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December 2015

December 12, 2015

Michigan AG Sues Abortion Doc Who Had “Products of Conception” in His Trunk

Dr. Michael Roth, the Michigan abortionist who was busted by police last October with drugs...

December 09, 2015

DEAR MR. DEAR: Pro-Lifers Don’t Kill People. You Don’t Speak for Us.

Robert L. Dear Jr., the shooter who burst into a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic...

December 02, 2015

Disgraced Priest Fr. Edward Belczak Sentenced to Prison

It's a story of sin and deception, forgiveness and remorse. On December 1, Father Edward Belczak,...

November 2015

November 21, 2015

“A Brotherhood of Crime”: Five Charged in Leaks of Vatican Documents

Three former Vatican officials are among the five people formally charged by the Vatican on November...

October 2015

October 30, 2015

BREAKING: L.A. Doctor Convicted of Murder for Over-Prescribing Painkillers

In a case that makes medical history, a California physician was convicted today of second-degree...

October 06, 2015

If Kitty Genovese’s Story Is Not True, My Whole Undergrad Degree Is Built on Sand

Back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, I studied Sociology at the University of Michigan. As...

September 2015

September 21, 2015

Saudi Teenager Sentenced to Death by Crucifixion

A Saudi Arabian teenager has been condemned to death by crucifixion. He was apparently targeted because his...

September 09, 2015

Saintly Scammers! Faux Nuns On Doorsteps in Florida

Godly scammers? Be on the look-out, Floridians, because a pair of young "nuns" have been...

August 2015

August 06, 2015

Bogus Criminal Charges Dropped Against Pro-Life Counselor

Albany Medical Surgical Center is an abortion clinic in northwest Chicago, part of the Family...

August 03, 2015

NOT GUILTY! A Win for Eric Scheidler and the Pro-Life Movement

Just in: Eric Scheidler has been acquitted of charges of criminal trespass stemming from the...

July 2015

July 06, 2015

Will Pope Francis Encounter Convicted Msgr. William Lynn in Philly Prison?

When Pope Francis visits the U.S. this Fall, will he meet the priest who's in jail for...

June 2015

June 24, 2015

Drug-Crazed Intruder Kills Samuel Traut, Popular Bible Teacher at NDSU Newman Center

"A good young man unknowingly opened his back door to a monster.” At a news...

June 21, 2015

Fr. Thomas Belczak, Popular Detroit-Area Priest, Is Cleared of Charges

Father Thomas Belczak, the popular pastor of St. Kenneth's Catholic Church in Plymouth, has been reinstated...

June 17, 2015

BREAKING: Multiple Fatalities in Charleston Church Shooting

A number of people have died this evening, victims of a shooting at a church...

April 2015

April 07, 2015

Thieves Rob Detroit-Area Chaldean Church–But Camera Catches All

Three men robbed St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Church in West Bloomfield, Michigan on the morning after Easter, when...

March 2015

March 15, 2015

Will Wrongly Convicted Fr. Gordon MacRae Finally Go Free?

Father Gordon J. MacRae may finally be freed soon, after serving more than twenty years...

March 10, 2015

Fellowship of Faith and Fraud: Mortgage Scam With a Religious Hook

A Detroit man faces some serious prison time for victimizing people who are facing foreclosure. Michigan Attorney...

March 05, 2015

Catholic Media Unite in Opposition to the Death Penalty

‘Capital Punishment Must End.’ That's the bold headline in the National Catholic Register this morning....

February 2015

February 04, 2015

Guilty of Feticide–Where’s the News In That? It Happens Every Day!

An Indiana woman has been charged in connection with the death of her 25-week-old unborn...

January 2015

January 27, 2015

No Catholics Allowed on Jury in Boston Bombing Case?

In Boston, a city which is 46% Catholic, apparently Roman Catholics may not be permitted to...

January 17, 2015

Just Another Baby in a Dumpster…. (UPDATED)

Breaking news January 15 in the suburbs of Detroit. According to WDIV-TV: Roseville police said an autopsy...

June 2014

June 16, 2014

Ex-Convict Arrested in Murder of Fr. Kenneth Walker, FSSP – UPDATED

A 54-year-old homeless ex-convict has been arrested in Phoenix, accused of the murder of a...

April 2014

April 23, 2014

Prayer Need: Detroit-Area Priest Indicted on Theft Charges

A five-count indictment was issued today by U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade’s office in the theft investigation of Rev....

March 2014

March 25, 2014

“Praying the Steps” at Holy Cross Immaculata, and Helping a Friend in Need

A PRAYERFUL TRADITION Atop Mount Adams, the highest point in Cincinnati, Ohio, stands Holy Cross...

March 22, 2014

SILK PURSE FROM SOW’S EAR: Gosnell’s Abortion Center Will Now Serve the Poor as a Food Pantry

A clinic where infamous abortionist Kermit Gosnell once reportedly killed born-alive infants has been given new...

March 22, 2014

From France: Thou Shalt Not [Wink-Wink] Kill Your Children

A sad story from Boulancourt, France, south of Paris, where a father has been given just a...

February 2014

February 11, 2014

Detroit Priest Charged with Theft, Removed from Ministry – UPDATED

Troubling news today from the Archdiocese of Detroit: A local pastor has been removed from...

January 2014

January 02, 2014

Update: Alleged Priest-Killer Apprehended in California

Just one day after a popular Roman Catholic priest was found murdered in his California...

January 02, 2014

Prayer Need: Priest Murdered in Rectory on New Year’s Eve

Father Eric Freed was a busy guy: The popular priest was pastor of St. Bernard...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

Sex, Lies, Murder, Intimidation, Drugs, a Defrocked Priest: This Case Has It All

The following may be the worst story I've ever reported. After writing this, I think...