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Bishop Co-Author of D&P Investigation Admits: “I Just Should Have Followed Up More”

Posted on 24 October 2009

On Monday, LifeSiteNews.com sat down with Martin W. Currie, Archbishop of St. John’s, Newfoundland for an interview. Archbishop Currie was listed as the co-author of the June report which was the result of an investigation into evidence uncovered by LifeSiteNews.com…

Bishop Says D&P Funds to ‘Pro-Choice’ Groups Okay if Restricted to Good Projects

Posted on 15 October 2009

One question in the Development and Peace (CCODP or D&P) story which has not yet been addressed is that of the disagreement over the issue of whether it is acceptable to fund beneficial projects in the developing world which are undertaken by…

Pro-Life Leaders Shocked at Vatican Spokesman “Appreciating” Obama Peace Prize

Posted on 12 October 2009

Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi has reacted to the Nobel Peace prize being awarded to President Barack Obama saying that the news “was greeted with appreciation at the Vatican in light of the president’s demonstrated commitment to promoting peace on…

Vatican Archbishop: Kennedy Funeral Critics Not Hurting Unity but Helping Church

Posted on 01 October 2009

Archbishop Raymond Burke, head of the highest Vatican court, the Apostolic Signatura, has offered a public defense of those pro-life leaders who spoke out against the scandal of the grandiose funeral of Senator Ted Kennedy. "One of the ironies of…

Polish Doctors Propose Ethical, Natural, More Effective Alternative to IVF

Posted on 30 September 2009

As the debate over in vitro fertilization (IVF) rages in the Polish parliament, hundreds of doctors and medical professionals have written an open letter to Polish Parliamentarians urging them to vote against legalizing IVF and opt instead for a more…

Santorum Admits to Pondering Run for Republican Presidential Nomination - Asks for Prayers

Posted on 14 September 2009

Speaking to a room full of prominent US Catholic leaders Friday night, Senator Rick Santorum was challenged to run for the Republican Presidential nominaion. Responding to a room already thick with applause, Santorum revealed that he was indeed “thinking about…

First US Bishop to Decry the “Scandal” of the Kennedy Funeral

Posted on 10 September 2009

Bishop Rene Henry Gracida, retired Roman Catholic Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas has denounced the “scandal” of the Kennedy funeral.  Writing on his blog, Bishop Gracida said, “There was so much wrong with the funeral liturgy celebrated in Boston last…

EWTN’s Arroyo Takes Cardinal McCarrick to Task over Kennedy & Pope Letters

Posted on 02 September 2009

EWTN News Director and host of the popular EWTN program ‘The World Over,’ Raymond Arroyo, has written a compelling commentary on retired Washington Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s part in Saturday’s burial of Senator Ted Kennedy.  Arroyo begins by calling McCarrick’s reading…

The Kennedy Funeral - A Golden Opportunity or Capitulation for the Catholic Church

Posted on 28 August 2009

Saturday’s grandiose Catholic funeral for Senator Ted Kennedy has the potential to be a scandal that will make Notre Dame’s Obama Day a walk in the park.  With all four living former Presidents in attendance and an address from President…

Cardinal Marc Ouellet Calls Out Brother Bishops for Lack of Support for Pope

Posted on 07 August 2009

In a short but stunning talk before some 90 Bishops, eight Cardinals and 1000 Knights, the Primate of Canada, Quebec City Archbishop Marc Cardinal Ouellet, addressed the subject of unity at the 127th annual Supreme Convention of the Knights of…

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