Cabinet nominee Gov. Sebelius misreported donations from late-term abortionist

A new report shows that Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, nominee for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, significantly underreported the size of donations she received from a notorious late-term abortionist. Responding to questions from the Senate Finance Committee made public last week, Gov. Sebelius wrote that she received $12,450 from Kansas late-term [...]

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Canada’s Largest Catholic Newspaper Calls for Independent and Open Investigation into Development and Peace

The bishops should be applauded for moving with haste, but by opting for a virtually in-house investigation they are stepping onto a tightrope without a safety net. By deputizing a committee whose only set of outside eyes and ears belong to an American bishop whose sympathies are unknown, the Canadian bishops face a balancing act [...]

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You better be on the look out for those pro-life terrorists!

According to the Washington Times, a footnote attached to the nine-page report from the Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis say the activities of pro-life advocates is included in “rightwing extremism in the United States.”
“It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single-issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration,” the [...]

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Montreal Cardinal: “I am against abortion, but I can understand that in certain cases, there is almost no other choice than to practice it.”

Let’s hope that the good Cardinal has been misquoted, because if he hasn’t then he doesn’t appear to know his Catholic moral teaching, and he doesn’t appear to have actually read what Pope Benedict said about condoms in Africa…
In the interview Cardinal Turcotte, as quoted by Le Devoir, compared abortion to killing in self-defense, effectively [...]

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April edition of Familia Podcast is available NOW!

Yes, it is a little late (due to technical issues) but the good news is that the April edition of the Familia Podcast is available online now!
This month’s edition of the podcast explores the following questions:
- How does a committed Catholic balance the Catholic teaching about contraception with practical realities like saving for a house, [...]

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