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These Republican Senators Will Oppose the Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz

May 9, 2017 breaking Comments Off on These Republican Senators Will Oppose the Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz

Now that the House of Representatives has passed a bill that would defund the Planned Parenthood abortion business, all attention turns to the Senate. Leading Senators have already indicated they intend to rewrite the bill, which also includes language to partially repeal Obamacare. There is concern from some pro-life circles that the Planned Parenthood defunding language may be removed from the bill and leading pro-life groups have made it clear to top Senate Republicans that the defunding language is non-negotiable. But there are a couple of pro-abortion Republicans who appear unlikely to support the Planned Parenthood defunding bill. Senate

What Catholic Social Thought Teaches About Conservatism

May 8, 2017 breaking Comments Off on What Catholic Social Thought Teaches About Conservatism

The popular view—encouraged at every turn by left-leaning analysts and commentators—is that the conservative view on economics is essentially laissez-faire and that conservatives want to eliminate government social welfare programs, even if the needy have to suffer. As a result, some Catholics say that conservatism is at odds with the Church on this. Is this true? I have written two books analyzing American liberalism and conservatism from the standpoint of Catholic social teaching, one over a quarter-cen

Catholic school under fire for canceling LGBT play for 5- to 10-year-olds

May 7, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Catholic school under fire for canceling LGBT play for 5- to 10-year-olds

St. CATHARINES, Ontario, May 5, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — The Niagara Catholic District School Board is facing a media spotlight and suggestions of “transphobia” for canceling performances of a play about gender identity that were booked in five elementary schools. Produced by the St. Catharines-based Carousel Playhouse, which lists Pride Niagara as a community partner, the play is called Boys, Girls

‘We are the No,’ Cardinal Tobin says as faith leaders vow to support immigrants

May 6, 2017 breaking Comments Off on ‘We are the No,’ Cardinal Tobin says as faith leaders vow to support immigrants

NEWARK, N.J. (Star-Ledger) Beneath the curved wooden ceiling at Bethany Baptist Church, New Jersey’s faith leaders vowed to stand alongside those targeted under the White House agenda — and build their own wall of resistance to President Trump’s policies. “Not on our watch will anyone have to stand or fight alone,” said the church’s pastor, Timothy Jones on Thursday (May 4). “Now more than ever is the time for people of all faiths to get together to wo

Pope Francis is ready to meet Donald Trump, the Holy See confirms

May 5, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis is ready to meet Donald Trump, the Holy See confirms

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is ready to welcome US President Donald Trump to the Vatican in May, a high-ranking official of the Holy See confirmed on Wednesday. “Pope Francis is always available to welcome heads of state who ask him for an audience,” Monsignor Angelo Becciu, substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, told the ANSA news agency on April 19, 2017. The statement followed an announcement the same day from White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, saying the administration would be contacting the the Holy See soon to schedule an aud

US House votes to defund Planned Parenthood, scrap Obamacare

May 5, 2017 breaking Comments Off on US House votes to defund Planned Parenthood, scrap Obamacare

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 4, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. House voted 217 to 213 to defund Planned Parenthood and repeal Obamacare today, sending its replacement, “TrumpCare,” to the Senate. The American Healthcare Act (AHCA) strips Planned Parenthood of most of its federal funding for the next year. The AHCA is a type of bill that only needs 51, rather than 60, Senate votes to pass. This type of bill, passed through a process called budget

Bishop Schneider interview in Polish Catholic daily mainstream paper

May 4, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Bishop Schneider interview in Polish Catholic daily mainstream paper

You and two other Bishops have written a letter calling to pray for the Pope related to “Amoris laetitia” exhortation in order to encourage Him to explain the doubts around it. – In these circumstances the only indispensable act of the Pope consists in unambiguously confirming the Divine truth of the indissolubility of marriage not only regarding doctrine, but also regarding the practice, as it did Jesus Christ and according to His example all of His Vicars on earth, the Roman Pontiffs. The central task of a Pope is precisely this: to confirm his brethren in the faith. This task is not optional, but commanded by Christ Himself (cf. Lc 23, 32). How may we as the Catholics express our…Continue Reading

What Catholics like and dislike in the new spending bill

May 3, 2017 breaking Comments Off on What Catholics like and dislike in the new spending bill

Washington D.C., May 2, 2017 / 03:26 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A massive spending package to be voted on by Congress has drawn applause for continuing foreign aid spending, but also concern at its proposal to keep funding Planned Parenthood. The pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List said the bill’s funding of Planned Parenthood was “incredibly disappointing,” and president Marjorie Dannenfelser insisted that it was “imperative” for the House to pass a “reconciliation bill that redirects the

CDL BURKE ON KNIGHTS OF MALTA: ‘PROFOUNDLY SADDENING’

May 2, 2017 breaking Comments Off on CDL BURKE ON KNIGHTS OF MALTA: ‘PROFOUNDLY SADDENING’

An internal document leaked to Church Militant offers Cdl Raymond Burke’s insights into the Order of Malta ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) – Cardinal Raymond Burke, spiritual patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, finds the current crisis with the Knights “profoundly saddening.” An internal document obtained by Church Militant last week reports on the private, frank, two-hour discussion that took place in March between the prelate and Josef Freiherr von Beverfoerde, a knight of Malta. “I find it profoundly saddening that the grave scandal of the d

Full transcript of Pope Francis’ nuclear war in-flight message

May 1, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Full transcript of Pope Francis’ nuclear war in-flight message

By (CNA/EWTN News) 4/30/2017 (22 hours ago) Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) In his conversation with journalists on the way back from Egypt, Pope Francis touched on an array of topics, including North Korea, populism and a possible visit from President Donald Trump.