CCHD Head Calls Critics “Outrageous,” but Makes Vague Admission of Need for Reform

November 20th, 2009 by Peter J. Smith

A US Catholic bishop who has oversight of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), on Tuesday blasted what he said were "outrageous" allegations that the bishops’ charitable-arm funds pro-abortion and anti-family organizations. He charged that some such claims were…

 

Pro-Life Groups Oppose Nevada Personhood Amendment

November 20th, 2009 by Thaddeus M. Baklinski

A group of Nevada’s pro-life organizations have come out in opposition to the Personhood Amendment initiative launched in October by Richard Ziser, a former Republican U.S. Senate candidate and campaign manager of Personhood Nevada.

The initiative petition, filed October 21 with…

 

Notre Dame’s New Bishop Was Critical of Obama Scandal

November 19th, 2009 by Kathleen Gilbert

The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Harrisburg, Penn. as the new bishop of Indiana’s Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese, which contains the University of Notre Dame.

Rhoades, like his retiring predecessor Bishop John…

 

Stupak to White House: Strip Pro-Life Amendment to Health Bill’s Peril

November 19th, 2009 by LifeSite News

The author of an amendment to the health-care bill that bans the use of federal funds for elective abortion says that the White House would only imperil the bill’s passage, if it succeeds in stripping the amendment.

“They’re not going to…

 

Amnesty International Pushes “Gay Marriage” Down Under

November 19th, 2009 by Piero A. Tozzi

Activist organization Amnesty International is putting its weight behind an Australian bill seeking to legalize "same-sex marriage" in that country, claiming that "internationally recognized" non-discrimination norms dictate such a result.

In a submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee of Australia’s…

 

Lithuania Fights Back Against EU Resolution Favoring Homosexual Propaganda

November 18th, 2009 by Austin Ruse

The fight over homosexual propaganda in schools taking place between the Lithuanian and European Parliaments escalated this week with the Lithuanian Parliament (Siemas) calling on its government to file suit against the Europeans in the Court of Justice of the…

 

Massive Changes Needed in EU Family Policy to Avoid Demographic “Catastrophe”: Report

November 18th, 2009 by Hilary White

The news about abortion, marriage, divorce and the birth rate in Europe is bad and only getting worse, a report recently presented to the EU said.

According to the report by the Institute for Family Policies abortion rates in Britain have…

 

Where the Nation Went Wrong on Abortion

November 18th, 2009 by Judie Brown

Recently, a powerful letter from a grassroots Catholic pro-lifer, Gregory Gollnick, came to my personal attention. I reviewed what he opined in his letter and asked for his permission to share it in this commentary.

I have added information here and…

 

French Judge Finds Hospital Guilty of “Unreasonable Obstinacy” in Saving Newborn’s Life

November 17th, 2009 by Patrick B. Craine

A hospital in the south of France has been found guilty of taking excessive measures when they successfully revived a newborn baby that had been declared stillborn.  The case was brought by the parents, who are seeking 500,000 euros in…

 

Court Allows Homosexual “Marriage” in Argentina

November 17th, 2009 by Thaddeus M. Baklinski

A judge in Argentina’s capital city has granted a homosexual couple permission to get “married,” setting a precedent that could undermine natural marriage in the predominantly Catholic country and lead to acceptance of same-sex “marriage” in Latin America.

Last week’s ruling…

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