Obama to Announce Compromise on HHS Mandate Today
In an attempt to placate the uproar from American faithful over the HHS mandate, President Barack Obama is expected to announce some kind of "accommodation" on the mandate at 12:15 today.
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Dominicans Launch Nine Days of Prayer and Fasting to Stop HHS Mandate
The Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia, who run Aquinas College in Nashville, have put out a call to the faithful to combat the HHS mandate by praying and fasting for nine days from Feb. 11 until Feb. 19, to ask Our Lady to intercede on behalf of religious liberty.
Pope's Message for World Day of the Sick
As the Church prepares to celebrate the World Day of the Sick tomorrow, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, Pope Benedict XVI issued a message reminding the faithful about the importance of the "sacraments of healing" - penance and Anointing of the Sick.
Jane Siberry Not Considered a New Age Musician
CD writes: I recently received a forward from someone with music by Jan Siberry, with a song called, "Calling All Angels". It is also used in a movie, "Pay It Forward". I was wondering if this artist/song is connected with the new age genre of music?
EWTN Sues Government Over HHS Mandate
The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) is refusing to allow the government to force it to either stop providing insurance to its employees or use donor funds to pay for insurance coverage of drugs and procedures that violate Church teaching, and has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Birmingham, Alabama to stop the imposition of the controversial mandate.
Pope's Lenten Message: Don't Keep Silent in the Face of Evil!
Pope Benedict XVI has issued a powerful Lenten message for the world's Catholics in which he calls upon the faithful to remember the Christian tradition of "fraternal correction for eternal life" and not remain silent in the face of evil.
California's Gay "Poster Couple" to Divorce
One of the same-sex couples who originally challenged the Proposition 8 ballot initiative in California has filed for divorce.
Beware of Biased Polling on HHS Mandate!
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The public needs to be warned that some of the polls circulating these days alleging majority support among Americans and Catholics for the HHS mandate are actually from left-leaning pollsters, while polls from neutral pollsters - which show much different results - are being dismissed by the media.
Is Obama Caving on Mandate or Playing Politics?
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Pressure from the U.S. bishops and millions of concerned Americans about a health care mandate that infringes on religious freedom has Obama's re-election team calling for a cmopromise that many believe is just a political ploy to regain favor with Catholic voters.
Court Rules Proposition 8 to be Unconstitutional
In a ruling that surprised no one, a three-judge panel of the liberal 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court judge correctly decided that California's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional and allowed his decision to stand.
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