legislation, which could save the life... Read more
US bishops launch campaign against death penalty
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a campaign today to end the use of the death penalty in... Read more
Pro-family groups praise President, Congress for defending Terri’s life
Pro-family organizations are praising President George W. Bush and Congress for passing legislation early Monday, defending the life of Terri... Read more
US bishops welcome Vatican notification on book by US Jesuit priest
The United States bishops have welcomed the Vatican’s decision concerning the book “Jesus, Symbol of God,” by Fr. Roger Haight,... Read more
Club owner denied funeral rites due to business activity: San Diego diocese
The chancellor of the Diocese of San Diego says the bishop denied a man a Catholic funeral because his business... Read more
House to issue subpoena in last minute attempt to save Schiavo
Yesterday, the House and Senate struggled to pass a bill agreeable to both groups of lawmakers. While the House managed... Read more
Bush issues statement on Terri Schiavo; pro-life groups vow not to give up
Yesterday, on the eve of the scheduled starvation of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo, President George Bush issued a formal statement speaking... Read more
U.S. Senate passes bill that could save Terri Schiavo by voice vote
Senator Mel Martinez’s (R-FL) private relief bill to aid Terri Schiavo passed the Senate by a voice vote yesterday. Read more
Abortion still included in Millennium Development Goals
Universal access to reproductive health, which includes abortion, should be included in the United Nation’s strategy for the Millennium Development... Read more
Wisconsin Bishop praises firefighters for protecting Eucharist
While Bishop Robert Morlino is still lamenting the gutting of St. Raphael Cathedral, spiritual home of nearly 270,000 Catholics in... Read more
Florida judge blocks removal of Schiavo’s feeding tube
A Florida judge has temporarily blocked the removal of Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube past today’s scheduled 1:00pm EST deadline. Read more
Congress calls Terri Schiavo to Washington
In a race to beat a 1:00pm EST court ordered deadline to remove the feeding tube of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo,... Read more
Judge rejects congressional action to save Schiavo’s life
Florida Judge George Greer, rejecting moves of members of congress as well as a ruling by another judge an hour... Read more
Schiavo’s feeding tube removed, National Right to Life imploring congress to pass one bill
Around 1:45pm EST on Friday, the family of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo announced that the 41-year old woman’s feeding tube was... Read more
Irish-Catholics searching for windows into past
As Americans from coast to coast celebrate St. Patrick’s Day today with things like green beverages and parades, a group... Read more
Colorado Springs school district ousts Planned Parenthood
After months of heated debate, a Colorado Springs school district has decided to ban Planned Parenthood from speaking in their... Read more
U.S., Canadian bishops publish compendium of Church’s social teaching
The United States and Canadian bishops this week released the long-awaited “Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church.” Published... Read more
Priests urge Senate to change rules re judicial nominees despite opposition
The national pro-life organization Priests for Life continues to urge the Senate to change the rules regarding the President’s judicial... Read more
