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'Holding the line' Pro-lifers look ahead to new Congressional session

Dec 4, 2018

By Christine Rousselle

Pro-life legislators and organizations remain optimistic about ongoing efforts to ban abortion in the United States, despite an incoming House... Read more

Detail from The Witch of Endor, by Dmitri Nikiforovich Martynov (1857)

Why God can tell you what will happen, but your astrological sign cannot

Dec 4, 2018

By Mary Farrow

The Bible is full of prophecies regarding future events, that typically come from God through angels or prophets.  Read more

Ohio 'heartbeat abortion' bill nears Senate vote amid veto threat

Dec 4, 2018

The Ohio Senate is expected to pass legislation banning abortion on an unborn baby after he or she has a... Read more

Survey asks women what they needed instead of abortion

Dec 4, 2018

Women have spoken about their personal experiences of abortion and the lack of resources and support which led them to... Read more

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Pa. court orders 11 names permanently redacted from grand jury report

Dec 4, 2018

Citing due process, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday wrote that the names of 11 former and current priests in... Read more

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse, NY.

Praying for healing, Syracuse bishop releases names of accused priests

Dec 3, 2018

The Diocese of Syracuse has released a list of 57 priests credibly accused of abusing a minor, with some of... Read more

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Starbucks and Tumblr to block porn

Dec 3, 2018

By Perry West

Coffee giant Starbucks and microblogging website Tumblr have each announced they will be taking steps to prevent the online access... Read more

Former Supreme Knight Virgil Dechant presents President Bush with a Steuben glass replica of the American flag at the Knights’ 1992 convention.

‘A man of faith and humility’ Catholics remember President George H.W. Bush

Dec 3, 2018

By Courtney Mares

In the days following the death of President George H. W. Bush, Catholics around the country remembered the 41st president... Read more

A child lights a candle at Christmas Mass.

Commentary: Advent is the remedy to our spiritual crisis

Dec 2, 2018

By JD Flynn

“Insincerity was an evil which sprang up within the Church from the first,” wrote Blessed John Henry Newman in 1839.... Read more

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How a 'messy family' can be a holy family

Dec 2, 2018

By Mary Farrow

When Mike and Alicia Hernon started their podcast on marriage and family in 2015, they didn’t think anyone would listen,... Read more

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Eucharistic procession for Hollywood homeless draws hundreds

Dec 1, 2018

Hundreds of Catholics processed through Hollywood’s Walk of Fame in a special Eucharistic procession for the poor this month.  Read more

Suicide, drug overdose rates bring US life expectancy down

Dec 1, 2018

The suicide rate in the United States is at its highest in at least 50 years, and is contributing to... Read more

Iowa prisoners sue to get their pornography back

Nov 30, 2018

By Perry West

Dozens of Iowa inmates have filed a lawsuit challenging a ban on pornography which has affected the state’s prisons in... Read more

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Religious order petitions Supreme Court over gas pipeline

Nov 30, 2018

An order of religious sisters in Pennsylvania has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the drilling of a government-sanctioned... Read more

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Farm Bill to pass without expanded SNAP work requirements

Nov 30, 2018

By JD Flynn

Congress looks set to pass a compromise version of the Farm Bill, which would reauthorize billions in government funds for... Read more

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Bishop of Greensburg recovering after Thanksgiving weekend heart attack

Nov 30, 2018

The Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania is in recovery after suffering a mild heart attack over the Thanksgiving weekend.  Read more

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EWTN wins lawsuit over HHS contraception mandate

Nov 30, 2018

By Ed Condon

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th circuit issued an order Thursday vacating a 2014 District Court decision against the... Read more

What’s the difference between crystals and relics?

Nov 30, 2018

By Mary Farrow

To the outside viewer, crystals are pretty rocks.  Read more

Pro-life, disability groups support Indiana abortion law at SCOTUS

Nov 30, 2018

Nineteen states and numerous pro-life and disability groups have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold an Indiana law prohibiting... Read more

CA assisted suicide law remains in legal limbo

Nov 29, 2018

A California court of appeals overturned Tuesday a lower court’s ruling that had put the state’s assisted suicide law in... Read more