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'Jane Roe’ arrested after protest at Sotomayor confirmation hearing
Norma McCorvey, the “Jane Roe” in the U.S. Supreme Court abortion decision Roe v. Wade, was removed from the Senate... Read more
Health care bill drawing bipartisan fire over abortion funding
As Congress prepares to consider President Obama's health care reform this week, the legislation is drawing opposition from both sides... Read more
Vatican paper finds good and bad in new Harry Potter movie
In an article entitled, “Magic is no longer a surprising trick,” the Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano has reviewed the new... Read more
Prominent Kennedy’s ‘bogus and embarrassing’ remarks set Obama over Pope, critic says
Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend’s recent Newsweek editorial claiming President Barack Obama represents U.S. Catholics better than Pope... Read more
Former Catholic Democratic leader pleads guilty to prostituting 17-year-old
R. Eric McFadden, a former leader of several Democrat-leaning Catholic groups, has pled guilty to two counts of compelling prostitution... Read more
Vatican newspaper analyzes successful TV series 'House'
In an article titled “What if the Cynical Dr. House was Good?” L'Osservatore Romano reviews the book “Dr. House: Madness... Read more
Obama nominates rural Catholic doctor as Surgeon General
President Barack Obama has announced that he is nominating a rural Alabama Catholic doctor to be the U.S. Surgeon General. Reacting... Read more
K of C head surveys 'common ground' for U.S.-Catholic relations
Following Friday’s meeting between Pope Benedict and U.S. President Barack Obama, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson released a statement saying that... Read more
Doughnut sales raise thousands for people in Darfur
What began as a one-time fundraiser for a high school student in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has led to the creation... Read more
Deacon discusses miracle healings in beatification cause of John Henry Newman
The beneficiary of a Vatican-approved miracle attributed to the intercession of Servant of God John Henry Cardinal Newman says an... Read more
Louisiana governor signs expanded conscience protection laws
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed a law expanding conscience protections for health care workers beyond abortion. Read more
Catholics to celebrate feast of the ‘Lily of the Mohawks’
On July 14, the Church will celebrate the feast day of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American to be... Read more
Readers shouldn’t ignore new encyclical’s pro-life content, Bill Donohue says
Some political groups citing the Pope’s new encyclical “Caritas in veritate” are neglecting its content on issues like bioethics and... Read more
Hermitess professes vows, dedicates life to the praise of God
For more than four years, Kathryn Bloomquist has prepared to formalize a life of solitude and prayer. Late last month,... Read more
Justice Ginsburg believed Roe would lead to Medicaid abortion funding
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has revealed in an interview that she was surprised at a 1980 court ruling... Read more
New poll confirms Americans trending pro-life, more willing to ban abortion
A new poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus supports other reports that say Americans are increasing becoming pro-life. About... Read more
Attempt to restore Mexico City Policy sunk by committee
Testifying before the U.S. House Rules Committee in support of the bipartisan Smith-Stupak-Sensenbrenner-Jordan Amendment to restore the Mexico City Policy,... Read more
DOMA challengers trying to judicially export homosexual 'marriage,' critic charges
The state of Massachusetts is challenging the constitutionality of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), claiming that the federal... Read more
Obama to present Pope with stole of St. John Neumann
When President Barack Obama visits the Holy Father tomorrow, he will present a stole worn by St. John Neumann, a... Read more
News media failing to fulfill its role in our democracy, Archbishop Chaput warns
At a Wednesday evening gathering of the Catholic business group Legatus, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver analyzed the influence of... Read more
