LifeSite traffic skyrockets in 2019, breaks 100 million pageviews for first time
This is a huge milestone in our battle to protect life, family, faith, and culture.
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Articles for Month: December 2019
LifeSite’s Top 10 stories from 2019: James Younger, David Daleiden, Pope Francis
Here are our most read stories from 2019!
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LifeSite’s Top 10 Catholic stories from 2019: Pope Francis, Bishop Schneider, Pachamama
Here are our most read Catholic stories from 2019!
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Supporters rally behind embattled Toronto Catholic school board trustee at heated meeting
Five of seven groups in attendance came to back Michael Del Grande in his stand against gender ideology.
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Jagerstatter film holds important life lessons for Christians today
A young Austrian farmer refused to fight for Hitler in World War II rather than compromise his beliefs and paid the ultimate price.
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12 Pro-life newsmakers for 2019
Cardinal Raymond Burke and David Daleiden were among the courageous individuals who defended life, liberty and faith this past year.
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Elephant in the room: Latest UN climate conference was a joke
It wasn't all gourmet meals and late-night partying. There were also the mind-numbing bureaucratic meetings.
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Openly homosexual Dutch priest claims Vatican retracted ‘unjust’ sanctions against him
Pierre Valkering has remained at his parish since being asked to step down.
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‘Her theft knew no bounds’: First Muslim woman elected to PA Legislature resigns in shame
Movita Johnson-Harrell stole funds that personally belonged to the residents of her facilities and used the money to purchase fox furs and trips to Mexico, to make payments on a Porsche, and more.
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Australian prime minister calls out Greta Thunberg for capitalizing on bushfires
The world's most obnoxious teenager is now exploiting the misery Australians are enduring as brush fires rage amid a heat wave.
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Wishing you and your family a happy and Holy Christmas!
On behalf of our whole staff of over 30 people spread all over the world I wanted to wish you and your family a happy and Holy Christmas. At Lifesite we were blessed with a Christmas gift of being able to reach over 100 Million page views in 2019! That’s sharing the Good News of the Savior born today 100 million times in just one year!
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‘Every day is Christmas Day’ at Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem
Thousands of newborns and babies with special needs are cared for at the expanding hospital by a trained staff devoted to life.
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Texas judge files suit against state agency after she was warned about not conducting same-sex ‘weddings’
The Honorable Dianne Hensley contends that she's being punished for adhering to the 'commands of her Christian faith.'
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New religious controversy at Netflix over thriller about alleged second Messiah
The creator said the show 'doesn’t set out to offend anyone,' but is 'hoping for debate' about its themes.
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Merry Christmas from LifeSite!
The entire LifeSiteNews family would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas!
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Former US rep’s wife: If DOJ wants you to go to prison, you will go to prison
The miscarriage of justice in the case of my husband, former representative Steve Stockman, is one prime example of the abuses proliferated by the U.S. government's justice system.
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German gov’t bans therapy helping minors overcome unwanted gay attractions
Breaking the law will result in a year’s imprisonment or a fine.
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When Pope Francis embraced an anti-Semite, and the media didn’t mind
Why isn't an outraged press running the photo on the front pages, accompanied by captions such as 'Pope Embraces Anti-Semitic Imam'?
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Chinese priest: Communist govt is wrong to ban Christmas
The priest said the communist government is wrong to reject Christian culture and civilization.
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Franciscan group defends image of Virgin Mary with Pachamama: We show Jesus next to a donkey
'I just don’t understand why it you see it as a sacrilege to bring Mary together with the pagan symbol for mother earth...'
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On behalf of our whole staff, we wish you and your family a happy and Holy Christmas!
Christmas is such a holy time, a time to celebrate the birth of the Messiah into the world.
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What more could a soul want? Christ’s birth brings joy amid my suffering
December 24, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — Christmas is supposed to be a joyful time of year. The reason why is obvious: Christ’s birth represents our redemption from sin. But for me, Christmas hasn’t been a particularly joyful experience lately. I imagine there are plenty of other people who feel the same. The primary reason for my disposition is an ongoing, still undiagnosed ailment that started in April of 2018. It’s frustrating, even infuriating, that I, nor the two dozen or so chiropractors, doctors, and specialists I’ve seen, have yet to find a way to heal my body. I’ve stopped keeping track […]
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You never know when you’ll miss your mom
I lost my mom last Christmas. The grief only hit me when I began reporting on how Planned Parenthood was attacking motherhood.
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In our turbulent times, Christ still offers his gifts of mercy, peace
'The good, the penitent, and the humble will always have access to God's mercy, no matter how persecuted or outnumbered they become.'
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God sends miracles to those who ask, even in Hell on Earth
'I will always remember last Christmas as small and quiet, huddled with my wife and our firstborn son.'
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Employee sues Nike for more than $1 million over ‘misgendering’ from coworkers
A 'transmasculine/nonbinary' woman is upset her co-workers wouldn't call her 'they.'
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Don’t stop celebrating: After Christmas Day, Christmas continues
We ought to have a totally different conception of Christmas from what the secular world offers.
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It’s now wintertime in the Church, and good priests are preparing for martyrdom
Seminarians and young priests would do well to model St. Joseph as they give their lives to Christ in this difficult age.
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The logic of the Incarnation: Don’t dismiss the culture Christ lived in
If God became Man, then He had a language of His own, fellow countrymen, customs, and traditions, and all the particularities of place and ancestry. These were not chosen at random.
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As Christians are attacked from every side, only Christ the Savior offers us hope and safety
Christmas reminds us that really, there is only one hope for us and our families.
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Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever!
Such a mystery that our sins and failings have brought to us such a mighty Savior!
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5 and a half classic movies that keep ‘Christ’ in ‘Christmas’
Here are several specials, short films, and features that have the Christmassy window dressing as well as the Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
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Even in secular London, Christmas lives on
Christ’s birth is the greatest news the world has ever known and I would not deny a single man the smallest aspect of its fruit.
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The light of Christ is coming to us – on some signs of hope and encouragement
Just in the last few weeks, there have been so many encouraging signs in the Catholic world. We are taking back our Church.
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I’ll be home for Christmas – and not just in my dreams
When you marry a foreigner and leave home to live in his country, you leave half your heart behind with your family and friends.
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Out of the blue, a Christmas miracle: A son
The story of an unexpected miracle 26 Christmases ago.
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Tucker Carlson alleges conservative think-tanks cooperating with liberal Big Tech
He's not going to be getting a lot of cocktail party invitations from the cream of the Beltway conservative establishment anymore.
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Trump impeachment shows Democrats’ frightening abuses of power
The Democrats constantly claim that Republicans want to disenfranchise voters, but they want to disenfranchise the entire country.
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Horowitz report is only the beginning of exposing Deep State anti-Trump schemes
Yet to come is the John Durham Report, which is now a wide-ranging criminal investigation that is able to go places the Horowitz investigation was not.
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Pope Francis tells teens they’re not a ‘disciple of Jesus’ if they try to convert non-believers
Pope Francis recently taught high schoolers that speech should never be used to convince a non-believer of the Catholic faith.
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Conservatives can’t take it for granted that Trump will survive impeachment
Anyone who claims with certainty that he knows exactly what the next few months will bring is fooling himself.
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Atheist group bullies US elementary school to shut down ‘illegal’ retelling of Jesus’s birth
A threatening letter from an atheist organization prompted an Oklahoma school district to cancel a live Nativity in a Christmas celebration for elementary school children.
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Not inevitable: Pro-family activists stop Drag Queen Story Hours across America
Things are starting to get much more difficult for the LGBT movement.
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Pope Francis: Catholics shouldn’t be afraid to change everything about the Church
'Humanity calls and challenges us; in a word, it summons us to go forth and not fear change.'
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Rigid Catholics who won’t change are imbalanced, says Pope Francis in Christmas address
The pontiff repeated a familiar theme with his condemnation of rigidity while mentioning change more than 30 times.
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How Democrats could easily undo Trump’s ‘historic’ gains in the courts
The first thing the Left might do when it regains power over the U.S. government is pack the SCOTUS. But there's even more than that.
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NFL’s Chicago Bears stand for life; rival Green Bay Packers donate to Planned Parenthood
The Packers created a firestorm with a donation to the abortion organization; meanwhile, an executive from the Bears will speak at the Chicago March for Life next month.
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Pro-LGBT JK Rowling not backing down after offending trans activists
The Harry Potter author tweeted her support of a woman who lost her job for tweeting about biological reality.
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Canadian LGBT lawyer faces challenge for claiming transgender pronouns are ‘the law’
A pro-family group in British Columbia has launched a legal complaint against a pro-LGBT lawyer for claiming 'it’s the law' that people use 'preferred pronouns.'
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US withdraws ambassador who urged Zambia to embrace homosexuality
The State Department said it is still committed to supporting the African country while remaining strongly opposed to 'abuses against LGBTI persons.'
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Pope Benedict launches Catholic journalism foundation in Germany so ‘Catholic voice’ can be ‘heard’
'I want the Catholic voice to be heard,' Benedict said.
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Cdl Schönborn defends Pachamama as ‘mother of life…archetype’ that has ‘place in Christianity’
'The controversial Pachamama statue is simply a heavily pregnant woman.'
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Explosive new book details Clinton connections to Harvey Weinstein, huge media cover-up
A new book exposes the interlocking layers of culpability that enabled an extensive coverup, including blackmail, hired spies, and the leveraging of power of every sort.
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Joy of Christmas instilling Catholic identity in children
Watch Mother Miriam's Live show from 12.23.2019. In today's episode, Mother speaks about the joy of Christmas. You can tune in daily at 10 am EST/7 am PST on our Facebook Page. Subscribe to Mother Miriam Live here.
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The Church needs good, holy shepherds to seek out the world’s lost sheep
December 23, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — “The Lord entered her and became a servant; the Word entered her, and became silent within her; thunder entered her and his voice was still; the Shepherd of all entered her; he became a Lamb in her, and came forth bleating.” Thus writes St. Ephrem the Syrian, a deacon and Doctor of the Church, in his Hymns on the Nativity. The Eastern Orthodox English composer John Tavener (1944–2013) set this text powerfully to music in his 1990 choral work Thunder Entered Her. St. Ephrem helps himself freely to the paradoxes of the great feast we […]
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Christmas displays with Baby Jesus put up at over half of US state capitols
'Privately funded Christmas displays are legally allowed in a traditional public forum,' the group spearheading the initiative explained. Therefore, 'we are committed to our goal of keeping Christ in Christmas across the nation.'
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Trump impeachment rally speakers praise God, Christmas, pro-life message
'Did you notice,' the president asked the crowd of over 5,000, 'that everybody is saying 'Merry Christmas' again?'
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Pro-transgender UN members reject Trump admin’s pro-gay foreign policy proposal
Ambassadors chided the U.S. for focusing only on gays and lesbians and leaving transgender and intersex categories behind.
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Senate kills funding bill to stop Democrats’ pro-abortion, pro-LGBT ‘poison pill’
As the Senate considered twelve annual spending bills, Republican leadership had to pull the State and Foreign Operations bill from consideration over pro-life concerns.
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Catholics should be outraged at Vatican’s Peter’s Pence bait-and-switch
What are the laity's generous charitable donations really being used for?
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Brazil Congress denounces Netflix’s ‘gay Jesus’ comedy, summons streaming service to hearing
A committee in the lower house condemned the film as a 'vilification of religious worship' and an 'assault on Christian values.'
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Leading evangelical magazine demands Trump’s removal for ‘immoral behavior’
But Christianity Today didn't call for the removal of a presidential predator — Bill Clinton.
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Parents stand up to indoctrination, get Catholic school board to postpone visit by ‘2SLGBTQ+’ group
Parents are urged to continue monitoring the situation in January.
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Leftists demand Hallmark atone for ad scandal with LGBT movie
The CEO of the parent company is open to considering same-sex relationships in future films.
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More than 2 million condemn Netflix over blasphemous ‘gay Jesus’ comedy
The company has not responded to the intense backlash, but the group that made the "Christmas special" remains defiant.
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Abortion is the greatest genocide in human history, and Democrats are its greatest champion
Once again, the Democratic Party is dividing the nation over who is a person, saying that the preborn are not.
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2020 Dem candidate Bloomberg told pregnant employee to ‘kill’ preborn baby: lawsuit
Bloomberg currently ranks fifth in RealClearPolitics’ polling average of the 2020 Democrat primary.
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Pro-life mom creates children’s book to teach kids to be pro-life
The book 'Pro-Life Kids!' has been so popular that its first run is already sold out.
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Northern Ireland bishops say they are ‘completely opposed’ to abortion in Catholic schools
The bishops had previously been silent.
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School official receives top award for defending kids from LGBT agenda in Catholic schools
Three Catholic priests present at the ceremony lauded Del Grande for his stand against the Toronto Catholic District School Board.
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Abp Viganò’s defense of Virgin Mary in response to Pope Francis (FULL TEXT)
'On the occasion of the liturgical memorial of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Pope Bergoglio once again gave vent to his evident Marian intolerance.'
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New Trump rule makes it harder for Obamacare to fund abortion
Certain insurers will have to issue separate bills for the portion of customers' premiums that cover abortion.
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Last Call! We really need your help!
Today is the final day in our Christmas Campaign and we are still a long way from reaching our goal.
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YouTube CEO explains policy to punish, ban people even if they don’t break the rules
Behavior 'that verges on harassment' will be cause for 'consequences,' said Susan Wojcicki.
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With gay ‘marriage’ and abortion enshrined, Irish to tackle euthanasia next
Pro-lifers in the country are readying themselves for a fight on a new life issue, as a poll shows that three in five Irish support legalizing euthanasia.
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Feminist comedian Michelle Wolf: Killing my baby made me feel like God
'You know how my abortion made me feel? Very powerful.'
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ACLU demands tampons in men’s bathrooms for ‘menstrual justice’
The initiative is ostensibly to prevent discrimination against 'every person who menstruates.'
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US Senate confirms judge previously backed by Obama, Planned Parenthood
A 2009 voter guide from Planned Parenthood says Colville 'recognizes and respects a woman's right to choose' to kill her preborn child.
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US Navy begins construction on ship named in honor of homosexual pederast Harvey Milk
The oiler will be included with other ships honoring former civil rights leaders Earl Warren, Robert F. Kennedy and abolitionist Sojourner Truth.
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Sports Illustrated was wrong to give top award to anti-Trump, pro-LGBT athlete. Here’s why.
'Nice try, Sports Illustrated, but I’m not to be fooled by your political agenda.'
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Vatican publishes new book reducing ‘sin of Sodom’ to ‘lack of hospitality’
The new volume uses a rhetorical strategy to move the perceived teaching of the Church on homosexuality toward the radical gender ideology of our day.
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US man gets 16 years in prison for stealing, burning LGBT ‘pride’ flag
'Hate crime' charges were added.
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Abortion survivor Gianna Jessen: the day I unexpectedly met my birth mother
'I got up and I walked out and then I sobbed for three hours.'
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‘Merry Impeachmas’: Anti-Trump vote celebrated by ‘independent’ mainstream media
A reporter/analyst tweeted a group photo with a photo captioned 'Merry Impeachmas from the WaPo team!'
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The UK has elected the ‘gayest parliament in the world’: 8% say they’re gay or bisexual
Almost seven percent of the Conservatives' 365 elected MPs identify as LGBT.
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Swiss bishop: Why I oppose law criminalizing LGBT criticism and won’t be forced into silence
'The relativist view that everyone can live as he wants...in the end turns into an oppressive reign of terror marked by intolerance.'
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Supreme Court to decide if religious schools can choose their own religion teachers
The Supreme Court took a similar case in 2012 and unanimously ruled that church schools can pick their own religion teachers.
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UK teacher erases ‘Lord Jesus’ from Christmas carol to avoid offending other faiths
Other substitutions included 'Jesus the Saviour' removed for 'Jesus the baby' and 'new King born today' removed for 'a baby born today.'
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Pro-LGBT JK Rowling under fire for offending transgender activists
Trans activists are setting 'woke' Twitter ablaze with accusations that Rowling is a trans-exclusionary radical feminist (TERF).
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‘I don’t want to die’: 7-year-olds left terrified after Greta Thunberg presentation
One student shouted, 'I don’t want to die,' which led to similar cries among the children.
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How an elf and a wise woman in Tolkien’s Middle-earth described the Incarnation
Some of the most profound pages Tolkien ever wrote about the central mystery of Christianity had to wait until 1993 to see the light of day.
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Abp Viganò defends Virgin Mary in response to new remarks by Pope
'Not a day passes: from the most exalted throne the Supreme Pontiff proceeds to dismantle the See of Peter,' says the archbishop.
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Only 2 Days Left!
We REALLY need your help to continue reporting into 2020.
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After parents revolt, New Hampshire school board axes horrible transgender policy
The odious 'transgender' policy would have imposed bizarre and radical rules on all students (and their parents) in the district.
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Pro-life leaders castigate Democrats for ‘partisan’ impeachment of Trump
'The impeachment machine opposing Trump has been reduced to a sad display of the most venomous and disingenuous political theater, as we saw in the House vote today.'
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Democrats vote to impeach President Trump
This is the culmination of a long leftist campaign against President Trump.
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Blasphemous photo depicting Jesus as pedophile appears outside Rome art museum
Titled 'ECCE HOMO ERECTUS,' the poster leaves little to the imagination.
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Justice Gorsuch says ‘Merry Christmas’ during FOX interview, left goes nuts
'On Fox News, Neil Gorsuch made a point to say 'Merry Christmas' like he just gained the freedom to say it under Trump.'
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Trans activist who demanded women wax his genitals arrested for possessing illegal weapon
The gender-confused British Columbia man waved a Taser during a live stream on social media
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Time to be bluntly honest about Francis?
In this blog posting, I am highlighting an especially revealing and unapologetically blunt video assessment of the Francis papacy, recently presented by Michael Matt, that is quite different from anything that you would normally see on LifeSite.
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New coalition will press UK Catholic bishops to stop compulsory sex ed in schools
Pro-family groups have formed a coalition aimed at protecting children and pushing Church leaders to wake up to what's really going on.
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Tennessee introduces bill to ensure school athletes compete based on biological sex
Failure to comply would result in a school becoming ineligible to receive public funding, fines, and loss of jobs.
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Male athlete who identifies as ‘female’ furious to be left out of women’s world championships
The 6-2, 220-pound 'Hannah' Mouncey complained that women on the team didn't 'want me showering or using the change rooms' with them.
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A miraculous story: how Gianna Jessen survived a saline abortion
In today’s episode of The Van Maren show, Jonathon Van Maren speaks with Gianna Jessen, a well known abortion survivor and pro-life advocate. Ms. Jessen has been mentioned in speeches by President George W Bush. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of Westminster have said that her story could impact the abortion debate. Jessen survived a saline abortion and now uses her story to show people what an abortion. “I am alive. Just by the miraculous power of Christ.” Jessen was born during a saline abortion in a Los Angeles abortion clinic at 29 weeks. Jessen was only 2.5 […]
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Continuing the story of St. Nicholas
Watch Mother Miriam's Live show from 12.18.2019. Join Mother as she continues to read the true story of St. Nicholas. You can tune in daily at 10 am EST/7 am PST on our Facebook Page. Subscribe to Mother Miriam Live here.
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House Democrats set to begin vote on impeaching President Trump
The vote will be this evening.
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New Star Wars movie features LGBT kiss between two females
Director J.J. Abrams had hinted weeks ago that 'Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker' might feature an LGBT character or scene.
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Democrat lawmaker reacts to pro-life bill, proposes to make state pay women ‘forced’ to give birth
The South Carolina bill would require the state to financially compensate women 'forced' to carry their babies to term due to abortion restrictions.
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A miraculous story: How Gianna Jessen survived a saline abortion
She survived an abortion. Now she advocates against them with a passion for Christ.
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Canada’s proposed ‘conversion therapy’ ban is so broad it would prohibit prayer: Expert
The definition of 'conversion therapy' is so broadly defined, it could include spiritual prayer.
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Vatican building hosts ad for Netflix’s ‘Two Popes’ film denigrating Pope Benedict
A preview for the film shows Pope Benedict, played by Anthony Hopkins, saying that he as pope was in need of a 'correction.'
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Theologian corrects Vatican archbishop who said priests could ‘accompany’ assisted suicide victims
It is 'theologically reckless' to say such things, Dr. Miller argued
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Toronto Star smears Catholic schools trustee with leaked allegation by pro-abortion student
Two stories by three reporters on Mike Del Grande appeared in one day in Canada’s largest newspaper.
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Human experiments with suicide drugs causing agonizing euthanasia deaths
The current drug cocktails have caused painful assisted suicide deaths that may take many hours.
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Cdl Burke criticizes bishops’ silence on blasphemous Netflix film, poster in Vatican
'The tendency is to do what is politically correct, so it happens that even when the Lord is the target of a disgusting attack, there is silence.'
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After promising 5-year review, Trudeau govt instead moves to expand euthanasia now
The Liberal government's doublespeak is particularly concerning.
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Theologian corrects Vatican Bishop who said priests could accompany assisted suicide victims
Dr. Monica Miller responds to Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, who has claimed on behalf of the Catholic Church that anyone who says Judas Iscariot is in hell is a heretic and that a priest may legitimately remain at the bedside of someone undergoing assisted suicide in order to “hold their hand” and “accompany” them.
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Without children raised by their moms and dads, the US will destroy itself
Do you want to salvage our future? Save our children. You want to save our children? Save marriage.
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LGBT supporters step up attacks against school board member who voted against gender ideology
One of the Toronto Catholic District School Board member's opponents wants to pursue a code of conduct violation and an apology.
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Dutch cardinal: It would be a ‘scandal’ for a priest to be present at an assisted suicide
Cardinal Willem Eijk is concerned that the Pontifical Academy for Life president's statement on euthanasia is misleading.
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Over 100 Northern Irish health care workers threaten to quit over new abortion regime
The Northern Irish health system is 'desperately short of staff,' said one pro-life activist, and cannot afford this kind of attrition.
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Exorcists warn: Mainstream culture working overtime to sell satanism to children
Summoning demons is akin to treating a hand grenade as a plaything, said veteran exorcist Fr. Francesco Bamonte.
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Dominican theologian: ‘I will not accompany you while you hang yourself’
The U.S. professor reacted to a scandalous declaration by the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life that priests could be present at assisted suicides.
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Priest: John the Baptist would oppose LGBT, pro-abortion politicians, Pachamama
'I think John the Baptist might have a problem with that,' the Florida priest told his congregation.
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Ginsburg laments that pro-life laws ‘restrict’ poor women from aborting their babies
The Supreme Court justice also opined about the Trump impeachment push, declaring that any senator already planning not to convict the president should recuse himself from a Senate trial.
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US House cuts foreign abortion funding from new budget, still funds Planned Parenthood
An amendment that would have provided almost $60 million to several groups that list abortion as part of their core mission failed.
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Seattle homeless agency under fire for hosting trans strip show as ‘cultural presentation’
Without warning, a 'trans' dancer appeared in a 'revealing bodysuit' with 'silver pasties,' kissed attendees and performed lap dances.
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NBC News under fire for reporting forced chemical abortion as ‘miscarrriage’
The man allegedly held his girlfriend at gunpoint and forced her to take 11 pills, which resulted in the death of her preborn child.
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Norway’s postal service runs ad suggesting Virgin Mary conceived Christ with mailman
The ad has received intense backlash from Christians on Twitter.
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What do you really know about St. Nicholas?
Watch Mother Miriam's Live show from 12.17.2019. Mother continues telling the true story about Saint Nicholaus. This is a great episode for your little ones! You can tune in daily at 10 am EST/7 am PST on our Facebook Page. Subscribe to Mother Miriam Live here.
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German archbishop who claims homosexuality is ‘normal’ doesn’t know science: Psychologist
Here the archbishop shows his true colors: rainbow. Posing as a man of science, he parrots the lies of homosexual ideology.
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Pope Francis abolishes pontifical secret in clerical sexual abuse cases
The Vatican hopes to ensure greater transparency and help civil investigators gather evidence against abusers.
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Upside-down Christmas trees trend reflects a confused, rootless world
An upside-down Christmas tree will not transmit a message of long lost medieval Trinitarian symbolism. Rather, it encapsulates a very modern appetite for irregularity, imbalance, and inversion.
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Trudeau moves to criminalize therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction
One of Trudeau's special advisers on the issue was frank: 'The reason you criminalize conversion therapy is so that we stamp it out.'
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‘Medical scandal’: UK doctors break silence on treatment of gender-confused kids
'We fear that we have had front row seats to a medical scandal.'
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On sexual morality, Catholics must stop defending and start attacking
We are losing the battle on sexual morality because we, as a Church, too often are silent on those issues.
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Mom who chose life after visiting pregnancy center now offering women the same help she got
Raven Henson was a 15-year-old Alaskan teenager when she faced an unexpected pregnancy. How she handled it changed the course of her life.
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Australian bishops’ Conference secretary: Catholics can become Freemasons ‘with no penalty’
Can Catholics and Masons work together in a 'spirit of harmony'?
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Man adopts 42 kids, saving most of them after failed abortions
'I have 42 adopted children,' said Tonio Tavares De Mello. 'I embraced a path in my life that I never thought about.'
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Mom heroically refuses to abort Down syndrome son despite UK doctors’ relentless pressure
A non-invasive prenatal test has resulted in a significant number of Down children being killed before birth.
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Pro-lifer sues Google employee for assault outside Planned Parenthood
Metropolitan Police let the matter sit for months before Michael Gribbin decided to take matters into his own hands.
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Story time: how Catholics can explain Santa to their kids
Watch Mother Miriam's Live show from 12.16.2019. Today she speaks about Santa Claus and how Catholic parents can explain the now secularized figure to their kids. You can tune in daily at 10 am EST/7 am PST on our Facebook Page. Subscribe to Mother Miriam Live here.
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Mississippi gov pledges to fight abortion activist lawsuits all the way to Supreme Court
The pro-abortion Center for Reproductive Rights is challenging the state, but Gov. Phil Bryant vowed to 'sustain our efforts to fight for America's unborn children.'
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Argentina’s new socialist govt railroads in abortion for 13-year-olds in cases of rape
The new guidelines will require public hospitals to offer abortion.
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Judge tosses charges against pastor blocked from praying in library hosting Drag Queen event
Prosecutors may still pursue their case despite the court's ruling that the law doesn't support an obstruction charge.
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Christians are dumping Netflix over blasphemous ‘gay Jesus’ comedy
'Well #Netflix I'm cancelling. The gay Jesus film is the last straw.'
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12-year-old boy who thinks he’s a girl wants womb transplant so he can be ‘mother’ someday
The 12-year-old boy has already begun taking puberty blockers.
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Australian Catholic youth festival appears to receive pagan blessing by guest speaker
'May all the gods bless you and may all our spirits give you goosebumps, not just today but for the rest of your lives, and we know then we’re on the right path.'
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Parental rights are under attack, here’s what you can do about it
We need to stand up and defend parental rights or risk losing them.
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Hallmark reverses decision to pull same-sex ‘wedding’ ads after LGBT celebrity backlash
'The Crown Media team has been agonizing over this decision,' said Hallmark's CEO, while the vice president for public affairs insisted that 'we celebrate all families.'
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Hallmark Channel pulls same-sex ‘wedding’ ads after viewer backlash
The ads were aired in error, according to the CEO of Hallmark's parent company.
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Catholic schools trustee defends vote against ‘evil’ gender ideology from LGBT attacks
I am a faithful Catholic with an informed conscience standing up for Catholic education and Church teachings.
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Priests who disdain Mary discredit their priesthood
Bishops and priests who lack a devotion to Our Lady cause the works of the old Adam to spill from their vestments.
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Planned Parenthood infiltrates 50 California public schools
The abortion company will open 'Wellbeing Centers' inside the schools, an arrangement one pro-life leader compared to letting cigarette companies run smoking education.
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DC pro-abort forces working around Trump admin laws against global abortion funding
The fight to take U.S. funding out of abortion is an uphill battle, and loopholes remain.
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US ambassador threatens to pull foreign aid unless Zambia embraces sodomy
Zambian president Edgar Lungu pushed back. 'If there are such countries which will allow bestiality, let them do it but not here.'
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Cardinal: Climate change activist Greta Thunberg ‘great witness’ to Church teaching
'What is her objective?' Cardinal Peter Turkson asked. 'Skipping school for a future, a future that can’t be guaranteed because there is no care for the environment.'
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911 call: Planned Parenthood worker stalls over phone number while patient bleeds
This is the fourth known time in twelve months that an ambulance has been called to the Aurora, Illinois Planned Parenthood.
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Catholics surround Peru church with prayer as feminist mob threatens desecration
Approximately 150 faithful prayed the rosary for several hours outside the Virgen Milagrosa parish church against some 300 radical feminists.
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Wisconsin Medicaid to begin funding sex-reassignment surgery after settlement
Taxpayers will be forced to foot the bill for gender-confused individuals to alter their bodies.
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New evidence shows deceitful methods Vatican officials used to launder millions of euros
More evidence has surfaced of massive financial corruption at the Vatican.
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National Review editor expresses doubts about bridging America’s political divide
The chasm between the Left and Right runs so deep, Rich Lowry says, that it may take a real national crisis to bridge the gap.
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We have over $230,000 left to raise in just one week! If every reader donated $1 we would far exceed our goal!
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Cardinal Burke: Catholics have Our Lady of Guadalupe as mother, ‘not Pachamama’
'May the truth permeate our homes that...we have one holy mother, the Mother of God, the Virgin of Guadalupe, not Pachamama.'
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Fox News host Jeanine Pirro pins start of ‘Trump hate’ on Barack Obama
'It had never happened that way in the history of this country. He started the Trump hate.'
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In impeachment proceedings, President Trump has the right to confront his accusers
The arguments to the contrary are devoid of even a modicum of intellectual credibility or historic reflection.
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George Soros’s under-the-radar plan to make crime explode in American cities
Soros's groups are spending millions of dollars on district attorney races in major American cities.
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UK pro-lifers react to landslide Conservative victory: There’s ‘work to be done’
The two political parties who promised in their election manifestos to radically deregulate abortion (which is already widely available in the UK), Labour and the Liberal Democrats, both suffered significant losses.
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Texas bishops oppose mother’s efforts to save her baby on life support
The bishops joined in a friend-of-the-court brief as part of a coalition to have the baby taken off life support.
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Bishops silent on Northern Ireland law forcing Catholic schools to refer for abortions
'If the bishops don’t act now to stop this Catholic schools will be providing girls with secret abortions and the Church will be culpable for the deaths that take place in their schools,' said a Northern Ireland pro-life activist.
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Brexit go-ahead and death of anti-Semitism: Good news out of UK elections
U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson secured a smashing victory last night, routing Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party up and down the country.
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Western Australia legalizes doctors killing sick patients through lethal injection
'The euthanasia darkness seeps into Western Australia.'
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Hollywood actor opens up about porn industry: These are ‘most sad people in the world’
Jon Hamm described his brief time in the porn world as 'soul-crushingly depressing.'
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Provincial govt tries to bully Canadian hospice into killing sick patients
British Columbia’s government is threatening to penalize a non-faith-based hospice if it fails to follow its directives and allow its patients to be killed on-site.
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Ex-gay professor: I was fired from Southern Baptist seminary for expressing truth about gays
Robert Oscar Lopez says the church's leadership 'will deny that they're abandoning Biblical teaching.'
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YouTube releases new guidelines on ‘harassing, toxic’ speech and conservatives are alarmed
Vague rules on 'harassment' could lead to a crackdown on what the platform considers 'demeaning language' on race, gender, or sexual orientation.
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Netflix streams blasphemous ‘Christmas’ video depicting gay Jesus, adulterous Virgin Mary
More than one million people have signed a petition to demand the file be taken off the streaming service.
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Planned Parenthood tweets ‘human rights for all’ while denying human rights to babies
'61M aborted babies since 1970 in the United States alone would like a word with you,' said one respondent on Twitter.
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Catholic laity beg Pope Francis to honor Mother Mary, not Mother Earth in open letter
'Holy Father, we are the little ones of the Church, we are neither clergy nor theologians, we are the scattered flock crying out for their shepherds to guide them and care for them.'
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Monastery brews award-winning coffee to raise money for pro-life groups
Brother Bernard Marino, OSB roasts around 300 pounds of coffee every day – and all to benefit the Church and work to end abortion.
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Cardinal Kasper: Pope Francis feels called to ‘change’ Church, door will ‘open’ to women at altar
Pope Francis feels called by the Holy Spirit to “change” the Church, Kasper said.
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One Million Moms calls out Hallmark Channel for LGBT cave, same-sex ‘wedding’ ad
'Parents need to know they could now come face to face with the LGBT agenda when they sit down to watch the Hallmark Channel,' the pro-family group warned.
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Canadian Conservative leader who betrayed pro-lifers announces resignation after losing to Trudeau
Pro-life group Campaign Life Coalition holds that the Conservatives lost the election because Andrew Scheer betrayed the Party’s socially-conservative base.
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Why this grandma stopped eating Chick-fil-A with her grandkids
Lots of conservative families are feeling the sting of Chick-fil-A’s betrayal.
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Remembering the pope who suppressed the Jesuits and hosted Mozart
The timeless wisdom found in Pope Clement XIV's Cum Summi, published 250 years ago today, bears remembering.
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If the Vatican wanted to destroy the Church, how would it behave differently?
Some people think all the confusion coming out of the Vatican is deliberate.
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If drag queens can read to schoolkids, why not felons and prostitutes?
Some parents are calling it 'a sign of things to come' under the radical new sex ed regime overtaking American cities like Austin, Texas.
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Vatican Archbishop: those who say Judas is in hell are ‘heretics’ and priests may ‘accompany’ assisted suicides
Head of the Pontifical Academy for Life says priests my ‘hold the hands’ of patients as they go through with assisted suicide.
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Pope appoints cardinal critical of Church’s ‘severe’ language to gays to head major Vatican office
Concerns over Cardinal Tagle’s appointment have arisen due to his stance toward 'LGBT' issues.
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Florida bill requiring parents to sign off on minor daughters’ abortions advances
The law will strengthen Florida's already existing parental consent requirements, calling for a notarized written statement signed by both the minor and one parent before an abortion can proceed.
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Catholic magazine highlights in new issue spiritual warfare every faithful Catholic must face
The principles essential for fighting as the Church Militant are featured in the latest issue of Calx Mariae.
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Merriam-Webster dictionary crowns ‘nonbinary’ pronoun ‘they’ as 2019 ‘word of the year’
NPR, GLADD and Teen Vogue all hailed the 'encouraging' gender-confusing news.
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Vermont attorney general demands $7K to release state correspondence with Planned Parenthood
The attorney general is imposing a $7,232.33 fee on the opportunity of citizens to examine the details of 'his' office's mission to draft and enact abortion legislation.
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Spain registers more deaths than births as native population heads for collapse
Spanish authorities revealed that tens of thousands more citizens died than were born in the first six months of 2019.
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Crisis pregnancy network files brief defending North Dakota’s abortion reversal law
Heartbeat International is acting in response to a lawsuit filed by the American Medical Association and the Center for Reproductive Rights.
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Hallmark actress: My personal experience shaped film’s pro-adoption message
'That scene is very special to me,' said Kristin Chenoweth, star of the new film 'A Christmas Love Story.'
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Only 10% of Vatican’s $55 million ‘Peter’s Pence’ actually goes to poor, Wall Street Journal claims
Most of the over $55 million collected by the fund annually 'goes toward plugging the hole in the Vatican’s own administrative budget.'
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Understanding advent to prepare for Christmas
Watch Mother Miriam's Live show from 12.11.2019. Today Mother speaks about how to prepare our hearts for Christmas. You can tune in daily at 10 am EST/7 am PST on our Facebook Page. Subscribe to Mother Miriam Live here.
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Conservative author explains why we need nationalism to save the culture
In today’s episode of The Van Maren show, Jonathon Van Maren speaks with the editor of the National Review Rich Lowry about his latest book, The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free. Lowry has authored other books, including New York Times bestseller, Lincoln Unbound and Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years. Van Maren and Lowry speak about Lowry’s book, where America is headed, “the age of Trump”, the rise of division in our political climate, and the need for maintaining culture in order to maintain a democracy.
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Republicans, conservatives call on Justice Dept to declare war on porn
'U.S. obscenity laws exist that, if enforced, can ameliorate this problem,' several members of Congress wrote.
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WATCH: US bishop launches prayer campaign for Archbishop Sheen’s beatification to move forward
'Let us petition God unceasingly to remove all obstacles for the beatification of Fulton Sheen.'
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Cardinal Ouellet: Pachamama statues ‘did not bother me,’ ‘exaggeration’ to speak of idolatry
The Canadian cardinal also revealed he did not vote to for the Amazon Synod final document's proposal to ordain married men in certain cases.
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Conservative author explains why we need nationalism to save the culture
Join Jonathon Van Maren as he speaks with the editor of National Review, Rich Lowry, about the state of the nation.
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Trump reelection campaign courts LGBT voters with rainbow ‘pride’ merchandise
'Show your support for the LGBT community and the 45th President,' reads the product descriptions.
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These statistics may shock you
You might not realize the millions of people LifeSiteNews reached this year!
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Jesus is not just one of many saviors. He is the only, and we all need Him
To hold that Jesus is merely one of many 'saviors' is not simply to denigrate Jesus, but to insult the Father Himself. Ultimately, it is to sin against the Holy Spirit — the unforgivable sin!
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Chinese communist govt raids Christian church during Sunday service, expels worshipers
An estimated 200 Christians remained in front of the church to continue their singing and prayers.
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Argentina judge suspends sale of abortion drug in pharmacies due to health risks
The drug poses a 'serious, real, concrete and current threat to public health,' according to the judge.
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Corrupt elite hate Trump because he beats them at their own game
The character that Donald Trump has become is loathed by a large portion of society to a degree that many of us find hard to understand.
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Numbers double at New Zealand’s third National March for Life
A contingent of 2,400-plus marched through the streets of Wellington to Parliament, which is considering legislation to remove abortion restrictions.
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If the climate crisis were real, environmentalists wouldn’t have to change its name
Over and over and over again!
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Renowned Islam scholar’s new book shows how jihad affects Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Robert Spencer's latest is must-reading for anyone interested in learning more of the facts about this tragic and unnecessary conflict.
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The real reason why Nancy Pelosi is a pro-abortion ‘Catholic’? Radical nuns
Nancy Pelosi calls herself a ‘devout Catholic’ yet is one of the most pro-abortion politicians in America. Have you ever wondered how she got there? In this episode of The John-Henry Westen Show, I take a rather fascinating look into Nancy Pelosi’s stance on Catholicism and morality in politics.
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Democrats’ impeachment obsession will be their undoing in 2020
The Democrats' obsession with impeaching President Trump by hook or by crook has devolved into a burlesque. It is as absurd as it is deadly serious.
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Mom who rejected abortion gives birth to ‘Christmas miracle’ after water broke at 13 weeks
The 23-year-old UK woman was told the baby would be stillborn or handicapped, but she remained undeterred through severe bleeding and the loss of fluid.
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‘Eugenics’: UK hospitals offering new prenatal screening see huge drop in Down syndrome births
The screening led to a 30-percent drop in births of babies with Down syndrome.
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The real reason why Nancy Pelosi is a pro-abortion ‘Catholic’? Radical nuns
The answer seems to be the false teaching she received at Trinity College in Washington, DC
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Senate confirms member of LGBT law group for liberal Ninth Circuit court
Patrick Bumatay is not the president’s only homosexual judicial nominee who belonged to a left-wing LGBT organization.
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Austrian bishop decries pro-LGBT concert Cardinal Schönborn allowed in Vienna cathedral
'My answer to this event in the House of God is only a big NO. NO and NO again!
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Cardinal Burke: ‘diabolical forces’ entered St. Peter’s Basilica through Pachamama idolatry
'An idol was introduced into St Peter's Basilica – the figure of a demonic force,' said the Cardinal.
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New York bill would force all public colleges to offer free abortions
Students shouldn't have to miss class to obtain abortions, the bill's sponsor said.
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Seminarians teach, promote Gregorian chant through unique YouTube channel
Brothers Alexandre and Stefan hungered to learn about and share with others the Gregorian chant tradition of their Dominican Order, which is 800 years old.
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Idolatry, sexual confusion, and more: A talk on the Amazon Synod
A comprehensive review of the various outrages and offenses against God that occurred in the Vatican in October.
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With leftist donations, Chick-fil-A betrayed those who want to live their faith at work
It's difficult to watch Chick-fil-A follow the path of many of its corporate peers.
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In a world full of books for girls, a thrilling new novel boys will enjoy
One major reason for male failure is the effete dreck boys are assigned to read in schools.
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Pro-abortion celebrity Jameela Jamil unloads on ‘clueless’ pro-lifers
The actress, who once said there is no democracy without abortion, tweeted, 'My life IS more important to me than an unborn fetus' one.'
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Porn is reaching dangerous new lows with gang rape, violence
The brutal murder of an Indian woman is the latest example of how young minds are being perverted.
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German bishops proclaim homosexuality ‘normal,’ adultery ‘not grave’
A panel of 'experts,' including sexologists, inspired the German bishops to declare that homosexuality is as 'normal' as heterosexuality.
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Catholic deacon urges supporters to send Christmas cards to imprisoned Cdl. Pell
The Australian prison holding Pell will refuse any mail addressing him as 'Cardinal,' though 'in the letter 'His Eminence' will be accepted by the authorities.'
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Swiss bishop stands firm against proposed law to criminalize criticism of LGBT
Bishop Marian Eleganti, the auxiliary bishop of Chur spoke out against the chilling effect a proposed pro-LGBT law might have on free speech.
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Cdl. Burke: Priest who denied Communion to pro-abortion Biden ‘performed a great act of charity’
He had no choice, explained Cardinal Raymond Burke.
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Alabama sheriff rebukes anti-religion org’s demand to stop mentioning prayer online
'Proud to have a Sheriff that won't bow to political pressure or the devices of the enemy!' an officer said in response to a Freedom From Religion Foundation challenge.
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Understanding the Church’s teaching on the Immaculate Conception
Watch Mother Miriam's Live show from 12.9.2019. Today Mother explains the Catholic Church's teaching on the Immaculate Conception of Mary. You can tune in daily at 10 am EST/7 am PST on our Facebook Page. Subscribe to Mother Miriam Live here.
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WaPo insults readers’ intelligence with illiterate pro-abortion screed about sperm funerals
Not only is the author's attempt at sarcasm absurd, but she doesn't even understand how basic biology works.
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Twitter isn’t the first to try to silence us, but we won’t be stopped
December 9, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – When almost all mainstream media are currently promoting a false and dangerous agenda, there is a desperate need for an always reliable alternative. That is exactly why LifeSiteNews exists. Unfortunately, we have not only experienced significant censorship from social media and heightened attacks on freedom of the press this year. Late last night we found out LifeSite's Twitter account was locked after we tweeted about transgender activist Jonathan Yaniv. Earlier this year we fought Apple News, and thanks to your support, were reinstated on the platform after our channel was shut down. Facebook also censored and […]
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Pope Francis appears to draw comparison between Herod and Trump’s immigration stance
King Herod is best known for slaughtering male children aged two and under in an attempt to kill newly born Jesus Christ.
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Pope Francis petitions UN for new annual secular celebration of ‘human fraternity’
The pope’s petition builds off the controversial Abu Dhabi declaration, seen by critics as promoting religious indifferentism.
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Supreme Court rejects ACLU challenge to Kentucky ultrasound law
Pro-lifers support and abortion activists oppose ultrasound requirements for the same reason: their ability to convey the humanity of preborn babies and dissuade women from abortion.
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LifeSite Twitter locked over tweet about transgender man wanting to see OB/GYN
Yaniv is famous for taking 15 beauticians to the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal over their refusal to wax his genitals, a battle he ultimately lost.
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UK medical authority rules Christian doctor allowed to pray with patients
The outcome of this case gives reassurance to Christian doctors and professionals across the U.K.
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Peoria Diocese rep. accuses Rochester Diocese of ‘sabotaging’ Fulton Sheen’s beatification
'When examining the pattern it is hard not to believe that the Diocese of Rochester acts more to sabotage the Cause and less to protect the good of the Church.'
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Pope Francis urges United Nations to save the poor from climate change
The pontiff called for the 'political will' to end climate change.
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Trump impeachment effort is about more than just protecting Obama and Clinton
We need to consider what it was about Hillary Clinton winning in 2016 that was so crucial to Democrats.
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Media obsession with Prince Andrew’s Epstein sex scandal hides Clinton involvement
Deflecting attention from the growing evidence that Bill, Hillary, and even Chelsea Clinton have had a pretty spectacularly intense association with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Can an American follow both the Constitution and sharia law?
Law prohibits anyone to hold any sworn office who does not swear full allegiance to the Constitution, yet hordes of adherents to sharia are unlawfully permitted to hold sworn office.
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Chilling video of Chinese police interrogation shows how China is a ‘criminal state’
In a recently released clip from inside a Chinese police station, a lone man sits strapped into a metal cage-like contraption.
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Washington pushes back against China’s horrific human rights abuses
Democrats and Republicans cooperated to pass a House resolution to sanction 'the monsters responsible for' China's 're-education camps' for religious minorities.
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Contraceptive use linked to shrinking brain size, researchers find
‘We found a dramatic difference in the size of the brain structures between women who were taking oral contraceptives and those who were not.’
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Fulton Sheen brought folks to God. Bishops behind beatification delay push them away
Bishops Cupich, Dolan, and Matano are making a huge mistake.
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Pope Francis: Amoris Laetitia is ‘the Magisterium of the Church’ on divorced and remarried
Chapter eight of Pope Francis's Amoris Laetitia allows for interpretations that undermine or even contradict perennial Catholic doctrine on sex and marriage.
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Archbishop Sheen condemns ‘false compassion’ for homosexuals in resurfaced video
Sheen's integrity remains unquestioned despite the delay in his beatification.
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Abortion pill reversal pioneer tells story of courageous girl who led to procedure’s discovery
It was a procedure that had never been done before...but Ashley was determined to undo her fatal decision and save her baby.
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Star Wars director hints at LGBT ‘representation,’ but not the couple online activists demanded
LGBT activists are upset because they think Star Wars should be 'beyond' hinting at homosexual characters by now.
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Buttigieg affirms abortion to little girl who asks about ‘right to choose’
The Democrat presidential candidate used the usual 'trust women' talking points to defend killing the unborn.
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Pro-life campaigners in Northern Ireland concerned by political response to new abortion legislation
Pro-life activists say they are getting unclear messages on the province’s new abortion laws from the political party that's traditionally strongly pro-life.
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Prayers for day of fasting and reparation
Listen to Mother Miriam's Live show from 12.6.2019. Mother speaks about today's day of prayer and fasting. You can tune in daily at 10 am EST/7 am PST on our Facebook Page. Subscribe to Mother Miriam Live here.
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Quebec considers allowing doctors to euthanize dementia patients without their active consent
Critics warn that the move will result in sick people being killed against their will.
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Judge who ruled on 7-yr-old’s gender ‘transition’ taken off case
The judge alleged shared an article about the case on Facebook.
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Abortion pill reversal explains why life-saving technique isn’t ‘junk science’
One of the founders described to Jonathan Van Maren how the technique 'makes logical biological sense.'
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Cardinal Zen: Pope Francis is ‘encouraging a schism’ by ‘legitimizing’ China’s Communist-run church
‘You are encouraging a schism. You are legitimizing the schismatic church in China,’ Cardinal Zen said he would tell Pope Francis.
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Pastor got death threats, lost job after warning against ‘pride’ events. Now, he’s taking legal action
'If a Christian pastor can no longer say this publicly without receiving death threats, then we are living in very dangerous times.'
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Baby body parts criminal trial to proceed against Daleiden with possible jail time
6 counts in David Daleiden's criminal case have been thrown out of court and 9 remain.
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US ambassador cites Pope Francis in urging Zambia to embrace homosexuality
The African nation's president said the country would forgo U.S. aid if it's tied to accepting homosexuality.
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Pope’s charity helped finance sexually explicit pro-LGBT Elton John biopic
€1 million in the Catholic faithful’s offerings to papal charity Peter’s Pence went to ‘Rocketman.’
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LGBT Christmas movies from Hallmark? More than 25,000 say ‘no thanks’
A LifeSite petition asking Hallmark not to produce LGBT movies for Christmas, or generally, gained more than 25,000 signatures in less than one day.
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Trump: The cross is ‘a powerful reminder of the meaning of Christmas’
'Christians give thanks that the Son of God came into the world to save humanity,' he said. 'Jesus Christ inspires us to love one another with hearts full of generosity and grace.'
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Nancy Pelosi: As a Catholic, I resent your using the word ‘hate’ in a sentence that addresses me
The pro-abortion Speaker of the House chastised a reporter who asked about her opposition to President Trump, saying 'My heart is full of love.'
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Islam is poised to take over Europe, with America close behind
If Democrats should retake the government, it's a sure bet that the promotion of Islam that took place under
Barack Obama will once again become a top priority.
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LGBT activists turn on Buttigieg for volunteering with ‘homophobic’ Salvation Army
Condemnation of Buttigieg’s association with the Salvation Army has quickly spread across social media.
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Understanding the Mystery of Advent
Listen to Mother Miriam's Live show from 12.5.2019. Today, Mother discusses the depth of the season of Advent. You can tune in daily at 10 am EST/7 am PST on our Facebook Page. Subscribe to Mother Miriam Live here.
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Texas town passes ordinance allowing relatives of aborted children to sue abortionist
Westbrook, Texas has just become the seventh city in the state to ban abortion 'at all times and at all stages of pregnancy [because it is] an act of murder.'
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Influential priest under fire for criticism of Pachamama scandal at Vatican
A Liberal U.S. Catholic newspaper took British Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth to task for defending the faith.
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Pro-life mom beats world record for fastest half-marathon while pushing baby stroller
Race officials expressed objections to Julia Webb's pro-life messaging, but she was undaunted.
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Pro-LGBT priest James Martin tweets about study normalizing animal ‘same-sex behavior’
The Jesuit priest received plenty of angry responses on social media.
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Catholic princess defends culture of life in stirring speech
The Princess criticized people in the West for wanting to live in a 'natural and healthy' environment while accepting the 'most atrocious and unnatural and unhealthy proceedings'
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‘His name is Jesus’: McDonald’s painted nativity scene a hit
'I totally support what they do and that’s why I keep coming back,' said one customer.
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Chick-fil-A now funding a group that hosts ‘Drag Queen Story Hours’
Drag Queen Story Hour features adult crossdressers reading to children. Certain participating drag queens have been exposed as registered sex offenders.
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Catholic school board stocks pro-LGBT book glamorizing kids performing ‘oral sex’
The book contains 'explicit language, violent acts, and graphic descriptions of oral sex carried out by children as young as six-years-old.'
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Cardinal warns that coalition of Spain’s leftist parties would lead to ‘abandoning…forgetting God’
Cardinal Cañizares said that 'we find ourselves facing a serious emergency'
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Over 16,000 babies saved: 40 Days cofounder explains how pro-life effort measures impact
The international organization uses three categories to identify the effectiveness of its efforts.
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Pete Buttigieg is weaponizing a false Christianity…to attack pro-lifers
Pete Buttigieg is a more dangerous candidate than most Christians realize.
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Revealed: NY bishop called for delay of Abp. Sheen’s beatification
Senior US bishops reasoned it would be 'imprudent' to proceed with the beatification plans until after a state attorney general's report is released – even though multiple investigations showed Archbishop Sheen had no role in sex abuse cover-up.
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United Nations steamrolled pro-lifers at Nairobi abortion summit. Africans are outraged
African pro-lifers lambasted the foreign entities who 'spend billions of dollars to impose their Western ideology' and affirmed that 'we reject such colonization.'
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6 important truths about Scripture to kick off the Advent season
It has never been the intention of the Church that Catholics come into contact with the Bible only during the liturgy. Here is a concrete plan for reading Scripture as part of our daily Christian regimen.
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Alberta conservative politician vows to keep fighting for conscience rights as bill flounders
MLA Dan Williams says freedom of conscience is a 'deeply, deeply held view' that Canadians 'aren't going to give up.'
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Trans activist Jonathan ‘Jessica’ Yaniv ‘shocked…confused’ gynaecologist won’t see him
Yaniv, who asked beauticians to wax his male genitalia, is now threatening gynaecologists for refusing to see him.
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LGBT activists reveal how movement gained power, changed laws
The 'trans' lobby uses stealth tactics to subvert the law and decouple children from their parents.
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150,000 sign petition for high school girl who wants to keep girls sports for girls only
The number of signatures continuing to pour in indicates a 'deep unease about this (issue) in American society.'
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40 Days for Life co-founder explains why it’s crucial that pro-lifers pray near abortion centers
Being present could be 'a sign of hope to somebody ... to direct them elsewhere so that they don't fall prey to the lies the abortion industry,' David Bereit says.
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Astonishing revelations re: flood of lies and manipulations behind efforts to undo 2016 election and impeach Trump
It's no longer likely that Nancy Pelosi will even get enough votes to support an impeachment.
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US lawyers hoping to get rich quick by exploiting clergy sex abuse crisis
With a wave of lawsuits expected against the Church, attorneys are actively pursuing clients who 'may be entitled to financial compensation.'
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Politician tells parents ‘babies do actually masturbate’ in push for sex ed in schools
'It's a recognized fact,' she claimed.
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When adults pursue transgender fantasies, children suffer. I would know.
How can the family rifts caused by transgenderism be healed?
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If you’ve taken the abortion pill, you can still save your baby. Here’s how
In today’s episode of The Van Maren show, Jonathon Van Maren speaks with Dr. Matthew Harrison, one of the doctors who pioneered the abortion pill reversal method. RU-486 kills the growing baby by starving him or her of progesterone; however, Dr. Harrison and his colleagues discovered that progesterone injections could help save the baby. Dr. Harrison shares the heartwarming story of the first baby he saved as well as other inspiring events from his work saving babies.
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UK schools directed to massively incorporate gay, trans themes for kids as young as 5
The proposed curriculum targets every subject a young student encounters, including math, science, and even physical education and religion classes.
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Pro-life lawyer who defended David Daleiden confirmed as federal district judge
Sarah Pitlyk was part of the defense team for Center for Medical Progress head David Daleiden in Planned Parenthood’s case against him.
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If you’ve taken the abortion pill, you can still save your baby. Here’s how
December 4, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – In today’s episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon Van Maren speaks with Dr. Matthew Harrison, one of the doctors who pioneered the abortion pill reversal method. RU-486 – the abortion pill – kills the growing baby by starving him or her of the hormone progesterone. Dr. Harrison and his colleagues discovered that progesterone injections could help save the baby. Dr. Harrison shares the story of being eight years old when his mother lost one of his siblings at birth. It was shortly after Roe v. Wade. He recalled how odd he thought it was that nurses and doctors […]
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Franklin Graham calls for prayers to save Chick-fil-A from ‘danger of drifting to the left’
'I would encourage Christians everywhere to pray for Dan Cathy, his brother Bubba, and the family as they have some important decisions to make,' Graham said.
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Buffalo whistleblower: Vatican snubbed abuse victims in calling bishop’s resignation ‘early retirement’
'We’re still a long way from transparency'
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Georgia Senate pick with ties to abortion industry now says she supports heartbeat bill
Pro-lifers previously expressed concern about Kelly Loeffler, who sits on the board of the hospital system that is associated with the state’s largest abortionist training program.
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Chinese communist-approved bishop: ‘Love for homeland must be greater than love for Church’
Bishop John Fang Xingyao added that the law of the country is above Canon law.
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UK bishop allows pagan Hindu festival to be celebrated on Catholic church grounds
Diwali, called a “festival of lights,” is the most important Hindu religious festival of the year.
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Pro-abortion, pro-gay Rep. Ilhan Omar read Muslim prayer from Catholic Church pulpit in January
On Thanksgiving Day, Rep. Omar tweeted a video of herself reading the Muslim prayer, which was part of an 'interfaith prayer service' for members of Congress.
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Buffalo Bishop resigns amid allegations of sex abuse coverup
Bishop Malone faced a growing call for his removal amid allegations that he covered up sexual abuse by priests.
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‘Pachamama’ film made pagan idols attractive to kids months before Amazon Synod
'Pachamama' received enthusiastic reviews from the mainstream press in France, which would never dream of doing the same for films with a Catholic message.
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4 exorcists set Dec. 6 for prayer, fasting, reparation for Pachamama idolatry in Vatican
As the four anonymous exorcists put it, 'these events bring home the reality that we are in spiritual warfare and that warfare is happening within the Church itself.'
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120 people pray rosary outside Vienna Cathedral in reparation for pro-LGBT concert happening within
Alexander Tschugguel, the man who took pagan idols from a Catholic church in Rome and threw them into the Tiber River, said the Vienna show included a drag queen.
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New Jersey and Pennsylvania bishops ask Pope for McCarrick report
The U.S. hierarchy expressed the importance of making the information available soon, but the Vatican did not offer a clear response.
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Catholic bishop backs school teachers’ pro-LGBT ‘spiritual development’ day
The agenda includes homosexual activists, but the district denies that the presentations go against Church teaching.
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Abortion lobby urges Supreme Court to overturn basic safety standard for Louisiana abortion facilities
Backers include the American Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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Inspiring husband and wife with 7 kids are bringing Christ to a faithless nation
During my most recent trip to Rome, I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Varro and Helena Vooglaid, an inspiring Catholic couple everyone needs to hear from! Varro is one of the leading pro-life, pro-Christian commentators in Estonia, a country of 1.2 million that has less than 4,000 Catholics while his wife is a wonderful mother to their 7 beautiful children.
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Inspiring husband and wife with 7 kids are bringing Christ to a faithless nation
Varro and Helena Vooglaid are an inspiring Catholic couple everyone needs to hear from!
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Vatican postpones beatification of Fulton Sheen after request by some US bishops
'The Holy See decided to postpone the date of Beatification, at the request of a few members of the Bishop’s Conference who have asked for further consideration,' the Diocese of Peoria announced December 3.
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Kamala Harris drops out of Democrat presidential race
As California's attorney general, Kamala Harris prosecuted the pro-life activists who exposed Planned Parenthood's sale of baby body parts.
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Violent male convicts claiming to be ‘trans’ are terrorizing women in all-female Canadian jails
'They are only at [the female prison] to have sex with the females.'
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Exorcists call for day of prayer and fasting this Friday
Watch Mother Miriam's Live show from 12.3.2019. Mother reminds everyone about the call for prayer and fasting THIS FRIDAY in reparation for the Pachamama idol worship. You can tune in daily at 10 am EST/7 am PST on our Facebook Page. Subscribe to Mother Miriam Live here.
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I’m a former abortionist. Here’s my plea to LeRoy Carhart
From one abortionist to another.
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Elizabeth Warren vows to wear Planned Parenthood scarf to presidential inauguration if she wins
'I'm gonna be wearing that [pink Planned Parenthood] scarf when I'm sworn as president of the United States,' she said.
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Embattled Buffalo bishop linked to clergy sex-abuse coverup may resign Dec. 4
'While Bishop Malone’s resignation is long overdue, I will still be grateful for it,' said one whistleblower.
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Young people need an education that inspires them to seek God’s face
'Surely this is what our age needs: the revelation of God’s Face, so that we may have hope'
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The next Chick-fil-A? Hallmark Channel CEO signals openness to gay Christmas films
'We’re open to really any type of movie of any type of relationship.'
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James Younger and other children like him need a voice
They need you to help their voices be heard.
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‘Give it a break, Mate’: New movement protests ‘Rainbow Laces’ LGBT agenda in UK soccer
Should players, game officials, and clubs be forced to endorse political positions that contradict many people’s personal beliefs and faith? The 'Let All Play' initiative says no.
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Will the 2020 Olympics finally shatter global transgender tyranny?
Next year's Tokyo Summer Olympics may spell the swift death of the transgender movement as a dominant politically correct touchstone.
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At world’s first gender ‘detransition’ conference, women express regret over drugs, mutilation
'What the hell are surgeons doing,' one speaker said, 'calling this gender reassignment and gender-reaffirming health care? Because my body doesn’t feel healthy anymore.'
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If Republicans join in with climate alarmists, the party is doomed
Joining the global warming bandwagon is a losing strategy because Republicans can't out-extreme the Democrats.
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Book that teaches kids how to conjure demons hits major retailers’ shelves
A new book inviting young children to learn how to summon demons is now available at Walmart, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.
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When communists try to ban Christmas carols, heroes will keep singing them
Christians in the former Soviet Union exhibited bravery and courage in confronting communism's anti-Christmas campaign.
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As Advent begins, let Christians repent of the sins of our nation
A society that aborts its children is not prepared for the coming of Christ.
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Thousands protest radical new abortion laws in Northern Ireland
The region's new abortion laws came into force in October. Before then, Northern Ireland was known for being a safe place for unborn children.
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Leading British doctor group pushes for women to do self-guided abortions at home
The top pro-life group in Britain has slammed the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' proposals as 'playing fast and loose with women's health.'
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Leftists blame internal divisions for ‘losing the battle on abortion’: New York Times
Some industry insiders say they could see trouble brewing but that national leaders weren't paying attention to their concerns.
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Ohio State superstar football player was almost aborted. Now he’s mom’s ‘miracle baby’
In a moment that had pro-life viewers reacting in amazement, FOX Sports announcer Gus Johnson let slip some pro-life personal history about Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins.
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Revealed: Twitter rules expressly allow some discussion of ‘attraction towards minors’
The social media platform bans sexually-suggestive material of children, but allows discussions on child sexual exploitation in some instances.
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A Jesuit coup? Speculation rises of a Vatican takeover by the Pope’s own religious order
Could it be that with the approach of an internal demographic cliff, the Jesuits have decided that their long march through the institutions must reach its objective before it’s too late?
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Georgia Republican governor to fill Senate vacancy with pick tied to abortion industry
Kelly Loeffler co-owns a WNBA team that donated a portion of ticket sales to Planned Parenthood in 2018. She is also connected to a well-known pro-abortion health system.
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Advent is the Catholic New Year, a guide to prayer through the season
Watch Mother Miriam's Live show from 12.2.2019. Mother speaks about the Advent season and the need for prayer during the beginning of the Catholic New Year. You can tune in daily at 10 am EST/7 am PST on our Facebook Page. Subscribe to Mother Miriam Live here.
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Catholics refute pro-gay Fr. Martin for claiming ‘married’ lesbian judge is victim of ‘discrimination’
Fr. Martin's arguments fail to account for the gravity of homosexual sins.
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More evidence that porn leads men to abuse women – and sometimes kill them
Despite repulsive defenses of sexual violence cloaked in the guise of 'consent' from the Marlboro Men of the porn industry, the evidence continues to pile up.
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Abp Viganò condemns pro-‘LGBT’ concert in Vienna cathedral as ‘blasphemous’
‘The enormity of the scandals will never diminish the Lord’s power.’
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