In the Catholic tradition, responsible citizenship is a virtue; participation in the political process is a moral obligation. All believers are called to faithful citizenship, to become informed, active, and responsible participants in the political process. ---USCCB Statement, Faithful Citizenship: Civic Responsibility for a New Millennium (2000)
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Secretary of State Clinton Admits Obama will Work to Dismantle Abortion Laws around the World
In a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was confronted on her avowed commitment to eugenicist Margaret Sanger's global agenda, and asked whether the Obama administration would work to overturn pro-life laws around the world - a priority that Clinton confirmed.
Court Battle to Determine If Montanans Have a ‘Right’ to Euthanasia
Pro-life lawyers are asking the Montana Supreme Court to overturn a state court judge’s ruling last December saying that residents of the Big Sky State have a right to assisted suicide – and possibly even to euthanasia.
Former Supermodel Kathy Ireland Gives Powerful Defense of Right to Life on National Television
"From the moment of conception a new life comes into being, the DNA, the genetic blueprint is there, the sex is determined, the blood type is determined, the unique set of fingerprints is there," Ireland told Fox News host Mike Huckabee. "According to the law of biogenesis, all life comes from preexisting life, and each species reproduces after its own kind, therefore human beings can only reproduce other human beings, so it doesn't start out as one species and suddenly become a human being somewhere along the way," she said.
Obama to Mark National Day of Prayer Privately
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs defended the Obama administration's plan to recognize the National Day of Prayer on Thursday with a paper proclamation, rather than a public event at the White House.
NY governor pushing same-sex 'marriage' on voters
New York Governor David Paterson has introduced his own bill to legalize homosexual "marriage."
Bishop Tobin: Catholic apathy on same-sex ‘marriage’ must end
“Abysmal” Catholic apathy must be overcome to oppose those who are “fiercely determined” to impose homosexual “marriage,” Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island Thomas J. Tobin has warned. Reasserting Catholic teaching on sexual morality, he also said that same-sex “marriage” will endanger religious freedom.
On life issue, Cardinal George says Obama on 'wrong side of history'
Cardinal George, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told 200 priests from the seven dioceses of Louisiana that, while he wants Obama to succeed in his efforts to right the economy, enhance world peace and help the poor, the president needs to understand that the Catholic Church will not allow the life issue to be abandoned.
59: Two More Bishops Condemn Notre Dame "Embarrassment"
Two more bishops have publicly condemned the University of Notre Dame's invitation to President Obama to speak and receive an honorary law degree at their May 17 commencement exercises. This brings the number of U.S. bishops known to have spoken against the honor up to 59.
Fr. John Corapi delivers Cardinal Newman Society response to Notre Dame Scandal
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Declining Notre Dame: A Letter from Mary Ann Glendon
“It is with great sadness, therefore, that I have concluded that I cannot accept the Laetare Medal or participate in the May 17 graduation ceremony.”
