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OTTAWA, May 16, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) -  The French-language Mass for the March for Life in Canada last Friday was celebrated by Quebec City Archbishop and Primate of Canada Gérald Lacroix, primate of Canada, and concelebrated by Bishop…

OTTAWA, May 14, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) today released a pastoral letter on freedom of conscience and religion.  Issued by the CCCB Permanent Council, the letter expresses concern about an…

OTTAWA, May 10, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Celebrating one of the principal Masses for the March for Life 2012, Peterborough Bishop Nicola De Angelis told the overflow crowd, comprised mostly of young people, of the “urgent need to build a culture of…

It has been 10 years since the extraordinary meeting between then-Pope John Paul II and the Cardinals of the United States dealing with the priestly sex abuse crisis. Since then, two of the three proposals of the Pope in addressing the matter have…

LARGO, FL, April 30, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Children of God for Life announced today the stunning news that PepsiCo will not use aborted fetal cell line HEK-293 (human embryonic kidney) in their contractual agreement with Senomyx to develop…

DOVER, April 26, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Maria Cahill, the winner of the Miss Delaware 2011 contest is using her new-found fame to promote the pro-life message.  She participated in the March for Life as Miss Delaware despite opposition, according…

LISBON, Portugal, April 13, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Personhood USA is partnering with Human Life International and LifeSiteNews.com to co-host the Global Pro-life Unity Summit. The event will take place on May 4th and 5th in Lisbon, Portugal and…

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) has launched a 5-year reform of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), the association of the leaders of congregations of…

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) filed a notice of appeal April 17, asking a federal appeals court to vacate a decision by a Massachusetts federal judge declaring that the U.S.…

LANSDOWNE, Va., April 18, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Jim Liske, CEO of Prison Fellowship Ministries, gave the following update this morning to the staff and supporters of Prison Fellowship, Justice Fellowship, and the Colson Center for Christian…

OTTAWA, April 12, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – At St. Patrick’s Basilica in Ottawa yesterday, dozens of members of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada (ACCC), along with their bishop Carl Reid and a number of their priests, entered the Catholic…

REGENSBURG, Germany, April 16, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - On this 85th birthday of Joseph Ratzinger - now Pope Benedict XVI - LifeSiteNews interviewed Michael Hesemann, who worked with Msgr. Georg Ratzinger on the fascinating new book My Brother, the…

Today, April 16, 2012 marks the 85th birthday of Pope Benedict XVI. Vatican Radio notes that best wishes for the Holy Father can be sent to him here: auguri.benedettoxvi@vatican.va

Here’s my brief note to him:

Dear Holy Father,

Please accept our…

WASHINGTON, April 12, 2012 (LifeIssues.org) - In recent weeks there have been reports about an abortion surcharge contained within President Obama’s signature healthcare law. Pro-abortion activists have been desperate to shove the issue under the…