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Actress Patricia Heaton Slams the”Killing”of Babies With Down Syndrome in Abortions

LifeNews.com - Aug 15, 2017 at 5:25 pm

Pro-life actress Patricia Heaton slammed a troubling new report out of Iceland indicating that nearly 100 percent of unborn babies with Down syndrome are aborted. CBS News...

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Signs Bill for Free Abortions for All, Including Illegal Aliens

LifeNews.com - Aug 15, 2017 at 5:07 pm

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown today signed a bill that would force health insurers and taxpayers to pay for free abortions for residents and illegal immigrants. The pro-abortion law...

Afraid of nursing homes, married couple is euthanized while holding hands

LifeSiteNews - Aug 15, 2017 at 4:58 pm

Double assisted suicide is rare even in the Netherlands.

CBS Applauds Iceland for “Eliminating” Down Syndrome By Aborting Babies Who Have It

LifeNews.com - Aug 15, 2017 at 4:48 pm

Unborn babies with Down syndrome in Iceland are being aborted in astonishing numbers – but that’s not how CBS reported on the news. On Monday night, CBS News On Assignment...

Pope today entrusts social conflicts to Queen of Peace

Aleteia - Aug 15, 2017 at 4:45 pm

Prays for a future of serenity and concordPope Francis today entrusted those suffering from social tensions to Our Lady, Queen of Peace. He made this prayer after leading the...

Abortion Activists to Auction Chandelier Made of Tampons to Raise Money for Planned Parenthood

LifeNews.com - Aug 15, 2017 at 4:36 pm

A group of artists in Colorado are working on special “reproductive health”-themed art – including a tampon chandelier – to raise money for the abortion chain Planned Parenthood....

Woman named to highest post open to laity in Diocese of Orange, CA

Aleteia - Aug 15, 2017 at 4:32 pm

Pia de Solenni tapped to be chancellorTheologian Pia de Solenni has been named by Bishop Kevin Vann of Orange, CA, as the chancellor of the diocese. A chancellor has the mission...

Not a dying trend: This is why cremations — and religion — keep making headlines in the U.S.

GetReligion - Aug 15, 2017 at 4:09 pm

If you read my last post on the subject, you know that my wife, Tamie, wants to be cremated when she dies. I, on the other hand, prefer to be dressed in my Sunday best and await...

Arizona Taxpayers Forced to Give Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz $600,000

LifeNews.com - Aug 15, 2017 at 3:57 pm

A judge’s order will force Arizona taxpayers to give more than $600,000 to the abortion business Planned Parenthood for legal fees involving a now-repealed law. The AP reports U.S...

'Forgive them' – powerful words from father of Charlottesville victim

Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 15, 2017 at 3:49 pm

Charlottesville, Va., Aug 15, 2017 / 02:49 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After recent violence in Charlottesville, Virginia involving white supremacy groups and counter-protesters, the...

New Texas law axes insurance coverage for elective abortion

Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 15, 2017 at 3:45 pm

Austin, Texas, Aug 15, 2017 / 02:45 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A new law in Texas removes elective abortion coverage from the standard package of health insurance benefits offered in...

Iceland Claims to Have “Eradicated” Down Syndrome By Aborting Every Baby Who Had It

LifeNews.com - Aug 15, 2017 at 3:41 pm

Mainstream news channels rarely draw attention to the negative side of abortion, but CBS News did so this week with a report about Iceland’s near 100-percent abortion rate for...

Strong pro-life, pro-family judge seeks big upset in Alabama senate primary

LifeSiteNews - Aug 15, 2017 at 3:30 pm

Polls indicate Roy Moore was in the lead heading into today's voting.

Legislators oppose promoting ‘hardline sexual ideology’ to kids at public library

LifeSiteNews - Aug 15, 2017 at 3:11 pm

The author of the book argues biological sex is meaningless.

November 1, 1950: The Dogmatic Definition of the Assumption

New Liturgical Movement - Aug 15, 2017 at 3:00 pm

From the archives of British Pathé, a report on the dogmatic definition of the Assumption made by the Ven. Pope Pius XII on November 1 of the Jubilee year 1950.And here is a...

Scotland's rise in anti-Catholic crimes prompts call for government action

Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 15, 2017 at 2:50 pm

Glasgow, Scotland, Aug 15, 2017 / 01:50 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Crimes motivated by anti-Catholicism are on the rise in Scotland, and a leading Catholic spokesman has said the...

Pope entrusts to Mary victims of disasters, conflict, social tension

Franciscan Media - Aug 15, 2017 at 2:31 pm

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a week in which natural disasters, war and racial conflicts dominated the headlines, Pope Francis prayed that Mary would bring peace to a divided world....

Pro-Abortion Women’s March Blames Conservatives for White Supremacy Protests in Charlottesville

LifeNews.com - Aug 15, 2017 at 2:31 pm

Feminists can’t wait to find any reason, no matter how far-fetched, to justify their activism. Behold the feminists behind the Women’s March. On August 14, the facebook page for...

Daily Readings for Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 15, 2017 at 2:25 pm

Reading 1: Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 66:5, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 66:8, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 66:16-17, Responsorial ...

Glory to God #1: Prayer of the Day for Wednesday, August 16, 2017