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January 2015

January 05, 2015

Ricki Lake producing documentary on the dangers of birth control pills

From The Papist: Earlier this year she announced plans to produce an investigatory documentary on hormonal...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

To life: Maryland governor commutes all of his state’s remaining death penalty cases

Details: In one of his final acts of governor of the state of Maryland, Martin...

December 25, 2014

Pittsburgh hospital sends Christmas babies home in stockings

Photo: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Adorable. From The Daily Mail: Babies born at a...

December 17, 2014

Do Catholics support torture?

Is the pope Argentinian? From The Washington Post: According to a new poll released Tuesday by The...

December 17, 2014

14-year-old boy executed for 1944 murder is exonerated

From CBS News: A 14-year-old South Carolina boy who was quickly convicted of murder and...

December 15, 2014

Cardinal Dolan severs ties with Fr. Frank Pavone’s Priests for Life

From Religion News Service: In the latest clash between the Catholic hierarchy and one of...

December 02, 2014

CDC: Abortions decline to historic low

Some heartening news from a report released Friday: From 2010 to 2011, the total number...

November 2014

November 22, 2014

Incredible: Man freed from death row after 39 years for wrongful conviction

This should give all of us pause. Details: Ricky Jackson walked out of jail in...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

Pope Francis calls for abolition of death penalty, life sentences

From VIS: Today, the Holy Father received delegates from the International Association of Penal Law...

October 22, 2014

Seminarian with brain cancer writes to Brittany Maynard: “Our lives are worth living”

Remarkable and moving witness, from the Diocese of Raleigh website: Philip Johnson, a 30-year-old Catholic...

October 21, 2014

Possible treatment for paralysis? “This is more impressive than a man walking on the moon”

A remarkable development that appears to show great promise—and, not insignificantly, involves using adult cells:...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

When was the last time you heard a homily that mentioned mental illness?

A new survey looks at how this subject is treated in Protestant churches. But I can't say...

September 26, 2014

Elderly husband and wife plan first “couple” euthanasia, despite not being terminally ill

Details: An elderly husband and wife have announced their plans to die in the world's...

September 22, 2014

There she is: Miss America, bully?

This is what we have come to. Details: Miss America Kira Kazantsev was reportedly kicked out of...

September 15, 2014

Belgium to execute rapist-murderer—at his request

From the BBC: A Belgian man serving a life sentence for rape and murder will...

September 12, 2014

Missouri enacts 72-hour waiting period for abortion

From The New York Times: The Republican-controlled Missouri legislature has enacted one of the most...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

A deacon recounts the final moments of a man on death row

A haunting testimony about the death of Joe Woods, from Deacon Ed Scheffer in the...

August 26, 2014

What if your child had Down syndrome? “If he can’t have a shot at becoming president, we don’t want him”

Because, you know, it's all about getting what we want when we want it. Otherwise,...

August 22, 2014

WH offers compromise on birth control for religious employers

Somehow, this slipped under the radar today: The Obama administration outlined a new compromise Friday...

August 21, 2014

Archdiocese throws cold water on the “ice bucket challenge”

And if you read on, you'll see one of our Patheos bloggers mentioned. Details: The...

August 16, 2014

Worth a thousand words: the pope’s silent pro-life statement in Korea

Details: Pope Francis has generally avoided hot-button "culture war" issues like abortion, arguing that the...

August 11, 2014

Couple who abandoned surrogate baby: “We would have preferred to abort him”

Astonishing: The Australian couple accused of abandoning their surrogate baby in Thailand have admitted they...

August 01, 2014

Swords into plowshares: Catholic church taking over building used by Michigan abortion clinic

Details: A Catholic church will soon "take over" the space currently being rented by the...

August 01, 2014

Dozens of strangers turn out for funeral of baby girl in Chicago

Details: To the haunting refrains of Amazing Grace, 150 strangers on Thursday attended the funeral...

July 2014

July 29, 2014

Abortion advocates beginning to shun “pro-choice” label

From The New York Times: For all the talk about women’s issues in this year’s...

July 24, 2014

Arizona execution: As Joseph Wood died, a deacon prayed

The accounts of yesterday's botched execution are horrifying. But a deacon was with him as...

July 23, 2014

Obama administration to revise part of contraception rule

With everything else going on, somehow this news got buried. From The Wall Street Journal:...

July 09, 2014

Catholic doctor fired for refusing to perform abortion

It happened in Poland: Warsaw’s mayor said Wednesday that she fired the head of a...

July 05, 2014

Must-see video: one man receives the gift of life

The man happens to be my former CBS News colleague Phil Jones. His story is...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

SCOTUS strikes down certain “buffer zones” around abortion clinics

Big news: In a ruling that may rekindle legal challenges in California, the U.S. Supreme...