North Carolina repeals ‘bathroom bill,’ allowing ‘transgenders’ to use any restroom

March 30, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — North Carolina's GOP-led legislature voted today to repeal the HB2 law, after agreeing to a deal with Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper to strip away its language requiring people to use only public bathrooms that match their biological sex. “Transgender” and “gender-non-conforming” activists are crusading nationwide to use restrooms and locker rooms that match their subjective “gender identity,” even if that would allow biological men with male genitalia intact to occupy private spaces once used exclusively by women and girls. The revised North Carolina law retains two provisions opposed by “transgender” and “gay” activists: “one that leaves […]
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Abortion activists block giant pro-life banner at Planned Parenthood rally

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 30, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – A gaggle of abortion supporters blocked a “We Don't Need Planned Parenthood” banner after pro-life students surprised them at a rally for the abortion organization yesterday.  Students for Life of America (SFLA) brought the banner and carried it behind Planned Parenthood's stage. Activists held “I Stand With Planned Parenthood” signs in front of it. They then followed the banner around as SFLA carried it to different spots at the rally.   “The pro-life generation mobilized to be the voice for the 888 preborn boys and girls that Planned Parenthood” silences every day, SFLA […]
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3 Days Left! Can you donate just $5?

We are now in the critical final few days of our spring fundraising campaign! In fact, with only 3 days remaining, we still have $86,518 or 38% left to raise to meet our absolute minimum goal. (Click here to donate) I am incredibly grateful for the hundreds of supporters who have responded so far with donations, encouraging comments, and prayers. Reaching our minimum goal is now within reach…but only if everybody who reads this letter pitches in with what they can, even if it’s just $5 or $10! If you support LifeSite’s mission to defend life, family, faith, and freedom, please, […]
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Meet Miss North Dakota, a pro-life Catholic whose goal is ‘to live every day for God’

March 27, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – When she made the decision to compete to be Miss North Dakota, 20-year-old Macy Christianson said to herself, “If I’m going to do this, I’m going to do it for God.”  The former Miss America contestant, who as Miss North Dakota now travels around the state speaking to schools and advocating against drunken driving, says she takes advantage of “any opportunity I have to stand up for what I believe in.”  She recently testified before the North Dakota state legislature and thanked them for defending life and the lives of pre-born female babies in the […]
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Cardinal Burke: If Pope won’t answer dubia, ‘we simply will have to correct the situation’

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 27, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – Cardinal Raymond Burke said Friday the four dubia cardinals will “simply have to correct the situation” in “a respectful way” if Pope Francis doesn't respond to questions seeking moral clarity on Amoris Laetitia. Burke answered questions submitted by the audience after speaking at St. Raymond of Peñafort Catholic Church as part of its distinguished speaker series.  He was asked, “There are a lot of rumors circulating about the dubia that you and three other esteemed cardinals sent to the Holy Father about divorce, remarriage, and Communion…do you know if there will be a response to the dubia […]
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U.S. House votes on Obamacare replacement defunding Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 23, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted ___ to ___ today to pass/reject the American Health Care Act, the Obamacare replacement bill that defunds most of Planned Parenthood. Pro-life groups were initially hesitant to fully support the bill over concerns that the healthcare tax credits it provides people could be used to fund abortion.  But, it went through many revisions that provided pro-lifers with more reassurance.   On Tuesday, the Family Research Council (FRC) thanked the Republican Study Committee, Rep. Steve Scalise, R-LA, and House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows, R-NC, for “addressing our grave concerns over […]
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I must be straightforward

I’ll keep today’s letter extremely short and to the point! With just 8 days left in our spring campaign, we still have $154,181 left to raise – or 69% of our absolute minimum goal! (Click here to donate) I have been amazed at the response so far to this campaign. Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of donors like you, we have already raised 31% of our goal! What a humbling testament to the appreciation and hunger that exists for the kind of utterly unique, and uncompromisingly pro-life and pro-family news reporting that LifeSite provides. However, while I am confident […]
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Canon lawyers and theologians to hold conference on ‘deposing the pope’

PARIS, March 17, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Canon lawyers, theologians, and scholars will be meeting in Paris in two weeks to discuss a topic that has never been the focus of a Catholic conference before: How to depose a heretical pope.  Titled Deposing the Pope: Theological Premises, Canonical Models, Constitutional Challenge, the conference seeks to explore the mechanisms that are built into the Catholic Church for dealing with a pope who openly teaches falsehood and even heresy.  Speaking at the conference will be University of Paris Professor Laurent Fonbaustier who published a 1200 page book last year on the topic that […]
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My head is spinning!

First, a quick update: Today is Day 3 of our crucial spring fundraising campaign, and we have raised $20,223 of our $225,000 minimum goal. Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far! (To donate, click here) If you’ve been reading LifeSite for a while, you already know how vitally important our quarterly fundraising campaigns are to our mission. Without the incredible generosity of thousands of readers like you, we simply could not continue functioning or reach the literally tens of millions of people who visit our site every year to learn the TRUTH about abortion, marriage, faith, freedom […]
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This disastrous papacy

In the past several months confusion among the faithful is so widespread, administration at the Vatican so arbitrary that today the Church is rushing toward a crisis.
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Pro-lifers protest Planned Parenthood fundraiser featuring George W. Bush’s daughter

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 1, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – Pro-life students protested the Planned Parenthood fundraiser at which Barbara Bush, daughter of former President George W. Bush, spoke this afternoon. “Our efforts today were part of a larger movement – a movement to create a sustainable and consistent pro-life presence around the nation,” said Jillian Ferguson, Texas regional coordinator for Students for Life of America. “We're sending the message that we don't need or want Planned Parenthood. For someone like Barbara Bush [who] so clearly cares about people, it doesn't make sense that she would dedicate her time, abilities, and talents to […]
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