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October 23, 2014
Pope Francis calls for abolition of death penalty, life sentences
From VIS: Today, the Holy Father received delegates from the International Association of Penal Law...
October 22, 2014
Seminarian with brain cancer writes to Brittany Maynard: “Our lives are worth living”
Remarkable and moving witness, from the Diocese of Raleigh website: Philip Johnson, a 30-year-old Catholic...
October 21, 2014
Possible treatment for paralysis? “This is more impressive than a man walking on the moon”
A remarkable development that appears to show great promise—and, not insignificantly, involves using adult cells:...
September 2014
September 29, 2014
When was the last time you heard a homily that mentioned mental illness?
A new survey looks at how this subject is treated in Protestant churches. But I can't say...
September 26, 2014
Elderly husband and wife plan first “couple” euthanasia, despite not being terminally ill
Details: An elderly husband and wife have announced their plans to die in the world's...
September 22, 2014
There she is: Miss America, bully?
This is what we have come to. Details: Miss America Kira Kazantsev was reportedly kicked out of...
September 15, 2014
Belgium to execute rapist-murderer—at his request
From the BBC: A Belgian man serving a life sentence for rape and murder will...
September 12, 2014
Missouri enacts 72-hour waiting period for abortion
From The New York Times: The Republican-controlled Missouri legislature has enacted one of the most...
August 2014
August 27, 2014
A deacon recounts the final moments of a man on death row
A haunting testimony about the death of Joe Woods, from Deacon Ed Scheffer in the...
August 26, 2014
What if your child had Down syndrome? “If he can’t have a shot at becoming president, we don’t want him”
Because, you know, it's all about getting what we want when we want it. Otherwise,...
August 22, 2014
WH offers compromise on birth control for religious employers
Somehow, this slipped under the radar today: The Obama administration outlined a new compromise Friday...
August 21, 2014
Archdiocese throws cold water on the “ice bucket challenge”
And if you read on, you'll see one of our Patheos bloggers mentioned. Details: The...
August 16, 2014
Worth a thousand words: the pope’s silent pro-life statement in Korea
Details: Pope Francis has generally avoided hot-button "culture war" issues like abortion, arguing that the...
August 11, 2014
Couple who abandoned surrogate baby: “We would have preferred to abort him”
Astonishing: The Australian couple accused of abandoning their surrogate baby in Thailand have admitted they...
August 01, 2014
Swords into plowshares: Catholic church taking over building used by Michigan abortion clinic
Details: A Catholic church will soon "take over" the space currently being rented by the...
August 01, 2014
Dozens of strangers turn out for funeral of baby girl in Chicago
Details: To the haunting refrains of Amazing Grace, 150 strangers on Thursday attended the funeral...
July 2014
July 29, 2014
Abortion advocates beginning to shun “pro-choice” label
From The New York Times: For all the talk about women’s issues in this year’s...
July 24, 2014
Arizona execution: As Joseph Wood died, a deacon prayed
The accounts of yesterday's botched execution are horrifying. But a deacon was with him as...
July 23, 2014
Obama administration to revise part of contraception rule
With everything else going on, somehow this news got buried. From The Wall Street Journal:...
July 09, 2014
Catholic doctor fired for refusing to perform abortion
It happened in Poland: Warsaw’s mayor said Wednesday that she fired the head of a...
July 05, 2014
Must-see video: one man receives the gift of life
The man happens to be my former CBS News colleague Phil Jones. His story is...
June 2014
June 26, 2014
SCOTUS strikes down certain “buffer zones” around abortion clinics
Big news: In a ruling that may rekindle legal challenges in California, the U.S. Supreme...
June 05, 2014
Deacon in Belgium charged with illegal euthanasia
Details: Belgian Police have charged a 57 year old man with 10 cases of illegal...
May 2014
May 27, 2014
Teen birth control? There’s an app for that
An ad spotted on the New York subway this morning:
May 24, 2014
To life: the quiet heroism of Steven McDonald and Msgr. Philip Reilly
In New York City, Steven McDonald is something of a legend. His story grabbed the...
May 09, 2014
Alarm over what some call “national shrine to abortion” planned on Washington mall
From the Associated Press: Citing history textbooks, national parks and landmarks that mostly leave women...
May 09, 2014
Must-see video: father documents newborn son’s short life
The background: When a couple learned their infant son would die soon after he was...
May 06, 2014
A shocking glimpse at a woman after an abortion: “She is a mother in grief”
Elizabeth Scalia captures something raw and revealing and awful in a pro-abortion video that has...
May 02, 2014
Ahead of UN meeting, Holy See condemns “any form of torture, degrading treatment or punishment”
This statement was released by the Vatican Press Office today. How timely: Director of the...
May 02, 2014
Resisting the throwaway culture
Photo: Ed Wilkinson/The Tablet From Bishop Ed Scharfenberger's weekly column in The Evangelist newspaper:...
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