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School district keeps parental permission rules for students seeking services like abortion
Another California school district has voted to preserve a policy requiring students to have parental permission to leave campus for... Read more
Ave Maria University fires Fr. Fessio again
Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ, the founder of Ignatius Press and a former student of Pope Benedict, has been fired from... Read more
Obama made same abortion comments to Pope and Planned Parenthood, spokesman states
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has said that President Barack Obama made the same comments to Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Orthodox Union rejects booklet alleging Vatican support for Hezbollah
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America has clarified circumstances surrounding the distribution to Israeli soldiers of a booklet... Read more
Catholic medical clinic offers solution to health crisis
As President Obama urges Congress to pass health care reform legislation by August, a medical clinic in Madison, Wisconsin is... Read more
Politician leading ‘common ground’ initiative faces questions about pro-life credibility
Though U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH)’s pro-life credibility has been described as ‘crumbled’ by a leading Democratic pro-life group, some... Read more
Judge throws out challenge to Proposition 8, DOMA aspects to move forward
A federal judge has thrown out another legal challenge to California’s Proposition 8, ruling that plaintiffs had no standing to... Read more
White House official: Abortion funding will be part of health care reform debate
The White House budget chief has said that he will not rule out whether a government-funded public health insurance proposal... Read more
Obama misled Pope on his abortion agenda, congressman charges
In remarks on the House floor last week, Congressman Chris Smith argued that President Obama purposely misled Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Tabernacle placement must be 'central and visible,' Bishop D’Arcy says
Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend John M. D’Arcy has issued new norms on the placement of the tabernacle in churches,... Read more
Volunteers help refugees transition, find family support
In Anchorage, Catholic Social Services is committed to living out the Gospel mandate, in which Jesus called his followers to... Read more
Church sponsors dental mission for sister parish in Haiti
Living on a diet of mostly sugar cane, with no money to spare for toothbrushes, the children of Kobano Mission... Read more
Pelosi accused of muzzling opposition to taxpayer-funded D.C. abortions
Despite bipartisan efforts from pro-life congressmen, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed legislation allowing taxpayer-funded abortion in the District... Read more
Maine marriage restoration effort collects signatures and half-million in donations
Marriage restoration advocates have raised almost $350,000 between June 3 and July 3 in their effort to return the state’s... Read more
Connecticut diocese appeals to U.S. Supreme Court over privacy concerns
The Diocese of Bridgeport is involved in a protracted legal battle to keep the personnel files of some of its employees private... Read more
Bishop encourages Catholics to confession, the ‘oil change for the soul’
Comparing the Sacrament of Penance to “an oil change for the soul” and weeding one’s garden, Bishop of Santa Rosa,... Read more
Southern Catholic College to become Legion of Christ institution
The Legion of Christ and Southern Catholic College have agreed to make the school a Legion institution, saying the move... Read more
‘Extraordinary’ Arizona legislative session witnesses pro-life victories
The Arizona Catholic Conference says the latest state legislature session was “truly extraordinary” and possibly the most pro-life session in... Read more
Illinois parents claim victory as federal court reinstates parental notification on abortion
In what one pro-life leader called an “incredible victory” for parents and children, a federal court has lifted an injunction... Read more
House Rules Committee blocks vote on amendment to restore D.C. abortion funding ban
The House Rules Committee on Tuesday voted against a rule that would allow a House floor vote of an appropriations... Read more
