Organization uses name of Blessed Mother to finance abortions in Mexico city
Mexico City, Mexico, Dec 18, 2009 / 01:07 am (CNA).- The Abortion Fund for Social Justice, “Women, Abortion, Reproduction and Accompaniment,” announced this week the launching of the “Maria Network,” a...
View ArticlePope reflects on importance of religion for peace in the world
On Thursday in the Vatican, the Holy Father met with and received the Letters of Credence from eight new ambassadors to the Holy See. During his dialogue with the diplomats, the Pope spoke on the...
View ArticleJudge upholds ruling against photographers who declined work at homosexual...
Attorneys for a small photography company charged with violating anti-discrimination laws for declining to photograph a same-sex “commitment ceremony” are planning to appeal a New Mexico judge’s...
View ArticleAbortion clinic escort strikes Planned Parenthood investigator Lila Rose
San Jose, Calif., Dec 19, 2009 / 03:37 am (CNA).- Legal charges are pending against a male Planned Parenthood escort who struck pro-life activist Lila Rose on the hands on Thursday outside an abortion...
View ArticleSen. Nelson accepts Reid abortion provisions in exchange for medicaid kickbacks
Washington D.C., Dec 19, 2009 / 04:54 pm (CNA).- This afternoon Senator Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) announced that he will now vote for cloture on the Senate health care bill and for the bill itself. The move...
View ArticleVenerable John Paul II’s life gives answers to society’s problems, Supreme...
CNA STAFF, Dec 21, 2009 / 03:21 pm (CNA).- Following the declaration by Pope Benedict XVI that his predecessor John Paul II lived a life of “heroic virtue,” CNA spoke with Carl Anderson, the head of...
View ArticleSebelius: Senate health care plan will pay for abortions
Washington D.C., Jan 4, 2010 / 06:53 pm (CNA).- In a little-publicized interview given with the Feminist blog, “BlogHer.com,” Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius praised the language...
View ArticleU.S. Postal Service recognizes Mother Teresa
Washington D.C., Jan 4, 2010 / 12:02 pm (CNA).- Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta will appear on a U.S. postal stamp in 2010, the postal service announced last week. “With this stamp,” notes the press...
View ArticleMedjugorje bishop says Cardinal Schönborn’s visit brings greater suffering to...
Medjugorje, Bosnia, Jan 4, 2010 / 06:58 pm (CNA).- Most Rev. Ratko Peri?, the Bishop of Mostar-Duvno in Bosnia-Herzegovina, released a statement in which he criticizes Vienna, Austria’s Cardinal...
View ArticleZoogle.com launches Catholic social networking venture
CNA STAFF, Jan 5, 2010 / 02:09 am (CNA).- A new Catholic social networking website named Zoogle is claiming that a “new era” in mass communications gives the Church an opportunity to bypass a “media...
View ArticleMost voters favor abortion ban for federally subsidized health plans
Washington D.C., Jan 5, 2010 / 10:22 pm (CNA).- A new national telephone survey reports that a majority of American voters favor a ban on abortion coverage in federally subsidized health insurance...
View ArticleCardinal George Welcomes Pope Benedict’s Day of Peace Message, Stresses Human...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) — The Catholic Church worldwide will celebrate the 43th World Day of Peace on New Year’s Day. Pope Benedict XVI has chosen “If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect...
View ArticleDaughters of St. Paul unfazed by threats from Church of Scientology
Rome, Italy, Jan 12, 2010 / 09:09 pm (CNA).- In Italy, the pre-Christmas release of the book “The Courage to Speak Out – Stories of ex-Scientologists” was met with a promise from the National Church of...
View ArticleUSCCB, Other Episcopal Conferences Call for the Courage to Achieve Peace in...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, Vice President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) joined with Catholic bishops from Europe and Canada in...
View ArticleDallas Morning News Reports on Dallas March for Life
By SAM HODGES / The Dallas Morning News Opponents of abortion packed the pews and took to the streets in downtown Dallas on Saturday, marking the anniversary of the January 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision....
View ArticleContest for Priests
Vatican City (MetroCatholic) – In order to promote the beauty of the Catholic priesthood, the website Catholic.net (http://www.catholic.net) has launched a contest of priestly stories during the Year...
View ArticleWomen Hurt by Abortion Support Tebow and His Mom in Super Bowl Ad
SAN ANTONIO, TX (MetroCatholic) – The women of Operation Outcry support Tim Tebow and his mother Pam as they share their story in an ad sponsored by Focus on the Family during Super Bowl XLIV. Tebow’s...
View ArticleFr. Gawrych Will Discuss 40 Reflections For 40 Days of Lent During Live...
WATERTOWN, MA (MetroCatholic) – On February 19th, Fr. Andrew Gawrych, CSC will be interviewed on the CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”. Fr. Andrew and Kevin Grove, C.S.C. edited the book “The Gift...
View ArticleBishops’ Conference Launches Por Tu Matrimonio, A Spanish Website On Marriage...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) launched this week http://www.portumatrimonio.org/, a new Web site in Spanish for couples. The Website, completely in...
View ArticleA Tale of Two City Magazines
-by Kyle Cupp I recently received two locally-published magazines in the mail addressed to the resident of my address—or possibly someone named Resident, a cruelty that would give credence to my...
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