Articles for Month: September 2010

Wednesday September 22, 2010 40 Days for Life Launches in Record 238 Locations around the World By Thaddeus M. Baklinski September 22, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A record 238 locations in the US, Canada, Australia, England, Northern Ireland and Denmark are participating 40 Days for Life campaigns of prayer and fasting from today, September 22, through to October 31. 40 Days for Life is a focused pro-life effort that consists of 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion, 40 days of peaceful vigil in front of abortion clinics, and 40 days of community outreach. This unified effort […]

Wednesday September 22, 2010 US Catholic Bishops Slam Catholic Professor-Theologians over Book on Sexuality September 22, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on Wednesday issued a sharply worded rebuke of a book co-authored by two Creighton University theologians. “The Sexual Person: Toward a Renewed Catholic Anthropology” was published in 2008 and written by Todd A. Salzman, chairman of the Creighton University Department of Theology, and Michael G. Lawler, the department’s professor emeritus. The book attempts to provide moral justification for contemporary sexual behaviors that consistently have been held to be immoral by the Catholic Church. […]

Dear Friends, This is our last special appeal letter for LSN's Fall fundraiser which officially ends on Wednesday. $75,000 has been raised so far towards our minimum $100,000 goal. That remarkable progress is very good news! However, we are still at least $25,000 short of what is needed. Can the goal still be reached this week? We hope and pray that it can – but that's up to you. LifeSiteNews is down to the wire – and we need your help. This past week one anonymous donor sent a $10,000 donation. Another $10,000 donation was received earlier in the campaign. Are there one or more […]

Thursday September 23, 2010 Archbishop Accuses Pro-Abortion Government Officials of ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman, Latin America Correspondent SAN JUAN DE CUYO, Argentina, September 23, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The leader of the Catholic archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina, is accusing pro-abortion and anti-family politicians in his country of “crimes against humanity,” warning that their actions will be remembered by the people. Archbishop Alfonso Delgado made the comments during the ordination of three priests and five deacons in the archdiocesan cathedral on September 9. The ordination, which was attended by an estimated 3,500 people, was the first […]