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New ad warns same-sex ‘marriage’ activists want to silence opposition
The National Organization for Marriage on Thursday launched a new advertisement highlighting the efforts of some gay “marriage” advocates to... Read more
U.S. House votes to expand ‘hate crimes’ laws
By a vote of 249-175, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to expand federal “hate crime” laws to include sexual... Read more
Past Laetare Medalist to take Glendon’s place at Notre Dame commencement
Following former Vatican Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon’s refusal of the University of Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal, 1984 medal recipient Judge... Read more
Pro-lifers: 'Common ground' approach contradicted by Obama's actions
At last night's prime time press conference, President Obama responded to a question about abortion by saying that he hopes... Read more
Priest stabbed in confessional will not ‘live in fear’
A Florida priest who was stabbed in a confessional by a troubled woman on Saturday says he will neither “live... Read more
Cardinal Rigali says ‘sweeping’ embryonic research rules not pro-life
Archbishop of Philadelphia Cardinal Justin Rigali has challenged Prof. Doug Kmiec’s defense of new National Institutes of Health guidelines on... Read more
Notre Dame Boards receiving 300,000 signatures against Obama honor
Today the Cardinal Newman Society is delivering the first 300,000 names of Catholics who have signed their petition opposing Notre... Read more
Swine flu impacting Catholic Communion practices in Texas
Addressing liturgical matters amid concerns of a swine flu outbreak, Bishop of Dallas Kevin J. Farrell has advised his diocese’s... Read more
Former presidential speech writer gives ‘witness to life’ at Notre Dame
William McGurn, former speech writer for George W. Bush, spoke at Notre Dame on April 23, to affirm and be... Read more
Pro-life, pro-Obama Catholics collide over Sebelius confirmation
After the U.S. Senate voted 65-31 to confirm Kathleen Sebelius, a Catholic who strongly supports legal abortion, as the Secretary... Read more
Bishop Tobin: Catholic apathy on same-sex ‘marriage’ must end
“Abysmal” Catholic apathy must be overcome to oppose those who are “fiercely determined” to impose homosexual “marriage,” Bishop of Providence,... Read more
Supreme Court upholds tough fines for broadcasts of ‘fleeting’ expletives
In what family advocates called a “huge victory,” the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)... Read more
Providence College blocks anti-immigration former congressman’s speech
Providence College has blocked a campus speech to be given by the vocal illegal immigration opponent and former congressman Tom... Read more
Senate confirms Gov. Sebelius as HHS Secretary
Despite opposition from pro-life advocates concerned about Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius’ extensive support of abortion, her nomination as Secretary of... Read more
Notre Dame donor protest claims $8.2 million withheld from university
Organizers of a website encouraging University of Notre Dame alumni and donors to withhold donations until its president is replaced... Read more
Participants in ‘pseudo-ordination’ excommunicated, Cardinal Rigali announces
Saying it was “most unfortunate” that the “invalid ceremony” took place within his archdiocese, Archbishop of Philadelphia Cardinal Justin Rigali... Read more
Most former Catholics left Church when young, detailed new survey says
A new survey provides detailed information about the one in ten American adults who are former Catholics, showing that most... Read more
Mary Ann Glendon refuses to accept Laetare Medal from Notre Dame
Less than a month before Notre Dame’s Commencement, the former Vatican ambassador Mary Ann Glendon has written President Jenkins to... Read more
Cardinal endorses ‘common ground’ bill supporting pregnant women
Cardinal Justin Rigali, chair of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, has written a letter to U.S. Representatives encouraging... Read more
‘Realities’ pose challenges to Catholic border communities
Separated by an international border, the communities of Douglas, Ariz., and Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, are rife with special needs. ... Read more
