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August 2013

August 07, 2013

Wisconsin court: Catholic hospitals cannot discriminate against doctors who perform abortions

Details from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Plans by three Catholic hospital systems in Wisconsin to...

July 2013

July 27, 2013

Shock: Chinese Father Goes on Deadly Rampage Over Country’s One Child Policy

Details: A man who was told by officials they couldn’t register his fourth child because...

July 20, 2013

Missouri Monastery to Become a Home for Expectant Mothers

Details: A former monastery for Catholic nuns is preparing for new life. It will now...

July 17, 2013

Pope’s Message for Day of Life: “The Glory of God is Seen in a Living Human Being”

From the Vatican news site: Pope Francis sends message of support for human life to...

July 10, 2013

Hundreds Offer to Adopt Unborn Down Syndrome Baby Days Before Planned Abortion

A remarkable example of the power of social media: When the Rev. Thomas Vander Woude learned about...

July 08, 2013

Erie Bishop Says Hospital Can No Longer Be Called “Catholic”

Details: With the change in sponsorship from the Sisters of Saint Joseph to Highmark, Bishop...

June 2013

June 17, 2013

Forgiven: Woman Sentenced to Death Will Leave Prison, Go Shopping with Victim’s Grandson

Paula Cooper's case garnered international attention—earning sympathy from Pope John Paul II and from an...

June 13, 2013

Pelosi Defends Late-Term Abortion as “Sacred Ground”

Details, from ABC News: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi today bickered with a conservative reporter...

June 06, 2013

Walking the Walk: Catholic NFL Star Declines Invitation to the White House Because of Obama Abortion Stance

Details from Sports Illustrated: Retired Ravens center Matt Birk spoke out Thursday morning on Minnesota’s...

May 2013

May 28, 2013

Culture of Death: Rescuers in China Save Newborn Flushed Down Toilet—UPDATED

Details: Chinese firefighters have rescued a newborn boy from a sewer pipe below a squat...

May 15, 2013

Stem Cell Breakthrough, as Scientists Clone Skin Cells

Details: Scientists have successfully changed skin cells into embryonic stem cells, marking the first time...

May 14, 2013

Graphic images at abortion protests: is this free speech?

The Supreme Court may soon decide. Details: Kenneth T. Scott opposes abortion, and he says...

May 13, 2013

Catholic hospital mergers could impact abortions

Unsurprisingly, some in the pro-choice camp find that prospect alarming. From the New York Times:...

May 06, 2013

To life: Publix salutes moms—and the unborn

Below, a Mother's Day ad from Publix supermarkets that carries not only a great message...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

FDA announces plan to sell Plan B contraception over the counter, lowers age limit to 15

Details from the AP: The government is moving the morning-after pill over the counter but...

April 22, 2013

Picture of the week: Pope blessing a mother and her unborn child

Over at NCR, Tom Fox notes: I think this is the first time I have...

April 08, 2013

Planned Parenthood lobbyist who favors infanticide served on board of Catholic Charities

Creative Minority Report got the scoop: Alisa Lapolt Snow, the Planned Parenthood lobbyist, who shocked...

April 05, 2013

Judge rules morning after pill must be available to minors without prescription

In effect: a court has ruled that anyone should be able to get it, at...

April 03, 2013

Historic: First U.S. teen with Down syndrome reaches Mt. Everest base camp

Awesome: A courageous young man from Oregon made history with the first recorded account of...

March 2013

March 24, 2013

“Come to Golgotha on Good Friday”

That was the subject of an e-mail I received late last week, asking me to...

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 22, 2013

FYI: Catholic teaching on the “morning-after” pill and rape

With the controversy swirling around the German bishops story yesterday, a deacon reader thought it...

February 20, 2013

Woman who helped develop NFP dies

Details, from CNS: Dr. Evelyn Billings, who with her husband, John, pioneered research that led...

February 11, 2013

The executioner who became a death penalty opponent

This makes for a striking counterpoint to the recent essay by Fr. George Rutler, defending...

February 09, 2013

“The President has been a proponent of an expediency that is shameful and criminal in the eyes of God…”

My own bishop, Nicholas DiMarzio, took note of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade in...

February 09, 2013

In favor of the death penalty: “Hanging concentrates the mind”

That, at least, is one of the sentiments expressed here by Fr. George Rutler in...

February 07, 2013

Despite pleas from bishops, Jindal won’t halt planned Ash Wednesday execution

Details: More attempts to stop the Feb. 13 execution of convicted child killer Christopher Sepulvado...

February 05, 2013

Catholic hospital: it is “morally wrong” to argue fetus is not a person

You may remember this story from last month. Now, the hospital is changing its tune: ...

January 2013

January 28, 2013

Where have all the children gone?

Most of us know the answer. The Chicago Tribune puts its finger on a trend...

January 28, 2013

Great moments in journalism: the New York Times just gives up and lets a PR firm run things

A one-time giant in journalism gets caught with its pants down. It's not pretty. From...