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February 2019

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 27, 2019

Pro-choice pol denied communion in Ireland

Details: A Catholic priest reportedly refused to give communion to a pro-choice TD at a...

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,...

December 2018

December 13, 2018

Are they preaching about these things at your parish?

Some interesting insight and analysis from the folks at Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) shows...

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...

October 2018

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 10, 2018

Pope compares abortion to hiring a hitman

From CNS: Procuring an abortion is wrong, inhumane and like hiring a hit man "to...

August 2018

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 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 16, 2018

‘An atrocity’: Pope compares abortion of the sick or disabled to the Nazis

From CNA: In a speech to a family association Saturday, Pope Francis again stressed that...

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...

May 2018

May 26, 2018

Death wins: ‘Landslide’ as abortion becomes legal in Ireland

From The New York Times: Ireland voted decisively to repeal one of the world’s...

April 2018

April 30, 2018

Tennessee moves to create a ‘Memorial to the Unborn’ at state capitol

From CNA: A bill approving a memorial to the unborn was passed by the Tennessee...

April 17, 2018

Shock: poll shows most Catholics believe abortion should be legal

From PRRI research comes these results from a wide-ranging survey about health care: A majority...

April 04, 2018

Welcome home: Founder of ’40 Days for Life’ joins Catholic Church at Easter

From CNA: David Bereit, the founder of 40 Days for Life, entered the Catholic Church...

March 2018

March 23, 2018

New spending bill will continue to fund Planned Parenthood

In case anyone missed it, Catholic News Agency reports: The stopgap omnibus funding bill passed...

January 2015

January 22, 2015

On Roe v. Wade: “We shall overcome”

"We shall overcome the indifference only by love. A love that will allow us to...

August 2014

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...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

Report: 60% of teen pregnancies in New York end in abortion

Details: New York has the highest teen abortion rate in the country, but per capita...

February 02, 2013

Homily for February 3, 2013: 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said there are no second acts in American life. But he...

January 2013

January 22, 2013

Shocker: romantic “Happy Anniversary, baby” video salutes Roe v. Wade

Is this the most offensive ad ever? Maybe. It's certainly the most outrageous concept for...

January 12, 2013

Must-see video: the remarkable ministry of Project Rachel

The good people at Rome Reports have put together the brief video below, which helps...

November 2012

November 15, 2012

Woman dies in Ireland after being denied an abortion—UPDATED

Details: The debate over legalizing abortion in Ireland flared Wednesday after the government confirmed a...