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Virginia Pharmacy Latest in National Trend
BY VICTOR GAETAN Nonprofit ‘Ministry’ Won't Dispense Contraceptives
November 9-15, 2008 Issue 
CHANTILLY, Va. — With families,
photographers and pharmacists looking on, Bishop Paul Loverde of Arlington,
Va., moved slowly around the Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy in Chantilly Oct. 21,
sprinkling holy water.
The Arlington, Va., bishop blessed
the new facility on its second day of operation.... READ MORE
Catholic Students Losing Their Religion
BY TIM DRAKE Study Says Tuition Doesn’t Fund Faith at Catholic Colleges
November 9-15, 2008 Issue
Catholic students are confused about
their faith and acting out in ways that most parents and university
administrators would find shocking. That’s according to a landmark national
survey examining the behaviors and beliefs of students at Catholic institutions
of higher education.
The study was... READ MORE
Sins of the Wallet
BY the Register's Symposium Writers
November 9-15, 2008 Issue
Economic hard times are always times of soul-searching, and the global
economic crisis even brought a response from Pope Benedict XVI, who said on
Oct. 6 that the crisis shows the importance of building our lives on the firm
foundation of the word of God. “We see it now in the fall of the great... READ MORE
Nazis at Issue in Beatification
BY EDWARD PENTIN Dispute Over Pope’s Wartime Efforts Continues To Percolate
November 9-15, 2008 Issue
VATICAN CITY — Jewish leaders say
Pope Benedict XVI is “seriously considering” postponing the beatification cause
of Pope Pius XII until the Vatican’s wartime archives are opened to historians.
The Holy Father made the comment
Oct. 30 in conversation while receiving members of the... READ MORE
Laws Change With Marriage
BY ROBIN ROHR Litigation Against Religious Freedoms Follows Same-Sex ‘Marriage’
November 2-8, 2008 Issue
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Marriage
activists say more is at stake on ballots this Nov. 4 than most people think.
Decisions about marriage don’t just
affect same-sex couples who want to “wed.” They pose legal threats to anyone
who objects to same-sex “marriage.”
Case in point: On Oct. 10, 18... READ MORE
Vote 2008: The Shepherds Speak
BY REGISTER STAFF Bishops Weigh in on Election
November 2-8, 2008 Issue
WASHINGTON — The 2008 presidential
campaigns will end Nov. 4 when the nation votes. But they will have seen an
unprecedented activity by one very small group of American leaders: Catholic
bishops.
Most have shared the attitude of
Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu — that “one issue alone far... READ MORE
Crackdown in Hanoi
BY SIMON ROUGHNEEN
November 2-8, 2008 Issue
SINGAPORE — Vietnam’s communist
authorities have upped the ante in an ongoing dispute with the Catholic Church.
Now, they’re calling for the removal of Archbishop Joseph Ngo Quang Kiet of
Hanoi.
According to the state-run Vietnam
News Agency, Nguyen The Thao, chairman of the Hanoi People’s... READ MORE
Buying the Catholic Vote?
BY WAYNE LAUGESEN Billionaire Bankrolls Dissenters in Election Campaigning
November 2-8, 2008 Issue
NEW YORK — Bill Donohue, Catholic
League president, claims pro-abortion multibillionaire George Soros funds at
least one dissenting Catholic organization in order to confuse Catholics about
abortion so they might vote for Barack Obama.
“Catholics in Alliance [for the
Common Good] willfully... READ MORE
Vote ’o8: Clone and Kill
BY Nicole Ficere Callahan 2 Candidates for Embryo Research, Only 1 for Cloning
October 26-November 1, 2008 Issue
WASHINGTON
— In the final presidential debate, John McCain reaffirmed his support for
federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research. In the final weeks leading up
to the election, both campaigns released radio ads supporting stem-cell
research.
But
McCain and Barack Obama differ on issues... READ MORE
Why Pro-Lifers Fear FOCA
BY ROBERT KUMPEL Abortion Catchall Is ‘First Priority’ Says Obama
October 26-November 1, 2008 Issue
WASHINGTON — If Democrats in
Congress have their way, and if Barack Obama is elected president, a sweeping
bill codifying the Roe v. Wade decision
would reverse years of pro-life gains.
Obama told the Planned Parenthood
Action Fund on July 17 that “The first thing I’ll
do as president is sign... READ MORE
ACORN’s Collection Plate Money
BY JEFF GARDNER Group Sought New Voters in Swing States With Church Money
October 26-November 1, 2008 Issue
LAS VEGAS — The U.S. bishops’
Catholic Campaign for Human Development aggressively funded ACORN as it
undertook new voter registrations — mostly in states that Democratic presidential
candidate Sen. Barack Obama needs to win.
ACORN is the acronym for Association
of Community Organizers for... READ MORE
El Voto Latino
BY ANGELIQUE RUHI-LOPEZ How Will Hispanic Catholics Vote in 2008?
October 26-November 1, 2008 Issue
PHOENIX — Tommy Espinoza feels all
alone.
It’s not because he’s Catholic —
most Hispanics are. It’s not because he’s a Democrat — Hispanics tend to be
that, too.
It’s because he plans to vote for
John McCain.
Espinoza was greeted with some jeers
when he took the stage at the... READ MORE
Marriage Defense
BY GAIL BESSE Connecticut May Provoke Federal Action
October 26-November 1, 2008 Issue
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut may be
seeing its first legal same-sex “marriages” this week, and Catholic bishops and
other groups are taking bolder steps to defend the institution.
The “Constitution State” became the
third state to impose same-sex “marriage” by judicial fiat on Oct.... READ MORE
Palin on Obama
October 26-November 1, 2008 Issue
Vice-presidential nominee Sarah
Palin took Barack Obama to task for the Illinois senator’s “unconditional
support for unlimited abortions,” according to the Weekly
Standard.
On a campaign stop Oct. 11 in
Johnstown, Pa., the same town where Obama said he didn’t want to “punish”... READ MORE
Catholic Dinner’s Guests
October 26-November 1, 2008 Issue
John McCain and Barack Obama took
the high road at the 63rd annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner
Oct. 16 in New York, swapping humor for opprobrium.
The two men spoke at the charity
event, which is organized by the Archdiocese of New York for the benefit of
needy children. An estimated... READ MORE
Supreme Decision
BY GAIL BESSE
October 19-25, 2008 Issue
WASHINGTON — Increasingly, the
issues nearest and dearest to American voters’ hearts aren’t decided by voters.
They’re decided by judges.
And so the next president might have
his most profound effect on issues of life, marriage and Americans’ personal
liberties indirectly, by appointing... READ MORE
Iraqi Christians Still Under Attack
BY STEPHEN MIRARCHI
October 19-25, 2008 Issue
BAGHDAD, IRAQ — Leaders are calling
for Americans to come to the aid of the Church in Iraq in the face of continued
violence targeting Christians. Two Christian men were killed Oct. 4 in Mosul,
contributing to a “climate of panic” among the small community there.
Hazim Thomaso Youssif, 40,... READ MORE
‘Bride’ and ‘Groom’ Back in California
BY ROBIN ROHR ‘Party A’ and ‘Party B’ Could Tip Scales in Marriage Fight
October 19-25, 2008 Issue
ROSEVILLE, Calif. – Do young couples
about to get married want to be known as “Party A” and “Party B?” Or would they
rather check off “bride” and “groom” on their marriage license application?
The very fact that the question is
being asked may drive Californians to the polls Nov.... READ MORE
Killed for Being a Girl
BY Joseph A. D’Agostino Abortion Bill Would Ban Sex-Selection
October 19-25, 2008 Issue
pWASHINGTON — Sex-selective abortion
has created huge and rapidly growing sex ratio imbalances in Asian countries
such as China and India.
Now there’s evidence the practice is
proliferating in the United States, and Congressman Trent Franks, R-Ariz.,
wants to stop it.
On Sept. 23, Franks held... READ MORE
Connecticut Marriage Fight
BY Register Staff Bishops Back Constitutional Convention
October 19-25, 2008 Issue
HARTFORD, Conn. — When Connecticut
justices voted to force same-sex “marriage” on the state, they provoked a
firestorm.
The Catholic bishops of Connecticut
are backing a November ballot initiative that would change the state’s
constitution in hopes of protecting marriage.
That decision came... READ MORE
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