Population control won’t solve climate change, Caritas official says
VATICAN CITY, May 16, 2015–Controlling populations is not the answer in fighting poverty and protecting the environment, says a leading official for the Catholic aid federation, Caritas Internationalis. “We do not see that population control, the way it is being thought by many, is the right way to go forward,” Caritas secretary general Michel Roy said in an interview with CNA. The question of sustaining the planet is not approached “by suppressing people,” he said. Roy has been in Rome for Caritas International’s 20th general assembly which has been running from May 12-17 on the theme: “One human family, care…
BREAKING: House votes to ban abortions in the U.S. after five months
5:30 PM, MAY 13, 2015 BECKY YEH On the anniversary of the conviction of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell, the U.S. House voted in favor of banning abortions across the country after five months. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act passed the House on a 242 to 184 vote, and now heads to the Senate. Lawmakers wrangled with the measure, also known as H.R. 36, in January, which sabotaged a highly anticipated vote on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade; however, the measure was reintroduced for another vote on the anniversary of Gosnell’s conviction. The law would effectively ban abortions in the U.S. after 20 weeks— when…
Irish Parliament Rejects Pro-Abortion Bill
Ireland’s parliament has soundly rejected a bill that would have denied legal protections to unborn babies by Paul Bois • May 14, 2015 DUBLIN, May 14, 2015 (ChurchMilitant.com) – Ireland’s parliament has soundly rejected a bill that would have denied legal protections to unborn babies. Losing by a vote of 74 to 23, the bill, led by Deputy Ruth Coppinger, sought to repeal the 8th Amendment to the Irish Constitution, which effectively banned abortion throughout all of Ireland in 1983. The amendment suffered a major blow in 2013 when Parliament passed a bill allowing abortion for the first time in Ireland at any…
Almost 50 percent of Ohio abortion facilities have shut down since 2011
May 4, 2015 Becky Yeh The number of abortion facilities in Ohio has dropped by almost half since the Buckeye State upped restrictions protecting women and preborn children over the past four years, a review of records by the Associated Press shows. State data reveals that the number of abortion procedures is also declining, as part of a nationwide trend. Seven abortion providers out of 16 have either closed down mills or curbed abortion services since 2011, while an eighth facility – a Toledo-based abortion center – is currently operating amidst litigation. Currently, nine abortion facilities remain open in the state. The number of induced abortions in Ohio…
Nine reasons to oppose “Death with Dignity” laws
It was only about 6 months ago when the young and beautiful Brittany Maynard brought new attention to the topic of physician-assisted suicideafter her highly publicized decision to end her own life under the Oregon “Death with Dignity” act. Suddenly, new bills advocating for physician-assisted suicide began cropping up all over the country at the beginning of legislative sessions in January, but what’s interesting is that most of these bills died before they ever made it out of committee or out of the respective state legislature. St. Joseph,…
200 EXhomosexual video testimonies
This a growing video anthology of living witnesses —representing many nations— who have left homosexuality, bisexuality and lesbianism to follow Jesus Christ. And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” They immediately left their nets and followed Him. Matthew 4:18-20 KJV Jesus yet calls us to forsake everything we have been to follow him. Those who have left their past life behind stand as witnesses…
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…
