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Archdiocese cancels gay-friendly Masses: homosexual group moved to Jesuit parish
LifeSiteNews - Jan 2, 2013 at 5:21 pm by Hilary White LONDON, January 2, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a surprising reversal of six years of policy, the Archbishop of Westminster has rescinded permission for a group of...
Abortion Methods and Abortion Procedures Used to Kill Unborn Babies
LifeNews.com - Jan 2, 2013 at 5:13 pm I know a few pro-choice people who believe that the unborn are not yet human persons, and so abortion is not murder but instead is just a medical procedure. I am sure that there...
Looking back on 2012
Catholic Hot Dish - Jan 2, 2013 at 4:56 pm Many people are diving in to their New Year’s resolutions right now, with almost a full year ahead to test their resolve.
But, it’s not a bad time to look back, either. This year...
How Lay Catholics Can Support Hobby Lobby In Religious Liberty Fight
Opinionated Catholic - Jan 2, 2013 at 4:55 pm Here is one Catholic thoughts at Hobby Lobby – Crafting Religious Freedom
Photo of baby reaching out of womb during c-section goes viral
LifeSiteNews - Jan 2, 2013 at 4:46 pm by John Jalsevac January 2, 2013, (LifeSiteNews.com) – When Alicia Atkins posted a photo taken by her husband during her recent c-section on Facebook, she thought it would only be...
Demonstrator climbs scaffolding in St. Peter's Square
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 2, 2013 at 4:41 pm A Romanian man climbed scaffolding in St. Peter's Square on January 1 and displayed a banner asking Pope Benedict XVI to "Stop Terrorism."
The demonstrator, who identified himself...
$28 million Planned Parenthood fraud lawsuit dismissed
LifeSiteNews - Jan 2, 2013 at 4:40 pm by Ben Johnson WASHINGTON, D.C., January 2, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – A lawsuit claiming that Planned Parenthood wrongfully billed Iowa taxpayers for $28 million in abortion-...
Teenager From Brazil Offers Her Virginity for Sale
LifeNews.com - Jan 2, 2013 at 4:37 pm An 18-year-old girl is auctioning off her virginity on YouTube and says she plans to use the money to help her ailing mother. A television network has offered to pay for her...
Chicago cardinal urges opposition to same-sex marriage
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 2, 2013 at 4:34 pm Chicago's Cardinal Francis George, joined by his auxiliary bishops, has issued a letter urging opposition to a bill that could bring legal recognition to same-sex marriage in ...
Papal nuncio urges Irish leaders: maintain protection for unborn life
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 2, 2013 at 4:29 pm As he celebrated Mass for the World Day of Peace in Dublin, the Vatican's representative said that 2013 will be a pivotal year "for the sanctity of human life in Ireland and in...
Cardinal George warns against Illinois same-sex marriage law
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jan 2, 2013 at 4:22 pm CHICAGO — Cardinal Francis E. George told Chicago-area Catholics that the passage of a same-sex marriage law in the state would be "acting against the common good of society."
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Defending Starbucks and Chick-fil-A RIGHTS in the Public and Private Square
Opinionated Catholic - Jan 2, 2013 at 4:11 pm Good piece called Defending the Cult of Starbucks at First Thoughts. As he so well points out "This determination to protect people’s right to live in an amoral system of...
Former St. Louis priest accused of abuse
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Jan 2, 2013 at 4:01 pm The Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau has announced a credible complaint of sexual abuse of a minor involving the late Father Walter G. Craig.Born in 1899, Father Craig was...
Chad rescinds bishop's deportation
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 2, 2013 at 3:53 pm The government of Chad has announced that Bishop Michele Russo of Doba will be allowed to return to his diocese, revoking a deportation order.
In October the government had...
Pope faces busy 2013 schedule
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 2, 2013 at 3:48 pm Looking forward at plans for 2013, the National Catholic Register concludes that Pope Benedict XVI already faces a busy schedule, although more events will certainly be added....
Inequalities, unregulated capitalism, terrorism all threaten peace, Pope warns
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 2, 2013 at 3:41 pm As he celebrated Mass on January 1--the feast of Mary, Mother of God, and the World Day of Peace--Pope Benedict XVI said that for Christians, the foundation of all peace is "the...
Judge rules Texas can defund Planned Parenthood
LifeSiteNews - Jan 2, 2013 at 3:40 pm by Ben Johnson AUSTIN, TX, January 2, 2013, (LifeSiteNews.com) – The year 2013 marks a new era for the state of Texas: It is the first year the state’s health program has not...
Pro-Lifers: Rededicate Yourself in 2013 to Ending Abortion
LifeNews.com - Jan 2, 2013 at 3:29 pm General George S. Patton, Jr., in his 1926 essay, “The Secret of Victory,” wrote, “The secret of victory lies not wholly in knowledge. It lurks invisible in that vitalizing spark...
Advocates speak up, pray for detained immigrants
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jan 2, 2013 at 3:26 pm John Joslin, right, a member of St. Stanislaus in St. Paul, and Chris Engen of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Minneapolis stand in front of the Ramsey County Adult Detention...
Quebec Catholic fined for holding religious gathering in rented building
LifeSiteNews - Jan 2, 2013 at 3:23 pm by Thaddeus Baklinski MONTREAL, January 2, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Montreal prosecutor told a Quebec court recently that holding a religious ceremony in a building not zoned...
