Catholic News Roundup 01-31

Grim Reaper’s Cure
Killing disabled people to harvest their organs is perfectly okay … according to two of the most widely recognized bioethicists in the United States.
TheBlaze.com

Gingrich Defending Life
Newt Gingrich is hardening his political line against embryonic stem cell research … perhaps hoping to highlight some of Romney’s shortcomings on life issues.
Washington Post

Challenging Catholic Education
A Canadian Catholic high school principal may be punished … because he stopped a homosexual activist group from setting up shop on campus.
Toronto: The Star

Honor Killing Verdict
A Canadian jury has sentenced three people to life in prison … after a Muslim honor killing leaves three dead … while the judge labels it a matter of domestic violence.
FOX News

CAIR-ful Training
What I am referring to is the idea that the Council of American Islamic Relations or CAIR --C-A-I-R … is being allowed to influence the New York Police Department’s anti-terrorism training curricula.
One News Now

Catholic News Roundup 01-30

Family Feud
Move over Mom and Dad … look out kids … you are no longer the White House’s version of the family … as the same-sex social overhaul bulldozes housing subsidies… and redefines “eligible families”.
OneNewsNow.com

Bishops Buck Obama
Two American Bishops are telling the White House they will not surrender their fundamental right to religious liberty … and will defy any Obamacare mandate to pay for abortion, contraception, and sterilization.
Archdiocese of Pittsburgh
The Tucson Citizen

Belief Bashing
Atheists are taking advantage of the Army’s support to celebrate how much they hate God and Christianity …. raising some very valid concerns over what is being called a family event.
TheBlaze.com



GOP Primary Update
Newt Gingrich may be breaking ground on the national stage in the Grand Old Party’s race for the presidential nomination … but he does seem to be falling behind as he heads into the Florida Primary.
The Washington Post
Rasmussen
Gallup

Corporate Grind
America’s favorite barista may be serving up not just a well-made coffee … but a steaming hot cup of homosexual activism as well.
Cybernet News Service

Catholic News Roundup 01-27

Nigeria’s Muslim Agression
Thousands flee northern Nigeria … and 185 are dead after coordinated bomb attacks by Islamic terrorists late last week.
Catholic News Agency
Associated Foreign Press

Undiplomatic Maneuvers
In an unprecedented move … the most recently appointed Nuncio to the United States is calling the Vatican corrupt … and referring to his newest assignment as a punishment.
Associated Press
National Catholic Reporter

Questioning Candidacy
Obama is being subpoenaed in a Georgia court … as judicial officials question his eligibility as a 2012 presidential candidate on the Peach State ballot.
World Net Daily

New Spanking Law
Big Brother can put you in prison with a minimum ten year sentence for spanking your child … if a newly proposed law passes in Mississippi.
Lifesite News

State of the Union Demand
Obama is urging all states to raise their compulsory school attendance laws to age 18 … giving parents the impression that he has no respect for what they think about when their child should be out of high school.
Charisma News

Catholic News Roundup 01-26

Battling Same Sex Marriage
The fight is on for the legalization of so-called gay marriage in three states … as lawmakers in two of the three states push for referendums on the issue.
The Seattle Times
Associated Press
Cybernet News Service

Sex Ed and Scouting
Ties to Planned Parenthood have one Virginia Catholic parish kicking the Girl Scouts out.
TheBlaze.com

Fighting Fetal Flavoring
The disturbing practice of using aborted fetuses as ingredients in food products or in flavor testing will be banned in Oklahoma, if one senator has his way.
TheBlaze.com

Other Mandate Options
There are other ways to force you to buy healthcare if the mandate in Obamacare fails … according to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
The Hill
VIDEO: The Daily Show


Abortion Study Debunked
Claims are being made in a recent study that abortion is safer than childbirth … quoting a medical student and biased doctors who work for a company that lobbies for unprescribed Plan B contraceptives.
Lifesite News

Catholic News Roundup 01-25

March for Life
Neither cold nor rain could contain the hundreds of thousands that flooded Washington D.C. for the March for Life this year … and we took our cameras with us to the United States Capital to give you a look.
FOX News

American Majority Ignored
Abortion without strict limitations goes against a supermajority of Americans … making Supreme Court mandates to keep abortion on demand legal --out of step-- with the will of the people.
Catholic News Agency

Human Hatcheries
No … men don’t have to go through the pain of childbirth … but one ethicist in the United Kingdom takes a leaf from the post-apocalyptic work of fiction … Brave New World … and says women shouldn’t have to either.
Lifesite News

Demanding Suicide
One man seeking suicide in the United Kingdom is pushing his cause to court … in a landmark case opening this week … that some think may legalize assisted suicide in the country.
TheBlaze.com

Snubbing Barack
A star goalie of the National Hockey League says an invitation to the White House is not worth his time … skipping out on his invite to meet Obama … to protest the state of our country.
TheBlaze.com

Catholic News Roundup 01-24

Canning Catholic Identity
The fifth largest healthcare system in the United States is shedding its Catholic name … as hospitals across the country are blackballed from mergers for upholding pro-life policies.
GantDaily.com

Generational Genocide
This year’s March for Life is ushering in the fortieth year of legalized abortion in the United States … marking the passing of a generation of aborted children.
OneNewsNow.com
Cybernet News Service

San Francisco Standoff
Tens of thousands of people marched through San Francisco over the weekend as well … protesting the evils of abortion in one of the most liberal cities in the United States.
Catholic News Service



Egypt’s Islamist Takeover
The Terrorist-tied Muslim Brotherhood has taken power over the newly formed parliament in Egypt … which will meet for the first time this week.
TheBlaze.com
TheBlaze.com

Political Jihad
Islamic activists groups are trying to interject their opinions into American politics … using the Republican primaries as a platform to push their agenda.
Cybernet News Service
Cybernet News Service

Catholic News Roundup 01-23

Conscience Matter
Obama is now demanding that contraceptives, sterilization and abortion be included in the health insurance plans for employees of Catholic institutions. …Despite meeting with members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops last November.
Cybernet News Service
Insightscoop.typepad.com

Peru’s Pro-Death Plan
Abortion and what is being called “sexual diversity” are about to become law in Peru … as the president of the country awaits reception of the latest legislation plan from country lawmakers.

Gingrich vs. the Media
South Carolina conservatives like Newt Gingrich more than they like the media … according to a poll taken before he won this weekend’s primary.
Cybernet News Service

Abortion Activists Disrupt Pro-life Gathering
This was the scene as abortion activists tried to disrupt a Saturday evening mini-rally before today’s March for Life in Washington.
Lifenews.com

Abortion Advertising
Business is good for abortionists in the United Kingdom … especially now that for profit abortion mills can advertise on TV and the radio.
The Telegraph

Catholic News Roundup 01-20

Archdiocese Honors Pro-Abort Politician
Catholic Charities has chosen to honor a pro-abortion … pro-homosexual former Mayor of Washington D.C. … with the March for Life only a few short days away.
Catholic Culture

Scotland’s Abortion Battle
Two nurses are suing Scotland’s largest health board … in another battle demonstrating conscience rights for health care professionals’ are front line of the abortion fight.
BBC News

Politics of Hate
Pro-life initiatives are being labeled as “hate-groups” by the Southern Poverty Law Center for their stance against homosexuality … prompting demonstrations in the streets.
Lifesite News

2012 Presidential Election Coverage
Just a quick update on the race for the GOP Presidential Nomination … It is being announced that as Rick Perry drops out … Rick Santorum is being declared the winner of the recent Iowa Caucuses after a recount of votes.
TheBlaze.com

Islamic Misconception
Muslim Sharia Law is comparable to Catholic Canon Law, Jewish Halacha practices, even the U.S. Constitution … according one Islamic organization’s recent public statement.
Cybernet News Service

Teacher Tolerance Training
A well-known gay rights activist group has produced a film to help grade school teachers and parents learn how to talk about the topic of homosexuality with their students.
Cybernet News Service

Catholic News Roundup 01-19

Seismic Omission
The Catholic Church is showing signs of weakness in America … in what some call a seismic shift in the Church … and others are calling a seismic omission.
National Catholic Reporter

Stealing Sweden’s Children
Kidnapping is being endorsed by a politician in Sweden … in order to discourage the freedom of families to homeschool their children.
Lifesite News

Forced Sterilization Stopped
A woman ordered by a Massachusetts court to be sterilized and have her child aborted … is now being protected after her case was appealed.
The Boston Globe

Growing the Catholic Vote
Mitt Romney’s religious roots are shallow at best regarding the issues that really matter for Catholic voters … but he seems to be gaining ground with them anyway… as the South Carolina Primary draws closer.
BigGovernment.com
The Washington Examiner

Unequal Treatment
A little girl denied a kidney transplant because doctors have described her as mentally retarded is now receiving public support … and might get the treatment she needs.
TheBlaze.com

Catholic News Roundup 01-18

“A” Listing Africa
Planned Parenthood has its eye on Africa … announcing that it wants to increase what it calls “abortion services” on the continent by 82 percent … setting this goal for the year 2015.
Cybernet News Service

Ireland’s Unborn Threatened
Ireland is being forced to change its abortion law … thanks to the insistence of their masters in the European Union.
Irish Times

Minors Abusing Minors
Sexual abuse between children as young as five is running wild throughout Australia’s State of Victoria … as experts decry the availability of porn to the young on portable devices as the cause.
Lifesite News

Pakistani Persecution
After a year of bloody religious persecution … Pakistani Bishops are calling for the Federal Ministry for Human rights to take action and protect religious minorities.
Catholic Culture
Catholic Culture: Persecution in Review

Celebrity and Sanctification
In Hollywood it’s hard to find Catholics today … much less good practicing Catholics … but Mark Wahlberg tells CNN … his Faith is what has made him who he is.
TheBlaze.com

Catholic News Roundup 01-17

Belgian Bishops Raided
Belgian authorities have raided the offices of three bishops … executing their first sting operation since the summer of 2010as part of their sexual abuse investigations.
Associated Press

Minnesota’s Church Militant
The upcoming vote to solidify the definition of true marriage in Minnesota … has the Twin Cities Archbishop calling all Catholics to battle stations … and discouraging mutiny in the ranks.
Star Tribune

Parents Against Propaganda
Homosexual activists in Minnesota are looking for a loophole in the law to indoctrinate the minds of the young … while parents are pleading with local government to protect their children.
Twin Cities Daily Planet

Biased Banners
City Government in San Francisco is allegedly violating a city ordinance to promote an abortion activist agenda during the National Sanctity of Life Month.
OneNewsNow.com

Ireland’s Vatican Vendetta
The government of Ireland is being overwhelmingly criticized for cutting ties with the Vatican … when it closed its embassy to the Holy See this past November.
Irish Examiner

Catholic News Roundup 01-16

Jesuit University Defies Bishop
A Jesuit University in Pennsylvania is refusing to obey its Bishop … ignoring orders to cancel the speaking engagement of a pro-abortion politician.
CatholicCulture.org

Archdiocese Fails to Report
The use of child pornography by some priests in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has apparently been hidden for years … according to city prosecutors in a current sex abuse case.
The Philadelphia Enquirer

More Abuse in Germany
Two hundred eighty counts of sexual abuse are being leveled against a German priest in court for allegedly abusing three boys over a period of several years.
Associated Press

Truth and Consequences
The former bishop of El Paso is suing one of his priests ... and the priest's brother .... claiming the mishandling of funds.
The American Catholic

Jersey Judge Denies Religious Freedom
Two lesbian women have won a court case in New Jersey ... after a popular oceanside resort refused to allow them to perform a so-called same-sex marriage ceremony on their property.
World Net Daily

Catholic News Roundup 01-13

Gay Divorce
Divorce in Canada may be impossible for some same-sex couples … mostly because their so-called marriage didn’t happen in the first place.
The Globe and Mail
Family Research Council

Assassination Attempt
A deadly gun battle has erupted outside the house of a Chaldean Catholic Archbishop in Iraq … in what is believed to be a terrorist attack attempt.
CatholicCulture.org

Texas Protects Unborn
A law that seeks to preserve the life of the unborn has been cleared for enforcement by the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Texas … despite opposition from Planned Parenthood and its cooperators.
Wall Street Journal

Pastor’s Protest
They were booted out of public schools for holding services there … and now Pastors in New York are coming together to protest the City’s mistreatment of their church congregations.
Cybernet News Service

Goofy Google Doodle
A recent Google doodle honored the Father of Modern Geology at the top of its search page … however the internet giant failed to mention that he was also a dedicated Catholic priest.
Aggie Catholics

Catholic News Roundup 01-12

Religious Rights Protected
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of religious institutions’ keeping authority over their hiring and firing decisions.
Washington Post
FOX News

Religious Real Estate Grab
A judge is ruling against the freedom of Church owners … Protestant and Catholic alike … forcing them to allow their property to be used for so-called same-sex marriage ceremonies.
National Organization for Marriage

Islamic Infusion
Hillary Clinton will now be importing Muslim women to the United States to give them a free college education … and introducing them into American Society.
Cybernet News Service

Southern Square-Off
As the South Carolina Primary date draws closer … the focus settles on who can challenge Mitt Romney’s recent success as a true conservative in the race for presidential nomination.
Cybernet News Service
Cybernet News Service
Reuters News Service

Museum Quality Homosexuality
The Smithsonian is using your taxpayer money “this year” to fund an exhibit lovingly displaying the homosexual lifestyle …. And this one dominates five large rooms of exhibit space.
Cybernet News Service

Catholic News Roundup 01-11

Prime Time Profanity
A landmark case is hitting the Supreme court this week … as television networks try to duck the Federal Communications Commission (FCC’s) influence over the moral decency of their programming.
Washington Post
Christian Science Monitor

Money Over Morality
The Greek Government is drawing fire in the media after placing Pedophilia on its list of disabilities … but not for reasons that you might think in today’s society.
Associated Press

Obama’s Birds and Bees
According to the Obama administration … Your children should know that it’s okay to be gay and the definition of sexual orientation by the time they are ten.
TheBlaze.com

Outing Obamacare
Obamacare may end up being toppled by the Supreme Court … thanks to an Amicus Brief that is being signed by 27 congressmen.
Cybernet News Service

Debating Contraception
Contraception made it into the last GOP presidential candidate debate held over the weekend… and Mitt Romney was the first to be put in the mediator’s crosshairs on the issue.
Lifesite News

Catholic News Roundup 01-10

Nigeria’s Islamic Oppression
Christians are being forced to flee their ancestral homes in Nigeria as fear of more attacks from the Islamic group … Boko Haram … spreads.
BBC

Crushing Gaza’s Catholics
The only Catholic parish in Gaza finds itself suffering tremendously … trapped within the city’s blockade and surrounded by an overwhelmingly Muslim community.
Vatican Insider
Catholic Culture

Faith Trumps Terror
Threats of terrorism have not deterred the Faith of Filipino Catholics in honoring Christ … as over three million marched through Manila in the procession of the Black Nazarene.
Catholic Culture

Obama’s Bitter Pill
Obama’s council of Advisers on Science and Technology say the morning after pill should be accessible to everyone … despite the dangers it represents to those who take it.
Washington Post

Department of Health and Homosexual Services
The Homosexual population is being embraced as a protected class … according to Kathleen Sebelius and the Health and Human Services Department.
Cybernet News Service

Catholic News Roundup 01-09

New Era … Old Solution
Catholic Schools will be shutting down in Philadelphia by the dozens … now that Archbishop Chaput is approving a plan that will severely diminish Catholic educational influence in the city.
CatholicCulture.org
Yahoo Contributor Network
Catholic News Agency

The Recanting Cardinal
Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George is sympathizing with homosexual activists … apologizing for his recent remarks comparing homosexuality the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).
Chicago Tribune

Two New American Caridnals
Pope Benedict XVI has bestowed the honor of cardinal on two American Archbishops … among his twenty-two newly ordained princes of the Church.
Lifesite News
CatholicCulture.org

Promoting Pedophilia
The Dutch government is supporting the practice of pedophilia by funding a homosexual rights advocacy group through the European Union.
Lifesite News

Filipinos Fear Terror Attack
A potential terrorist attack on a Catholic procession in Manila has police there on their guard… looking for suspects.
Washington Post