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Colorado couple teaching young children to fall in love with prayer
It’s teaching three-year olds to pray the rosary. Two-year olds are surprising their parents by reciting the sign of the... Read more
Court rejects challenge to Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court rejected yesterday a challenge to its landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized... Read more
Christian doctors urge Supreme Court to rule against assisted suicide
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the nation’s only assisted suicide law gives it the opportunity to protect patients, preserve... Read more
Taxpayer groups challenge state funding for stem-cell research
Two taxpayer groups filed a petition yesterday in the California Supreme Court, requesting that organizations set up to organize and... Read more
Documentary proves vitality of human life in the womb
A new documentary takes viewers into the mysterious world of pregnancy and demonstrates the fragility of the human life within... Read more
Priests question pro-abortion theology classes
The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Rights' recent move to begin "Theology and Reproductive Rights" classes in Protestant seminaries is not... Read more
New bishop for West Virginia hopes to unify regions
West Virginia's 76,000 Catholics will have a new bishop today. Bishop-elect Michael J. Bransfield succeeds retiring Bishop Bernard W. Schmitt. Read more
Catholic playwright’s new play about possible clergy sex abuse to hit Broadway
A new play about a nun, who has suspicions that a priest could be molesting a boy, will hit Broadway... Read more
UN Adopts Pro-Life Declaration Against Human Cloning
After three years of apparent deadlock, the United Nations adopted a declaration Feb. 18 condemning human cloning, reported the Catholic... Read more
Exhibit on Pope’s relationship with Jews set to open on Pope’s 85th birthday
A major new exhibit on Pope John Paul II and his relationship with the Jewish people is set to open... Read more
Effective marriage conference returns to Omaha
Being and staying married in today’s culture is difficult. However, a marriage conference that has helped countless couples live successful,... Read more
UN may announce human cloning decision today
A United Nations committee meeting in special session this week could announce as early as today an agreement on human... Read more
Former “Jane Roe” heading the charge to overturn abortion law
In the next few days, the Supreme Court will decide whether or not to take a new case by Norma... Read more
US women’s group applauds acquittal in hate crime case
Concerned Women for America (CWA) expressed relief yesterday when a judge dismissed all counts against four men in a state... Read more
Performance of graphic feminist play upsets archbishop
Loyola University students staged the "The Vagina Monologues" this week, drawing public rebuke from Archbishop Alfred Hughes of New Orleans. Read more
New course on ‘theology and reproductive choice’ launched in Protestant seminaries
A new course on sexual ethics, contraception and other “reproductive issues” is now available to Protestant seminaries in the United... Read more
First Archbishop of Galveston-Houston Archdiocese installed
Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza was installed Wednesday as the first Archbishop of the newly formed Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston before a... Read more
Florida coalition campaigns to include marriage definition in Constitution
A coalition of conservative and Christian groups launched a petition Feb. 14 for an amendment to the Florida Constitution to... Read more
Online petition supports pre-nuptial agreement for Catholic couples to abide by canon law
A woman, who has made it her mission to reform Catholic marriage and civil divorce, has launched an online petition,... Read more
Catholic university students to lobby at U.N.
North American director of the World Youth Alliance (WYO), Cole Siemion made a visit to Ohio’s Franciscan University of Steubenville... Read more
