Ireland’s defense of marriage leaders speak up for mothers, fathers, children
The Irish flag. Credit: Michael Care Andersen (CC BY-NC 2.0). By Kevin Jones Dublin, Ireland, Apr 26, 2015 / 03:58 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Opponents of a referendum that would recognize “gay marriage” in Ireland face an uphill fight, but one commentator says they can win if people are willing to speak up and focus on the need for children to have a mother and a father. “I think civil marriage is a really critical institution for upholding the common good – specifically the good of children being raised by their own mother and father in a lifelong committed relationship,” said Ben…
Photo of baby David, miscarried at 7 weeks, goes viral
7:58 AM, MAR 6, 2015 NANCY FLANDERS 72 COMMENTS It’s as clear as day that baby David Raphael, miscarried at 7 weeks gestation, is a human being. And when his mother sent her story and a photo of David to Planned Parenthood clinic director-turned-pro-life advocate Abby Johnson, his photo went viral. It’s an amazing image. Baby David in an intact sac, held by his mother. His developing eyes, arms and legs undeniably there, making him undeniably more than a “blob of tissue.” But that’s what many women are told is all they are carrying when they head to the abortion clinic….
Military archbishop opposes death penalty for Fort Hood shooter
WASHINGTON, August 30, 2013– (CNS) — Archbishop Timothy M. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services said he opposes capital punishment for Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death Aug. 28 following his conviction of the shootings in the 2009 massacre at Fort Hood, Texas. “The church teaches that unjustified killing is wrong in all circumstances. That includes the death penalty,” Archbishop Broglio said in an Aug. 29 statement. “Maj. Hasan and his victims are all entitled to justice,” the archbishop added. “Maj. Hasan, at least, now has recourse to a scrupulous appeals process. Would that his…
Mexican bishops praise ‘invaluable’ contributions of seniors
MEXICALI, Mexico, Sept 2, 2013–The leadership of the bishops’ conference of Mexico has praised senior citizens for their “invaluable contribution to the family and to society,” criticizing negative views of the aged. Cardinal Jose Robles Ortega, Archbishop of Guadalajara, speaking on behalf of his fellow bishops, discussed the role of seniors in a message for Mexico’s Senior Citizens’ Day, celebrated Aug. 28. The bishops noted the “great deeds” of older persons recounted in the Bible, giving as examples Simeon and Anna, and in particular Moses, who “was already old when God entrusted to him the mission of liberating his people…
A pro-life priest’s view of Pope Francis’ call to pray and fast for peace
BY FR. SHENAN BOQUET Fri Sep 06, 2013 13:10 EST Tags: Pope Francis, Syria ROME, September 6, 2013 (HLI Worldwatch) – Pope Francis has called upon Catholics and people of all faiths to join him tomorrow, September 7, in prayer and fasting for peace in Syria. All men and women of good will are bound by the task of pursuing peace. I make a forceful and urgent call to the entire Catholic Church, and also to every Christian of other confessions, as well as to followers of every religion and to…
Pope telephones woman who refused abortion: offers to baptize her baby
BY PETER BAKLINSKI Fri Sep 06, 2013 11:54 ES ROME, September 6, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Anna Romano, 35, couldn’t believe her ears when she picked up the phone a few days ago. On the other end of the telephone was Pope Francis himself, who called to offer to baptize her baby after she refused to have an abortion. “I was just so surprised that he had telephoned me. He said that he had read my letter and he wanted to speak to me personally about it and reassure me that someone was worried about me,” Anna, hailing from Arezzo near…
Without Religious Morals and Values, Abortion on Demand Would Flourish
by Murray Vasser | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 8/26/13 5:23 PM Washington, DC (LiveActionNews) – In The Coming of the Third Reich, hailed by the Atlantic Monthly as “the definitive English-language account,” Cambridge historian Richard Evans outlines the various philosophies which undergirded the Nazi regime. Among many others, he points to thinkers such as Ernst Haeckel, who openly advocated killing the mentally ill, and Alfred Ploetz, who believed a panel of doctors should attend every birth to determine if the baby was fit to live. As Evans proceeds to explain, Such a technocratically rationalistic approach to population management presupposed an entirely secular, instrumental…
Video: Priest Assaulted and Sprayed With Hose by Abortion Advocate
by Steven Ertelt | Petersborough, Canada | LifeNews.com | 8/22/13 4:04 PM A pro-life priest was assaulted and sprayed with a garden hose by an abortion activist upset that he was showing graphic pictures of babies victimized by abortions. Father Ron Meyer was the victim. He is the parish priest of Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Cardiff, Ontario and the incident occurred on the last day of “Show the Truth” in Petersborough, Canada. Meyer was participating in a Show the Truth tour event sponsored by a Canadian group that uses graphic abortion images to spread the pro-life message. “Show…
Belgium: 95 Percent of Euthanasia Requests Get Rubber Stamp OK by Doctors
by Alex Schadenberg | Brussels, Belgium | LifeNews.com | 8/27/13 4:41 PM A study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management – November 2011 titled: Process and Outcomes of Euthanasia Requests Under the Belgian Act on Euthanasia: A Nationwide Survey found that only 5% of requests for euthanasia in Belgium are refused. The Belgian study on the process and outcomes of euthanasia requests was part of the “Monitoring Quality of End-of-Life Care Study.” The researchers sent an anonymous self-administered questionnaire to 3006 Belgian physicians by mail in March 2009. Euthanasia was legalized in Belgium in 2002. Since some of the…
Marriage Equality, Racial Equality, Gender Equality: What About Equality for the Unborn?
by Barry Garrett | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 8/29/13 11:53 AM Marriage equality. Racial equality. Gender equality. Everywhere there’s equality. It’s hard to go about even one day in life without hearing a story in which one member (or class) of our species is accusing another member (or class) of our species of unequal treatment. So allow me to throw my hat in the ring and argue for existential equality. By existential equality, I don’t mean to imply anything spiritual as the term seems to imply in a quick Google search. I simply mean to state my belief…
