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Ireland’s Pro-Lifers Wary of Treaty
BY Justin Bell
November 8-14, 2009 Issue
DUBLIN, Ireland — With two
governments, a recent European treaty vote and a suffering economic climate,
pro-life leaders from the island of Ireland face complex challenges. But the
movement has resilient, savvy leaders who are fully aware of the land’s
pro-life heritage and the ongoing battle... READ MORE
Will Anglican Overture Work Out? Time Will Tell
BY Tim Drake
November 8-14, 2009 Issue 
WASHINGTON — The announcement that a
path is opening for possibly thousands of Anglicans to join the Catholic Church
was met with excitement. But it’s still too early to tell how things will work
out.
The New York Times
reported that at least one American Episcopal pastor and his... READ MORE
40 Days, Countless Lives
BY Special to the Register Saving Lives Through Prayer and Sacrifice
November 8-14, 2009 Issue
KALISPELL, Mont. — The Planned
Parenthood abortion business in Kalispell, Mont., is preparing to shut its
doors for good on Nov. 20.
David Bereit is confident that the
Kalispell 40 Days for Life campaign played an integral role in its closing.
“Faithful pro-lifers maintained a
prayerful vigil... READ MORE
‘Close to the Soil’
BY Anthony Flott Fargo, N.D., Bishop Has Worked to Form Consciences
November 8-14, 2009 Issue
FARGO, N.D. — Jan George was 5,000
miles from home talking with strangers in Italy when the conversation turned to
Fargo, N.D.
More specifically, to Fargo Bishop
Samuel Aquila (pictured at right).
George remembers being surprised
that the strangers had heard of Bishop Aquila.
“That really... READ MORE
The Movie That Just Keeps Changing Lives
BY Steve Weatherbe Now Bella Is Being Shown in Prison
November 1-7, 2009 Issue
LOS
ANGELES — Like many of Jason Jones’ best ideas, this one came in the middle of
the night.
A
member of the production team that put out the pro-life hit movie of 2006, Bella,
Jones’ previous nocturnal brainstorm had instigated Bella Hero,
a campaign devoted to putting a copy of the film in... READ MORE
Anglican Return?
BY Edward Pentin Pope Benedict XVI Opens the Door for Disaffected Anglicans to Come Home
November 1-7, 2009 Issue
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has
paved the way for groups of disaffected Anglicans to come into communion with
Rome.
In a historic announcement Oct. 20,
the Vatican said the Holy Father has approved canonical structures to
allow Anglican clergy and faithful to be received into the Church... READ MORE
True Vatican II Spirit
BY Tim Drake Midwestern Bishop Takes Step Toward Deepening Council’s Vision
November 1-7, 2009 Issue
SIOUX
CITY, Iowa — More than 50 years after Pope John XXIII called for a worldwide
meeting of bishops to update the Church, the Second Vatican Council is far from
understood.
For
the bishop of a small diocese in the American Midwest, it’s time to get beyond
the divisions that have sprung up... READ MORE
Cardinal McCarrick Kicks Off Immigration Reform Effort
BY CARLOS BRICEÑO
November 1-7, 2009 Issue
WASHINGTON — There’s a renewed focus
on immigration reform, and a retired Catholic cardinal is one of the first
voices to weigh in.
The Church’s stance on immigration
emphasizes the “basic dignity and God-given human rights of the human person,”
said Cardinal Theodore McCarrick,... READ MORE
A Veteran Meets the Faith
BY MATTHEW A. RAREY
October 25-31, 2009 Issue
Veterans
Day is coming up, but there are few vets who have a story to tell like Mario
Avignone.
His
life was changed during World War II when he was
stationed near the monastery inhabited by St. Pio of
Pietrelcina.
Avignone,
a salt-of-the-earth Chicagoan,
and two fellow soldiers befriended the... READ MORE
Bishops vs. Health-Care Bills
BY Rich Daly
October 25-31, 2009 Issue
WASHINGTON — The prospect of
American Catholic leaders urging their congregations to actively oppose an
overhaul of the nation’s health-care system is becoming increasingly likely.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops promised to “vigorously” oppose health-care legislation... READ MORE
Catholic University President to Step Down
BY Carlos Briceño
October 25-31, 2009 Issue
WASHINGTON — After 12 years as
president of The Catholic University of America, Father David O’Connell
surveyed the landscape of his life and the school.
He decided it was time to hand the
reins off to someone else.
“I believe that universities are
always a work in progress and it’s... READ MORE
Bureaucratic Boondoggle
BY JEFF GARDNER Gardasil Proves Stumbling Block to Girl’s Immigration
October 25-31, 2009 Issue
PORT ST. JOE, Fla. —
Seventeen-year-old Simone Davis of Port St. Joe, Fla., is like most teenage
girls. She enjoys school and is active in her church’s youth group. But while
her senior class peers at Port St. Joe High School fuss over which club to join
or who will be elected homecoming queen,... READ MORE
Coming of Age
BY Tim Drake Pregnancy-Help Centers See Upgrades Nationwide
October 25-31, 2009 Issue
ST.
PAUL, Minn. — Former broadcast journalist Maria Vitale used to believe what
many abortion advocates said about pregnancy-resource centers, that they are
“deceptive” and “unprofessional.”
“I
had bought the lie that alternatives to abortion centers were ‘fake abortion
clinics,’... READ MORE
Pilgrims Prosper
BY Tim Drake Faith-Based Travel Proves Recession-Resistant
October 18-24, 2009 Issue
UPSALA, Minn. — Rob Schumer has
been on two previous religious pilgrimages — leading youth groups to World
Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, and Sydney, Australia. But in 2010 he’s hoping
to take a religious journey all his own to the Holy Land. His previous trips
have taught him something about... READ MORE
In a Jam in Jerusalem
BY Michele Chabin Housing Crunch Hurts Holy Land Christians
October 18-24, 2009 Issue
JERUSALEM — Young Christians are
being squeezed out of the Jerusalem housing market, accelerating the exodus of
Christians from the city and endangering the Christian community’s future.
High prices, strict building codes
and the bureaucracy involved in obtaining building permits — said to... READ MORE
Death by Disarray
BY Elenor K. Schoen Washington Cooks in Assisted-Suicide Stew
October 18-24, 2009 Issue
OLYMPIA,
Wash. — Since the enactment of physician-assisted suicide in Washington last
March, confusion has arisen over statistics, the interaction between government
agencies and assisted suicide organizations and the role of medicine.
Non-governmental
organizations seem to be taking over as... READ MORE
Will Equal Justice Just Have to Wait?
BY Wayne Laugesen Celebs Defend Abusive Stars While Church Gets Scorn
October 18-24, 2009 Issue
GENEVA — A Vatican delegate to the
United Nations caused a minor furor when he defended the Church’s record on
handling cases of sexual abuse among its clergy.
The delegate, Archbishop Silvano
Tomasi, also pointed out that other religions and organizations have done much
more poorly in... READ MORE
Marriage Is the Maine Event
BY CARLOS BRICEÑO Boston College Law Professor Comes to the Defense
October 19-25, 2008 Issue
BOSTON — Scott FitzGibbon, a
professor at Boston College Law School, recently appeared in radio and
television ads sponsored by Stand for Marriage Maine to support a veto of
Question 1.
The ballot initiative is a people’s
veto of LD 1020, a law passed by the Maine Legislature earlier this... READ MORE
Indiana Marriage Battle
BY Thomas Uebbing Homosexual-Rights Advocates Stopped by Family Activists
October 11-17, 2009 Issue
GOSHEN,
Ind. — When Union and Confederate armies clashed at Gettysburg, they were not
fighting over possession of the small Pennsylvania town. There were much bigger
objectives and stakes involved.
The
town of Goshen, Ind., with a population of around 32,000, recently became the
intense focus of... READ MORE
Project Rachel Celebrates 25th Anniversary
BY Tim Drake
October 11-17, 2009 Issue
MILWAUKEE — When Vicki Thorn founded
Project Rachel 25 years ago, she was the first “expert” in a field that didn’t
exist: post-abortion ministry.
Now, 25 years later, the
organization she founded has helped thousands of women and men suffering from
the pain of Post-Abortion Syndrome, and... READ MORE
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