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Mike Pence: Religious freedom is ‘top priority’ of Trump Administration

July 27, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Mike Pence: Religious freedom is ‘top priority’ of Trump Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 26, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. State Department hosted its first annual Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom this week, where Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo detailed the importance of the cause to the Trump Administration. Pence opened his remarks addressed to representatives from eighty nations by stating that “religious freedom is a top priority of this administration.” The event consisted of a “broad range of stakeholders, including foreign ministers, international organization representatives, religious lead

30 accuse monks of sexual abuse, Delbarton says

July 26, 2018 breaking Comments Off on 30 accuse monks of sexual abuse, Delbarton says

Thirteen monks from St. Mary’s Abbey, which runs the Delbarton School in Morris Township, have been accused of sexually abusing 30 people over the past three decades, according to a letter to alumni and other members of the school community. Those who have come forward include former Delbarton students, the twin sons of a former Delbarton employee, a parishioner at St. James Church in Basking Ridge and former students of St. Elizabeth of Hungary School in Linden, which was staffed by the abbey, according to the le

How pro-lifers are saving more babies from abortion in Florida than ever before

July 24, 2018 breaking Comments Off on How pro-lifers are saving more babies from abortion in Florida than ever before

NAPLES, Florida, July 24, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – A new model for helping Florida women facing a crisis pregnancy is helping them choose life for their babies at greater rates than ever before. Community Pregnancy Centers, Inc. (CPCI), based in Naples, Florida, is a chain of four medical model clinics and an ultrasound van serving Florida women and their babies. Founded as one small crisis pregnancy center 44 ye

Catholics rebuke bishop’s defense of fellow prelates amid McCarrick abuse scandal

July 23, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Catholics rebuke bishop’s defense of fellow prelates amid McCarrick abuse scandal

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 23, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – After a week in which Catholic laity again reeled with horror at learning of more sexual abuse by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin did not strike the right note. In a tweet he posted on July 19, Bishop Tobin slapped many undeserving episcopal backs. “Despite the egregious offenses of a fe

Judge says Philadelphia can cut contracts with Catholic groups for refusing same-sex adoption

July 18, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Judge says Philadelphia can cut contracts with Catholic groups for refusing same-sex adoption

PHILADELPHIA, July 17, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – The city of Philadelphia has the power to suspend contracts with religious adoption agencies who refuse to place children in same-sex homes, a federal judge ruled Friday. Last year, a story about Bethany Christian Services turning away a same-sex couple raised public awareness of both it and Catholic Social Services (CSS) having a policy of placing children only in homes with a mother an

British pro-lifers say abortion clinic ‘buffer zones’ harm women and children

July 16, 2018 breaking Comments Off on British pro-lifers say abortion clinic ‘buffer zones’ harm women and children

London, England, Jul 12, 2018 / 12:49 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After a decision from the United Kingdom’s High Court, two women are attempting to overturn a ban on prayer and public discussion of abortion near a British abortion clinic. On July 2, the High Court of England and Wales upheld a “buffer zone” imposed by Ealing Council, west London, around a Marie Stopes abortion clinic. The zone prevents any pro-life gathering or speech, inc

Calligraphers face jail time for not promoting same-sex ‘weddings’

July 15, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Calligraphers face jail time for not promoting same-sex ‘weddings’

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 13, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) — Two Arizona calligraphy artists faced with fines and jail time for declining to take part in promoting gay “weddings” are asking the state’s Supreme Court to hear their challenge to the city of Phoenix’s law that compels them create artwork that violates their religious beliefs. Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski, owners of Brush & Nib Studio, face up to six months in jail, $2,500 in fines, and three

Bishop Paprocki disagrees with US bishops’ support for unions that fund abortion, LGBT

July 12, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Bishop Paprocki disagrees with US bishops’ support for unions that fund abortion, LGBT

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 11, 2018, (LifeSiteNews) – Hailed by free speech and religious liberty advocates alike, the United States Supreme Court recently ruled that public sector employees can no longer be required to pay mandatory fees to support unions which promote causes and political activities – including abortion – to which they are opposed. The ruling has also exposed a significant rift among the nation’s Catholic bishops. Despite public sector unions’ unabashe

Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court

July 10, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 9, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – Brett Kavanaugh is Donald Trump’s choice to succeed the pro-abortion, pro-gay Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court, the president announced Monday night. Trump praised Kavanaugh’s committment to “equal justice under the law” and called him a “brilliant jurist with a clear and effective writing style.” He is “universally regarded as…one of the finest legal minds of our time.” Kavanaugh formerly clerked for Kennedy. “Justice Kennedy devoted his career to p

Prof fired by Catholic university for defending marriage has huge court win

July 7, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Prof fired by Catholic university for defending marriage has huge court win

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, July 6, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – The professor forced out by a Jesuit-run Catholic university for blogging about an undergrad student being assailed by his teacher for his having voiced defense of marriage has won in court. In a landmark decision Friday the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Marquette University violated John McAdams’ right to free speech when it suspended him for writing the blog post, and it ordered the University to restore McAdams immediately with his full rank, tenure, compensation and be