Recent Catholic News

Mel Gibson’s Film The Passion to be released Ash Wednesday Feb. 25, 2004 Distributed by his own company Icon Entertainment http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mel22oct22,1,4189524.story   Abortion Activist’s Other Cause – Right to Public Nudity http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/7074530.htm   Alaska to Appeal Court Decision to Quash Parental Consent Law http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/102203/sta_abortions.shtml   Abortifacient Contraceptive Depro Provera Found to Weaken Bones http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3177544.stm   Montreal may not have to host ‘Gay’ Olympics http://montreal.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=qc_gaygames20032110   Private Christian school sued after gay student expelled http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-cgaystudent22oct22,0,1196074.story?coll=sfla-news-broward   Next International Gay Pride Day Headed for Jerusalem http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=35203

TALLAHASSEE, October 21, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Florida House voted Monday night, shortly after 10 PM, 68-23 to give Governor Jeb Bush the authority to rescue Terri Schindler-Schiavo from the court ordered starvation she has undergone since Wednesday, October 15. Today, the Senate passed the bill 23-15, sending it to Bush for his signature.  Governor Bush, who arranged for the extension of the special session to allow for the bill, signed the legislation immediately. He issued an executive order just over an hour after the bill’s passage, halting the starvation death.  The bill allows for a stay in cases of […]

STAFFORD, Virginia, October 21, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – American Life League president Judi Brown has taken the Florida Catholic bishops to task for their poor efforts on the Terri Shiavo saga. In a press release earlier today, the AFL says Brown “notes a serious void in leadership within the Florida Catholic Conference of Bishops. ‘Most stunning throughout this lengthy, three-year battle to save Terri Schiavo’s life has been the lack of consistent action by Florida’s Catholic bishops, especially Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg.  It is inexcusable that these shepherds find it acceptable to sit by virtually silent while one of […]

WASHINGTON, October 21, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The U.S. Senate gave final approval to the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (S. 3) Tuesday afternoon on a vote of 64-34, clearing the measure for President Bush’s signature.  “In 2000, five Supreme Court justices said that Roe v. Wade guaranteed the right of abortionists to perform partial-birth abortions whenever they see fit— but Congress is now inviting the Supreme Court to re-examine that extreme and inhumane decision,” said Douglas Johnson, legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC).  In the case of Stenberg v. Carhart in 2000, by a 5-4 vote, the […]

CALGARY, October 21, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Under the pretence of not “endorsing any one religion over another”, the Calgary Health Region (CHR) is mulling a policy that would see the Gideon Bibles found in most bedside tables of hospitals in North America, banned.  Toni MacDonald, the CHR’s director of spiritual care said, “There’s no interest in restricting access. It’s just that we want it to be non-discriminatory.  We thought we needed to do a more careful review of what our current practice is to ensure we are being considerate of all religious faiths.”  However, religious leaders of diverse faiths vehemently […]

WASHINGTON, October 21, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An upcoming CBS film made for television presents former President Ronald Reagan as cold-hearted and ruthless.  Drudge report revealed in a shocker today that in one scene former First Lady Nancy Reagan is portrayed pleading with the President to help people battling AIDS. The film character playing Reagan says resolutely, “They that live in sin shall die in sin” and refuses to discuss the issue further. The show’s writer’s admit the dialogue never happened.  Drudge also reveals that the film’s producers, Zadan and Meron, acknowledge their liberal politics, as do the stars of the […]

SALEM, MA., October 21, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A witchcraft ceremony called “Death and Rebirth: Ritual Transformation” is to take place at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Salem Massachusetts.  The ceremony, part of the “Festival of the Dead”, is set for 8:30 pm, Saturday, November 1.  An advertisement for the event on the official Festival of the Dead website says: “Draw on the magick of Salem, the power of Witchcraft, the strength in numbers, and take action to create the life you have dreamed of having.”  It adds, “It is not necessary to be a Witch to participate.”  LifeSite was […]

"One-dimensional party based simply on economic conservatism" would be "dead end" says Anderson

OTTAWA, October 21, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On October 11, the Ottawa Citizen reported on pro-abortion and pro-homosexual “Catholic” Dalton McGuinty’s visit to St. Patrick’s High School, his alma mater. The students cheered as he accepted a gift of a school sweater. He spoke briefly about the need to be involved in political activities, to participate in public service and to “dream big dreams.”  McGuinty follows in the footsteps of many current Canadian politicians with a Catholic background. It has become the accepted practice among Canadian Catholic politicians to claim the status of Catholic in good standing or so-called “devout” Catholics, […]

Liberals Seek to Silence Scalia Conservative Supreme Court justice asked to bow out of all religious cases.  http://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0028501.cfm   Sponsor Pulls Ad from CBS News After Homeschoolers’ Complaints http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=Culturearchive