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Health plan not covering abortion or contraception now offered to federal employees
A Catholic-run health insurance plan which does not cover abortion, contraceptives or fertility treatment has been made available to federal... Read more
Groups will hold pray-in to stop pro-abortion senator from being reappointed
A coalition of pro-life groups is planning a "pray-in" Nov. 10 at the Dirksen Senate Office building to ask that... Read more
'Passion of the Christ' receives award
Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" and the CBS television show "Joan of Arcadia" were honored at a mass... Read more
Pro-life Democrats urge DNC to change its abortion position
Democrats For Life of America urged the Democratic National Committee to concede its pro-abortion position today on the heels of... Read more
Cardinal Rigali urges Pres. Bush to continue defense of unborn and of marriage
Cardinal Justin Rigali issued a statement following President Bush’s re-election expressing “prayerful good wishes” for the president and his family,... Read more
Catholic Charities network ranked third-largest nonprofit in the U.S.
The Catholic Charities network has been ranked third among the nation's largest nonprofits by The NonProfit Times. Read more
Pro-life group says federal funding for Planned Parenthood should be cut
Tuesday’s election results show that Planned Parenthood is "simply out of touch with American values" and should stop receiving federal... Read more
Pro-life group urges Bush to take immediate action against abortion
Pro-life groups are not wasting any time. Just hours after President George W. Bush was re-elected to the White House,... Read more
Pro-life leader questions Bush’s commitment to ending abortions
American Life League president Judie Brown said many pro-life groups are “gleefully” declaring victory following President George W. Bush's re-election,... Read more
President Bush won Catholic vote
Results show that 52% of Catholics in the United States voted to re-elect President Bush over Sen. Kerry in Tuesday’s... Read more
“Clone and kill” bill devaluates human life, says California pro-family group
Following California voters’ approval of Proposition 71, the embryonic stem cell research bond – dubbed the “clone and kill” bill... Read more
USCCB says religious programming part of public interest
Broadcasters’ public interest obligations include airing religious programming, said the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in a comment filed... Read more
Ohio voters based vote on moral issues
George W. Bush’s position against abortion, same-sex marriage and embryonic stem-cell research, and for family values inspired many Ohio Evangelical... Read more
Eleven states approve ban of same-sex marriage in ballot vote
Voters in 11 states approved constitutional amendments to maintain the definition of marriage as the union of one man and... Read more
National Review Board member defends her pro-abortion record to Catholic newspaper
A new member of the U.S. bishops' National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Young People told the... Read more
San Antonio Catholics donate $1M to Spanish mission churches
Archbishop Patrick Flores of San Antonio presented a $1-million check to a capital campaign that will fund the restoration and... Read more
California votes in stem cell research, pro-life groups denounce result
Californians voted in Proposition 71 yesterday agreeing to grant $3 billion in bonds to the biotech industry to conduct embryonic... Read more
Florida abortion notification law overwhelmingly approved
Voters in Florida approved yesterday a law requiring that parents or guardians of minors be notified before the minor has... Read more
Voters in 11 states to vote on same-sex marriage referendum today
In addition to voting for president, voters in 11 states will decide today whether to impose constitutional bans on same-sex... Read more
‘Most of us are with Bush,’ says national priests’ leader
A well-known Catholic priest said he thinks most U.S. priests will vote for President George Bush in today’s election. Read more
