Doctor: FDA ignoring medical evidence vs. 51 contraceptives
Dr. Ryan Capitulo gives a talk to pregnant mothers, March 10, 2017. MANILA – A obstetrician-gynecologist believes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s recent declaration of 51 contraceptives as non-abortifacient is ignoring crucial medical evidence to the contrary. “By certifying the 51 contraceptives. FDA is saying that the 51 contraceptives can never prevent the implantation of the fertilized egg or embryo. This is not true! FDA ignored medical and scientific evidence,” said Dr. Ryan Capitulo who is board certified in obstretics and gynecology as well as in pediatric and adolescent gynecology. It can be recalled that the Supreme Court put…
California elementary schools to use pro-LGBT history textbooks
SACRAMENTO, California, November 14, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Children in California will be learning to identify historical personages by their sexuality. The Advocate reported that the California state board of education approved “10 LGBT-inclusive history textbooks” for elementary school students in grades K-8 last week. It also rejected two textbooks on the grounds that they did not include “LGBT history.” The exclusion of LGBT history violates California’s FAIR Education Act. The FAIR Education Act, once informally called the LGBT History Bill, was written by Senator Mark Leno. FAIR stands for “Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful.” It ensures that the political, economic…
Nurses testify on being forced to do abortions: ‘I still have nightmares’
November 9, 2017 (NewsBusters) — While many in the liberal media herald abortion as “women’s rights,” they censor how abortion endangers women’s rights in the medical profession — women who are forced to either help perform abortion or risk losing their jobs. On Wednesday, pro-life leaders and lawmakers attended a Capitol Hill press conference in support of the Conscience Protection Act of 2017. The bill protects the conscience of those in federally-funded healthcare systems who object to performing or participating in abortion. Nurses, whom the legislation would affect, testified at the event. Sponsored by Rep. Diane Black (R-TN), the bill would…
Catholics launch prayer crusade to save Ireland’s pro-life law
November 1, 2017 (Voice of the Family) — Voice of the Family asks you to join us in a crusade of prayer and fasting, beginning on the Feast of All Saints (November 1) for the defense of Ireland’s pro-life constitutional amendment. The Eighth Amendment to the Irish Constitution was introduced in 1983 to prevent the violation of the right-to-life of unborn children by abortion. The amendment protects the lives of mothers and unborn children equally. It states: “The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother,…
Church urges repentance over rampant killings
MANILA— The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines today called for repentance amid the rising death toll of criminals and drug suspects including minors. Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, CBCP President, said time is calling everybody, including political and church leaders, to repent “so healing can begin”. “We need to repent as a nation,” Villegas said in his homily during the “Lord Heal Our Land Sunday” Mass at the Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace, also known as the Edsa Shrine in Quezon City on November 5. “Repent now. Time is not ours. Start the healing by…
Same sex-attracted man: ‘The unfailing love of God has helped me overcome’
PASAY City – In a candid testimonial, a man who admits to being attracted to the same sex shared about his journey and how God’s unconditional love, manifested through people in his life, helped him in his struggle. “In my struggle with homosexuality all my life, only the unfailing love of God has helped me overcome,” said Dr. Ryan Capitulo of the Light of Jesus community at the “A Love to Last: Families are forever” concert/conference on Oct. 29 at the SMX Convention Center. As a sexually active homosexual, the obstetrician-gynecologist believed homosexuals had as much right as straight people…
Our Lady of Fatima will be icon at prayer for healing
Thousands of devotees join the grand Marian procession along the streets of Cebu City to honor the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima’s apparitions in Portugal, October 13, 2017. SAMMY NAVAJA The Catholic Church will be using an image of Our Lady of Fatima in a procession against extrajudicial killings along the historic Edsa highway on November 5. It’s the same image that devotees brought to Edsa in the peaceful “people power” revolt in 1986, facing tanks and soldiers of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said it will be a prayerful gathering…
Heal Our Nation Sunday
25 October 2017 Dear Brothers and sisters in Christ: Prolife Philippines wishes to invite you and your group on behalf of Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas, CBCP President, to participate in the celebration of the Holy Mass on the “Lord Hear our Land Sunday”, November 5 at 3pm at the EDSA Shrine. The Mass shall be followed by a short candlelight procession to the People Power Monument at the corner of EDSA and White Plains. We have been asked by the good Archbishop to help out in the invitation and mobilization of people following his own statement published in several…
‘Cheap sex’ is destroying marriage and faith in America: new book
AUSTIN, Texas, October 19, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — “Cheap sex” is to blame for the marginalization of traditional marriage, says famed sociologist Mark Regnerus. In his recently released book “Cheap Sex: The Transformation of Men, Marriage and Monogamy,” Regnerus examines the dramatic changes in American sexual beliefs that have led to an inability among increasing numbers of young men and women to marry, have children and be faithful to one another. The answer, in short, is “cheap sex” — sex that carries neither the high price tag of a lifelong committed monogamous relationship nor that of reproduction. Three technological developments —…
Homeless Mom Gives Birth to Triplets After Refusing Abortion
When she first learned she was pregnant, Janey was at a loss for what to do. Homeless and sleeping on someone else’s couch with her 4-year-old daughter, having another child seemed to be not only an inconvenience, but a near impossibility. Little did she know things were about to get even more complicated—and far more beautiful. After a quick internet search, Janey found Pregnancy Resource Center of Rolla, Missouri. During her first appointment, she confirmed her pregnancy and had a long coaching session, discussing in detail the three options before her. She agreed to come back for another session and…
