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Pro-life Coalition: Health care bill threatens largest expansion of abortion since Roe
Sixteen pro-life leaders have made a new YouTube video to express their opposition to taxpayer funded abortion in President Barack... Read more
Bishop Stika expected to fully recover from mild heart attack
Bishop of Knoxville Richard F. Stika is in good humor as he recuperates from a mild heart attack in a... Read more
Pro-life reaction to Obama conference call: Bill still funds abortion
Reacting to President Barack Obama’s remarks on his health care reform conference call with faith leaders today, pro-life organizations called... Read more
Obama calls on religious progressives to 'knock on doors' for health care reform
Addressing a coalition of religious progressives this afternoon in a teleconference call, President Barack Obama denied that his health care... Read more
Pro-life coalition blocks expansion of Planned Parenthood clinic in Knoxville
A combined pro-life effort has halted the proposed relocation and expansion of a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee. Read more
FRC Action ramps up effort to exclude abortion from health care reform
Just ahead of President Obama's evening teleconference to promote his health care reform initiative to some faith-based groups, Tony Perkins,... Read more
Woman who claimed to be pregnant with 12 exposed as hoaxer
A Tunisian woman who attracted global attention when she claimed she was pregnant with twelve babies has been exposed as... Read more
Health care end-of-life provision causing anxiety among elderly
Members of the AARP are leaving by the thousands out of concern for the organization’s support for President Obama’s health... Read more
Proper formation is crucial to renewing the priesthood, Pope states
At today's general audience, Pope Benedict XVI looked at the life of St. John Eudes and the importance of ongoing... Read more
Pregnant woman carrying 12 children deserved better medical treatment, Catholic ethicist says
In a case that highlights the ethical complications of fertility treatments, a pregnant Tunisian woman is reportedly carrying twelve babies.... Read more
Delegation of bishops visiting Cuba to ‘unfreeze’ U.S.-Cuba relations
A delegation of three bishops from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is currently on a trip to Cuba... Read more
Thomas More Kim Dae-Jung, first Catholic president of South Korea, dies at 85
Thomas More Kim Dae-Jung, the first Catholic president of South Korea, died on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 85.... Read more
U.S. Lutheran convention establishes low threshold for homosexuality vote
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is considering a proposal that would allow members in homosexual relationships to serve... Read more
Catechism is tool for informing Christian hope, says Argentinean archbishop
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata in Argentina called on the faithful this week not to be content with the... Read more
Cardinal Terrazas slams Bolivian politicians for 'stepping on others'
During Mass this week, Cardinal Julio Terrazas of Santa Cruz, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Bolivia, warned those in... Read more
Catholic convert and political commentator Robert Novak passes away
The death of Robert Novak has led many to remember the career of the expert political journalist. Some noted his... Read more
Cardinal Urosa questions new education law that removes religion classes
The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jose Urosa Savino, expressed regret yesterday over the passage of a new law on education... Read more
Protecting environment must involve morals, Archbishop Chaput insists
Aiming to promote a better understanding of the Church's teaching on the environment, the Catholic apostolate Creatio is hosting an... Read more
Lawyers launch effort to overturn legalization of abortion in Mexico City
The College of Catholic Lawyers of Mexico has filed a complaint before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights against Mexico... Read more
Vatican daily praises triumph of Jamaican in 100 meter dash
The Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano praised Jamaican runner Ussain Bolt for his win this past Sunday in the 100 meter.... Read more
