At the end of Archbishop O’Brien’s column (CR, Sept. 3) was a quote from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops stating their vision of health care reform “will take care to be abortion neutral.” There is no neutral. Current case law states that unless a law expressly forbids funding abortion, the presumption is that abortions...Read More

WASHINGTON – Philadelphia Cardinal Justin Rigali, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, praised legislation introduced in the House in late April that would ban the creation of human-animal embryos for research.Read More

Joan Dunn thought she was prepared for life in Kashima West, a remote part of the northwestern province of Zambia, Africa. Reading about Third World nations and viewing pictures of people who are starving and living in impoverished conditions is one thing – seeing the reality of their situation is another.Read More

LONDON – A prayer for couples to recite “before making love” has been included in a new British book of prayers for married couples.Read More

There was little Father Joseph Cosgrove could do to escape.Read More

LONDON – Almost 300 Catholic priests, nuns and monks marched on Britain’s Parliament to demand stronger measures to tackle global warming.Read More

When Mary Macedo and her husband, Daniel, were first married, Mr. Macedo’s line of work caused the family to relocate often. It was during these years that Mary recognized the joy found in sharing her time and her heart through volunteer work.Read More

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sided with claims from eight employees at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, N.C., that the institution’s 2007 decision not to offer employees coverage of prescription contraceptives discriminates against women.Read More