Senate Rebukes Harris and Hirono on Knights of Columbus
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‘Extreme’ Knights of Columbus Council Responds to Attacks From Dems
A Knights of Columbus council wrote an open letter to Democratic Sens. Kamala Harris (Calif.) and Mazie Hirano (Hawaii) after the Senate Judiciary Committee members questioned district court nominee Brian C. Buescher in December about his affiliation with the Catholic men’s group.
Pro-Life Australian Senator Mockingly Announces Gender Change So He Can Speak Out on Abortion
A male Australian senator mockingly proclaimed himself to be a woman before parliament last week so that he, as a pro-life male, could speak against abortion.
Pope Vows No More Cover Ups in Letter to All Catholics on Sexual Abuse
Pope Francis, facing simultaneous clergy sexual abuse crises in several countries, on Monday wrote an unprecedented letter to all the world’s Catholics asking each of them to help uproot “this culture of death”.
Argentina Rejects Liberalized Abortion Laws
Senators in Argentina voted down a bill Thursday that would have legalized abortion on demand until week 14 of a pregnancy.
Feds Spend $699,085 Using The Church to Tell Latinos to Exercise
The National Institutes of Health is spending roughly $700,000 on a study attempting to use churches to get Latinos to go to the park to work out.
Franciscan University Claims Facebook Rejected Ad Because It Shows Jesus on the Cross
Franciscan University posted a series of ads on Facebook Friday to promote some of its online theology programs, but it says one of them was rejected because it included the Crucifixion of Christ on the San Damiano Cross.
Cardinal Dolan Reflects on Op-Ed Against Democrats: ‘We Don’t Want to Lose’ Pro-Life Politicians
Cardinal Dolan Slams Democratic Party’s Treatment of Catholics: It ‘Weakens the Democracy Millions of Americans Cherish’
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, has voiced his disappointment in the Democratic Party for slamming the door on Catholics’ pro-life views and blocking education tax credit legislation that would give middle-class and low-income families choice between Catholic and public schools.
Catholic Bishop Reaffirms Durbin’s Ban From Receiving Holy Communion
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield, Ill. reaffirmed a ban preventing Sen. Dick Durbin (D., Ill.) from receiving holy communion within the diocese following the senator’s vote against a bill to ban late-term abortions.
