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Virginia Pharmacy Latest in National Trend

BY VICTOR GAETAN

Nonprofit ‘Ministry’ Won't Dispense Contraceptives

November 9-15, 2008 Issue For Subscribers Only

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 For Subscribers Only

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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