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Poll: Women say abortion makes life worse

Jan 29, 2004

Only 16 percent of all of the women polled for a new national survey believe abortion makes women's lives better,... Read more

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Campaign promotes "parents right to know" before daughters under 18 get abortion

Jan 27, 2004

Catholic organizations have less than 80 days to gather one million signatures in support a ballot measure to change the... Read more

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Contest asks youth to think ‘family’

Jan 27, 2004

A competition launched by the World Youth Alliance is asking young people, aged 10 to 30, to tell them why... Read more

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Bishops celebrate Catholic School Week with students

Jan 27, 2004

Archbishop John Myers will join students in celebrating Catholic Schools Week, by visiting the Catholic schools throughout the Archdiocese of... Read more

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‘The Passion’ will touch hearts, says Denver archbishop

Jan 26, 2004

One will "never read the Scriptural accounts of Christ’s Passion in quite the same way" after seeing "The Passion of... Read more

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Catholics must campaign to defend marriage, Massachusetts priest says

Jan 26, 2004

Catholics are called to defend the institution of marriage as the union of one man and one woman, together, said... Read more

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Catholic schools thrive with volunteers

Jan 26, 2004

Behind every successful Catholic school is a team of hard-working volunteers, and they’re being recognized this week during the 30th... Read more

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Legislator and Catholic Law Center launch first direct legal attack on Roe v. Wade

Jan 25, 2004

In the first legislative initiative of its kind, South Dakota State Representative Matt McCaulley introduced a bill Jan. 23, that... Read more

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Catholic radio network expands, buys Minneapolis station for $7 million

Jan 25, 2004

Minnesota Public Radio confirmed Jan. 23 that it is selling WMNN 1330 AM Minneapolis to a subsidiary of the leading... Read more

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Roe v. Wade made abortion ‘routine’, USCCB official

Jan 22, 2004

Thirty-one years of Roe v. Wade has changed social norms and made abortion routine, said an official with the United... Read more

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President supports thousands at March for Life

Jan 22, 2004

Tens of thousands of pro-life advocates gathered in Washington for the March for Life yesterday and demanded that Roe v.... Read more

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ADL back to the offensive against “The Passion of the  Christ”

Jan 22, 2004

Two members of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) renewed their concerns about Mel Gibson’s film on the last hours of the... Read more

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Goal of today's March for Life: ‘overturn Roe vs Wade’ organizer says

Jan 21, 2004

Thousands of demonstrators will gather for the annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., today with the goal of... Read more

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Gibson expects ‘the worst is yet to come’

Jan 21, 2004

During yet another screening of his film on the Passion of Christ, Mel Gibson predicted that "the worst is yet... Read more

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Catholic health ministry urges President Bush to hold White House health care summit

Jan 21, 2004

President George W. Bush’s plan for expanding health coverage “falls short of addressing the dire circumstances surrounding more than 43... Read more

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March for Life turns 30

Jan 20, 2004

Religious leaders of all faiths, elected officials, leaders of right-to-life organizations and pro-lifers from across the country will assemble in... Read more

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Catholic schools slowly recovering, but still having a hard time report says

Jan 20, 2004

Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago have been battling a drop in student enrollment for years and are looking... Read more

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Unprecedented summit of Catholic Cardinals, Jewish leaders, held in NY

Jan 20, 2004

A two-day gathering of some of the world's highest-level Catholic and Jewish leaders resulted in a call for general religious... Read more

Pope’s reaction to Gibson film still stirs debate

Jan 19, 2004

Articles about who said what to whom continue to make headlines as the debate about what the Pope actually said... Read more

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Scientists object to therapeutic cloning

Jan 19, 2004

There’s more than moral reason to object to therapeutic cloning, says the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in the... Read more