A Committee of the Maryland legislature held a hearing last week on a bill that would grant health care surrogates the power to donate non-vital organs, such as a kidney or lobe of a liver, of a person who is diagnosed to be in a persistent vegetative state (PVS).
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Speaking at the end of a three-day Vatican conference on diagnosing and treating infertility, Pope Benedict XVI urged infertile couples to shun artificial procreation, calling it a form of arrogance and reiterating that the only place worthy of calling new life into the world is in marriage.
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The furor over the Obama Administration's oppressive HHS mandate rages on as seven states file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of new contraceptive regulations that will force religious institutions to provide insurance for practices that violate their consciences.
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As politicians on both sides of the aisle seek to make political hay out of the skyrocketing gas prices, the public is being bombarded with half-truths and myths about the real problem.
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A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the state of Washington cannot force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives if it violates their religious beliefs and accused the state of being more concerned with suppressing religious liberty than promoting access to the drugs.
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While commenting on the problems in Catholic parishes caused by Girl Scout programs that are associated with Planned Parenthood, Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend revealed that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is in the process of investigating these problems.
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Pope Benedict XVI is intent on evangelizing the culture and has decided to Tweet every day during Lent in an effort to reach out to the faithful and encourage them during the Lenten season.
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A Harvard administrator, writing on
Time Magazine's Ideas blog, posits that American bishops who disagree with the Obama Administration's HHS mandate should "do the MLK/Mandela thing" and go to prison.
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It was only after receiving a report on the depraved background of a pro-abortion and pro-gay rights performing artist that Villanova University, a Roman Catholic university, decided to cancel his invitation to lead workshops for students.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
According to the latest round of U.S. Department of Education tests, Catholic school students scored so much higher than their public school counterparts experts are calling it a "thrashing."
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