The Senate Judiciary Committee began consideration today of the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation introduced earlier this year that would repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
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The offices of a French satirical weekly known as
Charlie Hebdo were firebombed yesterday morning after it announced that Mohammed would be its "editor-in-chief" for the next issue.
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DS writes:
" Several years ago in Shreveport, Louisiana, a traveling Jesuit came to our parish with these 2 [Renew] programs, filling heads with a lot of nonsense, which some believed. Sorry to say, I was one of them. Could you speak to the Renew program?"
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After three years of some of the most anti-religion policies in U.S. history, The Catholic Advocate has launched a campaign urging President Barack Obama to keep the promises he made at Notre Dame in 2009 and “meet with Catholic leaders to discuss compromise.”
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Twelve nurses employed by a hospital run by the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey (UMDNJ) filed suit on Monday against the hospital for requiring them to either participate in abortions or lose their jobs.
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During his Angelus address on November 1, Pope Benedict XVI said the Feasts of All Saints and All Souls remind the faithful that everyone is called to holiness, and that God is man's ultimate destiny.
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When 17 year-old Ayman Nabil Labib went to school on October 16, the last thing he ever expected was that this would be the last day of his life. But it was, and all because he refused to cover up the crucifix he had tattooed to his wrist.
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Those of us who love to keep up with our world via
Twitter, Facebook and other social media need to be aware that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is increasing its surveillance of these sites in an attempt to pre-empt any sign of civil unrest in the country.
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A petition drive is underway to convince Fox TV to run a public service announcement about the reality of adoption after misrepresenting it on their hit series, Glee.
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A resurgence of belief in the power of human sacrifice is sparking terror in the communities surrounding the Ugandan capital of Kampala where hundreds of innocent children are being slaughtered.
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