Recent Catholic News

WASHINGTON, October 15, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear the infamous Ninth Circuit case involving the constitutionality of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools. The Ninth Circuit justified declaring it unconstitutional on grounds that the mention of God in the Pledge of Allegiance violates the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution. The Pacific Justice Institute has announced that it will file an amicus brief in defense of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools.  “We are committed to stand up to the outrageous decision by the Ninth Circuit,” said Brad […]

Picketers Demonstrate as Knights of Columbus Dinner Keynoted by Pro-Abortion Politician http://www.insidevc.com/vcs/county_news/article/0,1375,VCS_226_2345915,00.html   Record Attendance at Right to Life fundraiser featuring pro-life actress Jennifer O’Neill http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/10/13/news/local_state/news08.txt   French Canadian company may expand porn in America http://www.afa.net/activism/IssueDetail.asp?id=93   Homosexual couple booted from U.S. Catholic Church choir after ‘marriage’ in Canada http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny—churchchoir-gays1015oct15,0,6577951.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire   Barbra Streisand receives award for pro-homosexual activism http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=82868868&p=8z869574

International agenda to outlaw criticism of homosexuality is achieving success

Another proof of vast superiority of adult stem cells over embryonic stem cells

WASHIGNTON, October 14, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In the wake of 18-year old Holly Patterson’s death after taking the abortion drug RU-486, Concerned Women for America, with two doctors’ groups, filed a second legal document on Oct. 10 supporting the case for the FDA to withdraw its approval of the dangerous drug.  This document responds to the attempt by Danco, the distributor of RU-486 (brand name is Mifeprex), to rebut the medical, scientific and legal arguments presented by Concerned Women for America (CWA), American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) and Christian Medical Association (CMA) in a Citizen Petition filed […]

Jeb Bush's office says it can't do anything more to save Schiavo's life.

WASHINGTON, October 14, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – American Life League, held a press conference today to unveil its newest ad: No More Dodgeball During Recess!  “We hope the president will heed our call for action on this very important matter,” said Judie Brown, president of American Life League. “Bush should use his power to make recess appointments to ensure that pro-life judges are appointed to the courts. This is his best option for breaking the deadlock created by pro-abortion zealots in the Senate.”  The ad will run Oct. 14 in The Washington Times, and will also appear in several other national […]

GUANGZHOU, China, October 14, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The BBC reported Tuesday that scientists at Sun Yat-Sen University, in Guangzhou, China say they have created embryos using eggs from two women and sperm from one man.  The embryos were implanted into a 30-year-old Chinese women who later miscarried the embryos. The technique used by the Chinese scientists was developed in the United States but was outlawed in 1998 and is also banned in the UK.  The BBC reports that Dr Mohammed Taranissi of the Assisted Reproduction & Gynaecology Centre in London said the technology had been around for a while.  He […]

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm (a Catholic) has vetoed legislation to ban partial birth abortion http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/10/10/national2201EDT0778.DTL   French ministry opens euthanasia debate http://www.expatica.com/france.asp?pad=278,313,&item_id=34889   Australian MP decries lowering of homosexual sexual consent age from 18 to 16 “rent-boy legislation”  http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7551036%5E13569,00.html   British Columbia University of Victoria Hosts Bondage Rope Class http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=35039

LifeSite, October 10, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – LifeSite’s Oct. 2 Ontario election pages have been updated to identify the winning candidates in each riding and the votes received by all candidates. Winning candidate names are in bold red.  See https://www.lifesitenews.com/elections/provincial/Ontario/2003/index.html