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February 2019

February 09, 2019

‘She’s a Hero’: A Pro-Life Story the World Needs Right Now

What would you do if you learned your unborn had a rare brain disease and...

February 09, 2019

New York Times: Those Anti-Abortion People Aren’t Giving Up

Details: Despite a temporary setback at the Supreme Court on Thursday night, the anti-abortion movement...

February 06, 2019

Cuomo Writes: ‘My Roman Catholic Values Are My Personal Values…’ — UPDATED

From an op-ed in today's New York Times, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York takes...

February 06, 2019

Quote of the Day—Maybe, Even, of the Year

Last night's State of the Union speech was arguably the best-written, best-delivered speech President Trump...

February 04, 2019

Revealed: Source Who Gave Tip on Northam Did it Because of His Abortion Comments

From The Washington Post: The reporter who exposed the racist photo on Gov. Ralph Northam’s...

February 01, 2019

Bishop of Albany on Cuomo: ‘We are taking attention away from what really is the problem’

Bishop Ed Scharfenberger, who himself holds a license in canon law, offers some thoughts on...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

On Cuomo: ‘The governor is taunting the Catholic community and would wear excommunication as a badge of honor’

From my bishop, Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn: Recently, some in the Catholic community have called...

January 28, 2019

Bishop of Albany addresses questions about excommunication, Canon 915 and Governor Cuomo

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com From the Diocese of Albany website, words from Bishop...

January 23, 2019

‘Why hasn’t Governor Cuomo been excommunicated?’ — UPDATED

That question has been a recurring refrain over the last several days—and grew louder after...

January 19, 2019

‘Do not build this Death Star’: Albany’s bishop writes to one of his flock, Governor Andrew Cuomo

A letter from Bishop Edward Scharfenberger to the governor of New York: Dear Governor Cuomo,...

January 18, 2019

So, did the media just ignore the March for Life?

Not exactly. You can see the AP video report below. Here's a roundup of...

January 18, 2019

Could you be kept off a jury because you’re Catholic?

An interesting dissection from Aliza Plener Cover, a law professor: In August, Pope Francis declared...

December 2018

December 30, 2018

The anti-life practice you don’t hear people talking about

This lead story in The Washington Post caught my eye this morning, and also caught...

November 2018

November 14, 2018

WATCH: What pro-life marchers face in New York City

ChurchPOP posted this Monday and it deserves wider circulation: Wow, what a witness! Every First Saturday...

November 10, 2018

Chilling Planned Parenthood ad for abortion: ‘The Chosen’

Who deserves to live? Who deserves to die? Who should be ... chosen? That's the...

November 05, 2018

A pro-life Democrat writes: ‘Liberals, get a grip…’

In today's Washington Post, Peter Steinfels, former editor of Commonweal, affirms that there are, indeed,...

October 2018

October 25, 2018

What we have come to: insurance company denies coverage for chemo, but will pay for assisted suicide instead

Unbelievable: A terminally ill California woman says her insurance company denied her coverage for chemotherapy...

October 18, 2018

Catholic pharmacist refuses drug to woman seeking to complete a miscarriage

From USA TODAY: A Michigan woman is demanding that Meijer discipline a pharmacist and implement a company-wide...

October 17, 2018

Man praying at Florida Planned Parenthood center attacked

From The Naples Daily News: The weekly anti-abortion protest outside Planned Parenthood Naples Health Center...

October 10, 2018

So, what happens if Roe v. Wade is overturned?

With the Supreme Court now solidly conservative, more people are asking that question. The Washington...

October 08, 2018

Shock: Doctors lay out plans to offer children assisted suicide

From The Catholic Register: In a prestigious medical journal, doctors from Toronto's Hospital for Sick...

August 2018

August 30, 2018

Catholic judge speaks of ‘sanctity of life’—and then imposes death penalty

Via The Cincinnati Enquirer: Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Patrick Dinkelacker sent serial killer Anthony...

August 21, 2018

Kavanaugh: Roe v. Wade is settled law

From CNN: Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, told Republican Sen. Susan Collins...

August 09, 2018

Argentina rejects abortion

Encouraging news from the pope's homeland: Argentina’s Senate on Thursday narrowly rejected a bill to...

July 2018

July 18, 2018

To life: new Arizona law gives embryos the right to live

This hasn't gotten much attention, but it is a notable step forward in the pro-life...

July 05, 2018

Pro-choice advocate: Let Roe go

From Megan McArdle in The Washington Post: I am myself uneasily pro-choice. Moreover, just a few days...

July 02, 2018

On Amy Barrett, abortion and questions of faith

The National Law Journal has a good overview of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, said to...

June 2018

June 30, 2018

What would happen if Roe v. Wade gets overturned?

With the Supreme Court poised to get a new justice before the end of the...

June 26, 2018

To life: SCOTUS sides with pro-life pregnancy centers

Big news, from CNA: The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a California law requiring pro-life...

June 12, 2018

Irish prime minister says Catholic hospitals will have to perform abortions

From the BBC: Irish hospitals with a Catholic ethos will be expected to carry out...