The hundreds of thousands of pro-life Americans who converged on Washington today for the 45th annual march for life have a lot to celebrate as a new poll reveals that nearly a strong majority of Americans are now in favor of stricter limits on abortion.
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You Can Help Christians Return to Iraq
A priest surveys the ruins of a Catholic church in Karamdes. (Credit: Knights of Columbus)
The Knights of Columbus have embarked on an ambitious new campaign to rebuild the predominantly Christian town of Karamdes in Iraq, which was recently liberated from ISIS, and to return the exiled Christians to their homes.
Women of Grace at the Padre Pio Festival
Bonnie Torpey, Susan Jacobsen, Nancy Elhajj, Antonetta Mosca and Lori Citsay represented the Women of Grace sacred sisterhood at an information table at the 16th annual Padre Pio Festival in Vineland, New Jersey on September 25, 2016. Over 8000 people had the opportunity to venerate the heart of Padre Pio that was brought to the United States for the first time by Capuchin Friars from the Shrine of St. Padre Pio in southern Italy. Read the rest…
Bishop: Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Is “Akin to Roe v. Wade”
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The newly elected vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) says that if the courts strike down Proposition 8, a voter-approved constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage in California, the cultural impact on marriage will be “akin to Roe v. Wade.”
Catholic Millennials Present Both Promise and Challenge to the Church
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The religious attitudes of young Catholics, holds both promise and challenges for the Catholic Church according to the results of a new Knights of Columbus/Marist Poll.
New Poll Finds 86 Percent of Americans Favoring Abortion Restrictions
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new poll has found that Americans are overwhelmingly in favor of at least some restrictions on abortion, with significant majorities supporting conscience exemptions for health care workers and believing that religious leaders should play a key role in the abortion debate.
