Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Even though the mainstream media never misses a chance to tout the so-called "safe, legal abortion" industry in the U.S., they have chosen to almost completely ignore the trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, an abortionist whose West Philadelphia clinic was dubbed a "house of horrors" by investigators.
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An overwhelming majority of U.S. Catholics say the election of Pope Francis makes them more optimistic about the Church.
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If employees of CVS want to hang onto their health insurance, they're going to have to pony up personal information about their health or face paying as much as $600 more a year for health insurance.
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Even though he was just elected a week ago, Pope Francis' Twitter account has already acquired two million followers - and that's just for the English version!
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A medical assistant who worked at an abortion clinic in West Philadelphia described as a "house of horrors" by investigators sobbed as she talked about the killing of infants born alive during sub-standard procedures.
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Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has introduced a new bill that will extend the equal protection afforded in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to every born and unborn human being.
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Thousands of Argentines were camping out in the main square in Buenos Aires yesterday to watch the inauguration of their former Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis when the crowd received a very unexpected phone call from the Vatican.
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The Vatican Information Service has released the full text of the homily delivered this morning by Pope Francis as he began his pontificate as the 266th successor of St. Peter.
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During the trial of Kermit Gosnell, the owner of a West Philadelphia abortion clinic dubbed the "house of horrors", his defense attorney claimed Gosnell was "lynched" by the state because he's black, not because he ran a grossly sub-standard abortion clinic where the remains of aborted fetuses were found stored in jars.
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With several "must pass" pieces of legislation on the horizon that present an opportunity to attach a repeal of the controversial birth control mandate, U.S. bishops are stepping up the pressure on lawmakers to take action to overturn the unjust law.
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