The U.S. House of Representatives passed a pro-life bill today aimed at protecting infants born alive after an abortion and to imposing a moratorium on federal taxpayer funding to Planned Parenthood while redirecting those funds to more than 13,000 health clinics across the country.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
In response to the uproar over the Planned Parenthood baby parts scandal, several states are now moving to ban the use of fetal tissue in research, which some scientists say will be a setback for medical progress while others say reliance on aborted baby parts is old science and better sources of stem cells are now available.
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Pro-abortion groups have filed a new “nasty” lawsuit that not only seeks to shut down the #PPSellsBabyParts videos but to see Center for Medical Progress (CMP) founder David Daleiden in jail and financially ruined.
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A federal court ruling issued yesterday which says the government cannot impose massive IRS fines on religious ministries for following their faith has now set the stage for cases such as the Little Sisters of the Poor to be heard at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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“Vigilance and prayer are the safeguards
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Pope Francis has granted a plenary indulgence to anyone who devoutly participates in one of the sacred functions taking place during the Eighth World Meeting of Families either in person or in spirit.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSIn what some are calling a “stunning show of political indecorum”, President Barack Obama has invited several individuals who publicly flout Catholic teaching to greet Pope Francis when he visits the White House next week.
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In the final days before he departs for his much anticipated North American voyage, Pope Francis is asking the faithful around the world to accompany him with prayer.
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“Take to heart the warning of our Lord:
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After suffering some of the worst persecution in modern history, Iraqi Christians who resettled in and around the Detroit, Michigan area breathed a sigh of relief when the local planning commission voted 9-0 to reject the building a huge mosque in the middle of their neighborhood.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a pro-life bill today aimed at protecting infants born alive after an abortion and to imposing a moratorium on federal taxpayer funding to Planned Parenthood while redirecting those funds to more than 13,000 health clinics across the country.
