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June 2012

June 29, 2012

Michelle Obama makes the Catholic case against the HHS mandate?!

Well, Ed Morrissey thinks so -- and he's got a point: In a speech today...

June 27, 2012

Vatican: “Father Pavone is not now nor has ever been suspended”

That's the statement being put out by Priests for Life: We are happy to announce...

June 08, 2012

Is the “Fortnight for Freedom” a “Fortnight to Defeat Obama”?

One observer thinks so: The Catholic Church practically invented politics, so it may be asking...

June 07, 2012

“Girls Scouts USA does not have a relationship with Planned Parenthood”

Those are the words of the Girl Scouts' Catholic CEO, spoken last week in Washington....

June 06, 2012

NY Times: Plan B pill may not induce abortion — UPDATED

This will come as news to a lot of us who are pro-life. But here's...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

“This is the real war on women”

That's how one Republican described the vote this afternoon that will not ban abortions based...

May 23, 2012

Poll: number of “pro-choice” Americans at record low

Details: A record low 41 percent of Americans call themselves 'pro choice' on abortion, with the...

May 23, 2012

Gallup: 82% of Catholics approve of contraception

Details: A new Gallup Poll has found that contraception is “morally acceptable” to 89 percent...

May 19, 2012

Marching for life in Forest Hills

Below are some shots from this morning's pro-life prayer march through Forest Hills, which began...

May 15, 2012

Report: wrong man executed in Texas

I have to wonder how many other times this has happened. Details: He was the...

May 13, 2012

For Mother’s Day: a miracle named Christian

Words can't do justice to this beautiful, heartbreaking, inspiring video that's now sweeping the Internet....

May 10, 2012

Some pro-life activists might disagree

"Mr. Obama finally stopped temporizing and 'evolving' his position on same-sex marriage and took the...

May 02, 2012

Kilimanjaro-climbing Iowa priest nominated to medical board

You may remember the story about Msgr. Frank Bognanno, who climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro recently. He's...

April 2012

April 26, 2012

Unborn child shot during the LA riots: “I was supposed to be dead. I have to give God thanks.”

As the media focuses attention on the 20th anniversary of the LA riots, a Los...

April 23, 2012

“Test of Fire”: Must-see video for this election year

This says it beautifully. Just watch. And then share it with someone you know.

April 21, 2012

Catholics who are helping turn the tide of opinion on the death penalty

Something that doesn't get much attention, but should. From the Washington Post: Soon, probably next...

April 17, 2012

Bishop: “We can no longer be Catholics by accident, but must be Catholics by conviction”

Details: “Heroic Catholicism, not casual Catholicism” is required to confront state and federal threats to...

April 03, 2012

Push for right to die growing in Netherlands

Details: It was 1989, and Dr. Petra de Jong, a Dutch pulmonologist, was asked for...

March 2012

March 31, 2012

A pastor’s letter on IVF

This merits attention not only for the subject matter, but the way in which a...

March 29, 2012

“To acknowledge the dignity of every human life”: Louisiana diocese plans mass funeral for unclaimed bodies

An extraordinary undertaking: For the last two years, Lafayette Catholic Service Centers have been working...

March 23, 2012

Catholic university will name building for pro-abortion politician

Details: Sacred Heart University (SHU), the second largest Catholic university in the Northeast, has announced...

March 13, 2012

Pennsylvania bishops: March 30 to be day of fasting over HHS mandate

Details: Calling the Obama administration's mandated insurance coverage for contraceptives an "assault" on religious freedom,...

March 07, 2012

Patricia Heaton, Hollywood conservative and Christian

Everybody loved Raymond, but we all really loved his wife, played by the insanely talented...

March 05, 2012

Must-watch video of the day — UPDATED

This popped up over the weekend and is making the rounds of the interwebs. Take...

March 01, 2012

From Cardinal Dolan: “We have to be realistic and prepare for tough times…”

From his blog today: The President invited us to “work out the wrinkles,” and we...

February 2012

February 24, 2012

When pigs fly: the New York Times publishes an essay by the CEO of EWTN

This appeared on Ash Wednesday on the Op Ed page of the New York Times,...

February 23, 2012

Virginia scraps ultrasound bill

It engendered a lot of controversy -- and late yesterday it failed after the governor...

February 20, 2012

Report: Catholic hospitals across country performing sterilizations

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: U.S. Catholic bishops have vowed to fight the Obama administration's compromise...

February 15, 2012

“Cooperation with evil” and the contraceptive debate

David Gibson of the Religion News Service has an interesting analysis of the contraception c...

February 14, 2012

Have 98% of Catholic women really used contraceptives?

Um, no. Surprised? The WaPo explains: Lydia McGrew questions whether 98 percent of Catholic women...