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Not a taxing matter? IRS downplays gay marriage religious freedom threats
Following the Supreme Court decision declaring same-sex civil marriage to be a fundamental right, the Internal Revenue Service said it... Read more
When the Senate won't defund Planned Parenthood, states will
Alabama on Thursday became the third U.S. state this week to withdraw funding from its local branches of Planned Parenthood,... Read more
And you shall be like gods – the fierce warning of 'Ex Machina'
Much has already been said about director Alex Garland's slick transhumanist thriller “Ex Machina.” It's been heralded as everything from... Read more
Pope to Knights: Thank you for your steadfast witness to truth of marriage
Pope Francis thanked the Knights of Columbus for their support of Christian marriage in a message to their 133rd Supreme... Read more
Why the Boy Scouts' new policy led a Catholic bishop to cut ties
Bishop David Kagan of Bismarck, himself a former boy scout, has reluctantly told his North Dakota diocese to disaffiliate from... Read more
For Archbishop Cupich, Planned Parenthood videos should urge us to fight all social ills
In an opinion column for the Chicago Tribune, Archbishop Blase Cupich denounced abortion after the recently released undercover Planned Parenthood... Read more
Tough lessons to learn from Hiroshima and Nagasaki: just war, nuclear disarmament
The 70th anniversary of the US atomic strikes on Japan has prompted reflection, commemoration, and debate about the ethics of... Read more
How to respond to Planned Parenthood? Prayer and fasting, say Colo. bishops
Following the release of investigative videos showing Planned Parenthood offering aborted baby organs for money, the Catholic bishops of Colorado... Read more
How Junipero Serra fought the death penalty for a California native
Blessed Junipero Serra’s love for the natives of California extended even to those who killed one of his friends and... Read more
If you won't help our people stay, help them leave - Catholic bishops from the Middle East
Catholic archbishops from Iraq and Syria said Tuesday that while they hope to help their people stay in the Middle... Read more
Think the human person is nothing special? Think again, says archbishop
Too many social trends treat the human person as nothing sacred, but Catholic pro-life efforts are part of an effort... Read more
'Immigrant bashing’ is nothing new to America, Bishop Farrell laments
The recent wave of anti-immigrant sentiment from public figures is nothing new to American history, Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas... Read more
Mothers lash back at forced vaccines, 'inhumane' conditions in detention centers
Ten migrant mothers have filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security over what they describe as serious neglect... Read more
State pride, Knights of Columbus style
The Knights of Columbus kicked off their 133rd annual supreme convention with the usual state-themed flair on Monday in Philadelphia. Read more
Is Planned Parenthood altering abortion procedures to obtain intact body parts?
The latest in a series of undercover videos on Planned Parenthood shows an official from the organization saying that abortion... Read more
Undercover reports on fetal body parts trade face legal hurdles
A citizen journalism group investigating abortion clinics’ procurement of organs and tissue from unborn babies has pledged to contest a... Read more
Effort to defund Planned Parenthood falls short of Senate vote
The Senate failed to bring a bill to block federal funding of Planned Parenthood to the floor on Monday evening,... Read more
Judge rules LA convent sale invalid
Los Angeles County Superior Court James Chalfant ruled July 30 that the contested sale of the former convent of the... Read more
Half of church fires in the last 20 years were set on purpose
Fifty-one percent of the reported fire incidents at U.S. houses of worship between 1996 and 2015 were determined to be... Read more
Why the effort to make gay marriage sacramental won't work
Dissenting Catholic groups have called for gay marriage to be recognized as a sacrament, but Catholic theology has a clear... Read more
