Articles for Month: March 2010

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski BOSTON, March 31, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A study published in the March edition of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine suggests that a few physicians may have killed children who were very sick by giving them fatal morphine doses, after the parents had requested euthanasia. Dr. Joanne Wolfe, a palliative pain specialist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital in Boston, interviewed 141 parents of children who died of cancer in order to explore the parents' motivation in considering and enquiring about hastening their child's death. The study found that 19 of the 141 parents, or 13 […]

By Peter J. Smith PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 31, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Bishop Thomas Tobin, the leader of Rhode Island’s Roman Catholics, took a personal lead in the 40 Days For Life Lenten campaign last Friday, joining his flock and other Christians in two peaceful pro-life demonstrations at Rhode Island abortion clinics. Tobin reminded pro-life advocates that they were setting a positive example by challenging social acceptance of abortion and giving the issue a high profile, when others would rather keep the problem of abortion out of the public consciousness, the Rhode Island Catholic reported. “Your witness to life is […]

Friday March 26, 2010 The House of Pro-Life Democrats Divided on Health Care Bill By Peter J. Smith WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The capitulation of Congressman Bart Stupak of Michigan and his group of fellow pro-life Democrats to President Obama’s health care plan has overshadowed the resoluteness of pro-life Democrats who did oppose the measure, including the one pro-life Democrat who stood firm in changing his vote from “yes” to “no” in small part over the bill’s abortion-promoting provisions. Abandoned by Stupak and his fellow pro-life economic liberals, Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) cast his vote against the […]

Tuesday March 23, 2010 Cincinnati Archbishop Condemns ‘Catholic’ Groups’ Support for Health Bill By Kathleen Gilbert CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 23, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Archbishop Dennis Schnurr last week joined a host of U.S. bishops who came out explicitly against the Senate health care bill that was signed into law Tuesday, and condemned as erroneous “groups with ‘Catholic’ in their name” who supported the bill. “Positions on the current healthcare legislation taken by groups with ‘Catholic’ in their name have caused a great deal of confusion about the official position of the Catholic Church,” said Schnurr in a statement to pastors […]

March 30, 2020 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Despite pressure from parts of the student body, Gonzaga University’s Interim President Thayne McCulloh is upholding the Jesuit Catholic institution’s 2002 ban on performances of the vulgar play The Vagina Monologues. Patrick J. Reilly, President of The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS), a watchdog organization for Catholic higher education, wrote to Dr. McCulloh, “As many Catholic colleges and universities work to renew and strengthen their Catholic identity, your decision not to reverse Gonzaga’s policy reassures Catholic families that Gonzaga continues on that path.  Thank you!” According to CNS the Monologues favorably describes lesbian activity, group masturbation […]