Smokers’ use of contraceptives up risk of heart attacks, blood clots

Madrid, Spain, May 21, 2012 / 12:29 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Women who are smokers and use hormonal contraceptives – whether pills, patches or rings – are at greater risk for blood clots and heart attacks, according to the Spanish Heart Federation.
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Forty-three Catholic organizations file lawsuits against HHS mandate

Washington D.C., May 21, 2012 / 10:39 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Forty-three Catholic dioceses and organizations across the country have announced religious liberty lawsuits against the federal government to challenge the Obama administration’s contracepti…