Calling the Sinner to Repentance
A strong but very loving statement from the Archbishop to the Governor of Kansas:
On the day of my return (Monday, April 21) from the exhilarating experience of participating in Pope Benedict’s pastoral visit to the United States, I learned that Governor Kathleen Sebelius had vetoed the Comprehensive Abortion Reform Act (HS […]

 Mobile Press Register (Alabama)

Battling over justices

 
Thursday, May 08, 2008
BACK IN January, U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona was asked about the type of judges he would appoint to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“It’s not social issues I care about,” Sen. McCain said. “It’s the Constitution of the United States I care about.”
Sen. McCain’s answer turned […]

Hillary Clinton and her backers have a excuse, literally a mantra, for any wrong doing by anyone on her behalf. “She was totally unaware of (insert a name here) actions.” Then they add, “How can anyone hold her responsible for something she knows nothing about?”
We must be aware that Hillary Clinton is campaigning for the Office of the […]

Pro-abortion Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is expected to announce the formation of a Catholic Advisory Council today that he will likely use to try to make inroads among pro-life Catholic voters.
However, whether Obama’s position in favor of unlimited abortions funded with taxpayer dollars goes over with Catholic voters is another question.
Senator Bob Casey and […]

The president of the National Pro-life Committee in Mexico, Jorge Serrano Limon, said he has confirmed that eight women have died from botched legal abortions in Mexico City since the practice was legalized last year. City officials, on the other hand, have said only one woman has died from abortion related complications.
Speaking to Notimex, Serrano […]

“It is absolutely incredible,” said Jim Sedlak, vice president of American Life League, “but the annual report just released by Planned Parenthood Federation of America shows that $114 million of the government funds received by Planned Parenthood were not needed and only increased the abortion giant’s assets.”
Sedlak was referring to the 2006 — 2007 PPFA […]

by Robert P. George, Princeston University  
John McCain has won the endorsement of some prominent pro-life political leaders. Yet he also has been the cause of some serious headaches for the pro-life movement.
But elections always involve choosing among particular alternatives, rather than insisting on an ideal. And when we look at the alternatives likely in November, […]

In Alabama, a Crackdown on Pregnant Drug Users 

By ADAM NOSSITER
Published: March 15, 2008
ANDALUSIA, Ala. — A day after she gave birth in 2006, Tiffany Hitson, 20, sat on her front porch crying, barefoot and handcuffed. A police officer hovered in the distance.

 Ms. Hitson’s newborn daughter had traces of cocaine and marijuana in its system, and […]

Sex Infections Found in Quarter of Teenage Girls 

By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN
Published: March 12, 2008
The first national study of four common sexually transmitted diseases among girls and young women has found that one in four are infected with at least one of the diseases, federal health officials reported Tuesday.

 Nearly half the African-Americans in the study of […]

Vatican updates its thou-shalt-not list

By FRANCES D’EMILIO, Associated Press Writer 20 minutes ago
VATICAN CITY - In olden days, the deadly sins included lust, gluttony and greed. Now, the Catholic Church says pollution, mind-damaging drugs and genetic experiments are on its updated thou-shalt-not list. Also receiving fresh attention by the Vatican was social injustice, along the […]