Work in Progress
Health-care reform has been moving through Congress, and bishops, Catholic medical experts and ethicists are following the developments.
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Health-Care Alternative
As Democrats in Congress begin work on reform in health care, Republicans put forth a plan of their own.
A Priest, a Confession, a Court
Father Timothy Mockaitis, who was at the center of a controversy in which prosecutors recorded a sacramental confession of a homicide suspect, has written a book about the experience.
Judge Forces Plan B for Minors
Pro-life activists react to the FDA’s decision to lower the age women can get the morning-after pill without a prescription.
Church vs. President on Health-Care Plans
No one is saying what President Obama and Cardinal Francis George talked about in their unannounced St. Patrick’s Day meeting. But health care was likely on the agenda.
The Trojan FOCA
While the U.S. bishops’ conference and pro-life organizations are strenuously fighting the Freedom of Choice Act, there seems to be an effort to bring the proposed law about through other legislation.
Catholics Reject Cures That Kill
While the Food and Drug Administration gave the green light for human trials of a therapy involving embryonic stem cells, researchers at Northwestern University made significant progress toward a cure for multiple sclerosis — without killing any human embryos.
Donation Transforms Kenya Catholic University
A Pennsylvania man who used to live in Africa took away at least one conclusion from that experience: African Catholic colleges are in desperate need of good books. He’s working to help them fill their shelves.
Charities’ Own Hard Times
Catholic agencies and individuals are helping people get through these difficult economic times, despite their own struggles.
Telling Truth to Youth About Abortion
Human Life Alliance is spreading the pro-life message on campus with thought-provoking newspaper inserts.
