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Teen leads Colorado pro-life group

Jul 30, 2007

She’s 19, home-schooled and the leader of a new movement to make abortion illegal in Colorado. Kristine Burton has wanted... Read more

Cardinal Sean O'Malley and Ms. Tiziana Dearing

Cardinal O'Malley appoints first woman as head of Catholic Charities

Jul 30, 2007

Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston made history yesterday by appointing Tiziana Dearing as the first woman to ever lead Catholic... Read more

Amnesty International defiant on pro-abortion stand, ridicules Catholic criticism

Jul 29, 2007

Amnesty International has remained defiant about its new pro-abortion stance despite receiving international criticism for their decision to abandon their... Read more

Fr. Frank Pavone

Fr. Frank Pavone rebukes other Christian pastors

Jul 28, 2007

Fr. Frank Pavone, the head of the pro-life religious order, Priests for Life, has issued a stinging rebuke to some... Read more

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Bishop Pelotte of Gallup, New Mexico sustains serious head injuries in fall

Jul 27, 2007

Roman Catholic Bishop Donald Pelotte of Gallup, New Mexico has been hospitalized in Phoenix after a serious fall in his... Read more

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Rosary rallies planned for Fatima anniversary

Jul 27, 2007

Ninety years after the Marian apparitions in Fatima, Catholics in the United States are gearing up to commemorate the anniversary... Read more

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Television drama rips Catholicism

Jul 27, 2007

Catholic League president Bill Donohue is railing against the latest episode of the FX drama “Rescue Me,” in which Denis... Read more

New law on Plan B forces pharmacists to sue

Pharmacists sue in federal court after new law forces them to dispense Plan B

Jul 27, 2007

Pharmacists have sued Washington state over a new regulation that requires them to sell emergency contraception, also known as the... Read more

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Doctor saves mother and her unborn child who was subjected to RU-486

Jul 26, 2007

A 20-year-old woman changed her mind after taking abortion drug RU-486 and, after progesterone treatment, gave birth to a healthy baby... Read more

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Young priest gives up drinking in solidarity with minors

Jul 25, 2007

A 25-year-old priest has made headlines after delivering a homily on Sunday in which he urged parents not to abuse... Read more

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Personal friend of Benedict to defend pontiff's statements on Latin Mass, Protestants

Jul 25, 2007

A personal friend of Pope Benedict XVI will defend the pontiff's recent controversial remarks, supporting the traditional Latin Mass and... Read more

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Relics of armed services' patron saints to go on tour

Jul 25, 2007

Two Los Angeles based organizations are marshalling the heavenly forces to protect those who serve in the US armed services.... Read more

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Public school district reverses decision, guarantees student’s right to read Bible

Jul 24, 2007

 A public school district has given written assurance that a third-grade student is permitted to read his Bible in his... Read more

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Six new priests for Charleston, South Carolina

Jul 24, 2007

The Diocese of Charleston will have six new priests as of Friday, when Bishop Robert Baker will preside at the... Read more

Ave Maria founder Tom Monaghan

Ave Maria open to all, not just Catholics

Jul 24, 2007

As Catholic families continue to move in, the founder and developers of Ave Maria, Florida, struggle to change the popular... Read more

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President of Human Life International to celebrate Mass on EWTN to commemorate Humanae Vitae

Jul 23, 2007

Fr. Tom Euteneuer, the President of Human Life International, will be celebrating all of the televised Masses for EWTN this... Read more

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Bishops seek meetings with Republicans and Democrats on Iraq War

Jul 23, 2007

The U.S. bishops have asked to meet with Republican members of the House of Representatives to discuss a responsible transition... Read more

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Christian filmmakers to discuss replacement industry for Hollywood

Jul 23, 2007

Hundreds of Christian filmmakers will gather in San Antonio for the Third Annual Christian Filmmakers Academy this fall to discuss... Read more

Ballot initiative to define life as beginning at conception gains momentum in Colorado

Jul 23, 2007

The secretary of state's three-person title board on Wednesday crafted language for a constitutional amendment that would ban abortions and... Read more

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Pope asks Gov. of Georgia to commute controversial death sentence

Jul 23, 2007

Pope Benedict XVI has requested that the death sentence for condemned cop killer Troy Anthony Davis be commuted. The Apostolic... Read more