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June 2014

June 05, 2014

Deacon in Belgium charged with illegal euthanasia

Details: Belgian Police have charged a 57 year old man with 10 cases of illegal...

May 2014

May 27, 2014

Teen birth control? There’s an app for that

An ad spotted on the New York subway this morning:

May 24, 2014

To life: the quiet heroism of Steven McDonald and Msgr. Philip Reilly

In New York City, Steven McDonald is something of a legend. His story grabbed the...

May 09, 2014

Alarm over what some call “national shrine to abortion” planned on Washington mall

From the Associated Press: Citing history textbooks, national parks and landmarks that mostly leave women...

May 09, 2014

Must-see video: father documents newborn son’s short life

The background: When a couple learned their infant son would die soon after he was...

May 06, 2014

A shocking glimpse at a woman after an abortion: “She is a mother in grief”

Elizabeth Scalia captures something raw and revealing and awful in a pro-abortion video that has...

May 02, 2014

Ahead of UN meeting, Holy See condemns “any form of torture, degrading treatment or punishment”

This statement was released by the Vatican Press Office today. How timely: Director of the...

May 02, 2014

Resisting the throwaway culture

Photo: Ed Wilkinson/The Tablet From Bishop Ed Scharfenberger's weekly column in The Evangelist newspaper:...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

“Botched”: the execution of Clayton Lockett

Horrifying: A battle of political wills over Oklahoma's secretive lethal-injection protocol turned into a gruesome...

April 29, 2014

Intrinsic evil: what the Catholic Church teaches about torture

Over the last 24 hours, in the wake of the Sarah Palin NRA comments, I've...

April 29, 2014

“Sarah Palin’s statement should shock the conscience”—UPDATED

More commentary on last weekend's remarks by Sarah Palin—this from canon lawyer Ed Peters: Sarah...

April 22, 2014

What we have come to: model plans abortion so she can appear on reality show—UPDATED

From The New York Daily News: A wannabe celebrity plans to have an abortion...

April 15, 2014

Woman who underwent fertility treatment carrying the wrong embryos

Oops. Details, from AFP: A woman who underwent fertility treatment at a clinic in Rome...

April 08, 2014

BREAKING: 16-year-old boy arrested in slaying of Nathan Trapuzzano—UPDATED

Details: Police have arrested a 16-year-old in connection with last week's murder of 24-year-old father-to-be Nathan...

April 06, 2014

John Allen on the Church’s newest “pro-life” cause

From his column in The Boston Globe: In Catholic parlance, certain terms carry weight far...

April 02, 2014

New York mother sacrifices her life for her unborn child

From The New York Post: A New York City mom made the ultimate sacrifice —...

March 2014

March 20, 2014

Melinda Gates discusses contraceptives and her Catholic faith

It was part of an interview broadcast Tuesday night as part of the TED conference...

March 20, 2014

Donate to support legal abortion, get a tiny coat hanger necklace!—UPDATED

How charming: DC Abortion Fund is the only organization in the D.C. region that focuses...

March 17, 2014

Must-see video: Down syndrome children from around the world tell an expectant mom what to expect

This is just beautiful—and proudly, wondrously pro-life.

February 2014

February 21, 2014

Shock: more black babies in NYC killed by abortion than born

Details: In 2012, there were more black babies killed by abortion (31,328) in New York...

February 19, 2014

Coach at Montana Catholic school dismissed for work at Planned Parenthood

Details from the Montana Standard: An assistant softball coach at Billings Central Catholic School said...

February 13, 2014

What we have come to: Belgium passes bill allowing for child euthanasia

It is now poised to become the first country in the world to allow this...

February 08, 2014

“Aid in Dying” movement taking hold

From The New York Times: Helping the terminally ill end their lives, condemned for decades...

February 06, 2014

“Firing an unwed pregnant Catholic school teacher is not pro-life”

Mary DeTurris Poust adds her voice to the debate about that Montana school teacher, and...

January 2014

January 24, 2014

NY Times editor wonders why there was so little coverage of the March for Life

Readers noticed the lack of coverage and alerted the Public Editor—what we used to call...

January 22, 2014

Pope Francis sends tweet to March for Life

I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us...

January 21, 2014

Previewing the March for Life

Here's a great video look-ahead, from Catholic News Service: Keep all who are attending the...

January 17, 2014

How much love can the human heart hold?

This much. H/T to Jill Stanek, who posted this incredible video of Dennis and Carita...

January 17, 2014

Bishop on Priests for Life and Fr. Pavone: “I am happy that this process is at an end”

More than two years after the story first broke, a statement has been released that...

January 02, 2014

Study: oral contraceptives dramatically increase risk of breast cancer in India

From The Times of India: Women who take oral contraceptives regularly are at a higher...