The U.S. experienced two major disasters in the past month which affected not only the millions of people who were directly affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, but also the millions of us who know and love someone who was caught in the eye of the storm. How do we care for one another in the aftermath of these catastrophes?
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A famous shrine located on the grounds of the Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea in Key West, Florida, dedicated to protecting the area from hurricanes, once again survived a major storm without damage.
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A Colombian woman who was the victim of a severely disfiguring acid attack and who planned to end her life later this month changed her mind on the spot after speaking with Pope Francis.
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A 37 year-old Michigan woman has died after forfeiting the chance to undergo chemotherapy to treat her brain cancer after discovering that she was pregnant.
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New York’s highest court delivered a stunning defeat to proponents of assisted suicide last week when it issued a unanimous decision to uphold the state’s ban on assisted suicide.
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Planned Parenthood and its allies in the abortion industry may be fighting a losing battle in their efforts to prevent videos of employees bartering over fetal body parts as attorneys general in 20 states band together to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to release the videos.
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Texas churches that were damaged by Hurricane Harvey but are being denied relief by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are suing the agency citing discrimination due to their religious status.
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In an appalling display of religious intolerance, several Democratic senators grilled Notre Dame Law School professor and judicial nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, citing her Catholic faith as reason to cast suspicion upon her qualifications to serve on an appeals court.
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The indiscriminate classification of innocent conservative organizations as “hate groups” by the discredited Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has resulted in an open letter addressed to the media to stop presenting data from the SPLC as legitimate.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards was so anxious to raise money off of President Trump’s decision to discontinue the DACA program that she accidentally told supporters “every person has the right to live.”
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