Originally posted in The Catholic World Report
Timothy Cardinal Dolan summed up the Synod’s fuzzy focus on peripheral issues to the point of creating a New Minority—faithful Catholic families who also struggle against the riptide of secularism


Day 10 of the Synod saw the Holy Fathers discussing many issues, including marital separation, the admission of divorced and civilly remarried Catholics to Communion.
On day nine of the Synod on the Family, delegates debated a wide range of issues, from how to deal with polygamy in African nations to discussing the reasons why youth today are so unwilling to make commitments; but all agree that the main goal of this historic meeting is to show the beauty of the family to the Church and the world.
A national pregnancy center organization has filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court in Southern California seeking an immediate preliminary injunction against the State of California to prevent enforcement of a new law requiring all pregnancy centers to provide information to patients on how to obtain a state-funded abortion.
Scientists have discovered a way to significantly change a person’s belief system simply by targeting their brain with magnets.
Outrage is growing over the passage of a new law in California that requires all pregnancy centers that are licensed as clinics to “disseminate” information about free or low cost access to abortion and contraception services or face steep fines.
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