Exploitation of poor women in India who "rent" their wombs to wealthy oversees parents has drawn criticism from women's groups and now the Indian government which has proposed a law to regulate the industry more closely.
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Pope Francis has decreed that Blesseds John XXIII and John Paul II will be canonized on April 27, 2014, the feast of Divine Mercy.
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A report from researchers at Boston College has found that women about to graduate from college have a "worse self-understanding" than they did in their freshman year.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Anyone wondering why America needs a new law protecting people who support traditional marriage from discrimination need only look at one of the most recent cases of a person being fired from his job simply for opposing same-sex marriage.
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Grease super-star Olivia Newton-John arranged for a priest to exorcise her Florida mansion after a contractor killed himself inside the house.
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Homosexual activists are calling for a boycott of Barilla pasta because the company refuses to feature same-sex families in their ads, but the owners are refusing to bend.
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D writes:
"I had a question about objects given to people by a psychic. My good friend was in contact with a psychic for 10 years but is free from her control now. She believed that this psychic was doing the Lord's work and was a Christian. The psychic gave her statue of Our Lady and told her to keep it in the same spot in her room. It has been in that spot for a while and my friend wants to know what to do with that statue. Any advice?"
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Jenny McKeigue, a mother of three from Olmsted Falls, Ohio was shocked to discover that her son's World History Curriculum featured a pro-Islam video that encouraged students to become Muslim. She demanded that the video be removed from the curriculum and wouldn't take no for an answer until the school finally backed down and removed the film.
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The Little Sisters of the Poor, along with the Christian Brothers, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeking relief from the birth control mandate that will force them to violate their religious convictions.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says it was the positive influence of the Catholic sisters who taught him as a child for reinforcing him in a positive way.
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