Recent Catholic News

LONDON, September 8, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The UK magazine, the Independent, has reported on a study made of the psychological problems associated with the homosexual “lifestyle”.  Researchers at University College London, have found that two thirds of persons active in the homosexual lifestyle suffer from mental health problems. In 1992, the World Health Organization followed the trend of other mental health organizations and declared that homosexual inclinations were not a mental disorder. Homosexual activists have for years claimed that those who indulge in the homosexual lifestyle and subculture are at greater risk for mental health problems such as depression. This […]

MEXICO CITY – A woman with a three-year-old son is pursuing a fierce legal battle, backed by feminist groups, over the right she allegedly should have had to abort the child because the boy’s father was a rapist.  Paulina Ramirez was 13 when she was raped by an intruder in her family’s home. When she was found to be pregnant, doctors, government social workers, and a Catholic priest all persuaded her not to have an abortion, noting the innocence of the child and the harm the abortion would cause to her herself. She was also given $10,000 U.S. in to […]

Love Won Out conference coming to Toronto September 20

OTTAWA, September 5, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – This Saturday, September 6, the National Post newspaper will carry a full page announcement on the September 7 National Prayer Rally. Organizers of the Sanctity of Marriage rallies are encouraging supporters to buy two copies of the National Post on Saturday and give one to a friend to encourage them to attend the rally. “Let’s make a strong statement this Sunday – attend a marriage prayer rally at your Member of Parliament’s constituency office at 3:00pm local time,” says Brian Rushfeldt, executive director of the Canada Family Action Coalition, the lead group organizing the […]

NDP MP will honour her conscience over party order to vote for marriage redefinition

WASHINGTON, September 5, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Senate Appropriations Committee has attached an amendment to a funding bill for the Commerce, Justice and State departments and related agencies which would nullify President Bush’s executive order to broaden the Mexico City policy.  The executive order, issued last week, saw the policy which forbade USAID funding for overseas groups which perform or promote abortion broadened to include barring funds from the State Department.  The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-Fam) explained that the Mexico City Policy as previously written was no longer adequate since the State Department “now spends ever-larger sums […]

WASHINGTON, September 5, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Another pro-life judicial nominee of President George W. Bush has withdrawn after a more than two year battle to confirm his nomination to the United States Court of Appeal.  Miguel Estrada of Virginia, wrote Bush to say “I believe that the time has come to return my full attention to the practice of law and to regain the ability to make long-term plans for my family.”  President Bush commented on his acceptance of the withdrawal saying it was done “with regret”, but that he understood and respected Estrada’s decision.  Bush also slammed the Democrats […]

DUBLIN, September 5, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On September 7th 1983 the Irish electorate added a pro-life amendment to our Constitution, thus ensuring that abortion could not be introduced against the will of the people of Ireland, as it had been in other jurisdictions. Article 40.3.3 states: “The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate that right.”  A release by the European Life Network says they are celebrating […]

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Canada Supreme Court to review law that curbs electoral spending by lobby groups http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Law/2003/09/04/176154-cp.html   Florida Court upholds state ban on Medicaid-funded abortions http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030903/APN/309030879   U.S. Pro-lifer Warns Against ‘dumbing-down’ pro-life to ‘lowest common denominator’  http://catholiccitizens.org/press/contentview.asp?c=8129   Ontario decides not to intervene in same-sex marriage reference case http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPPrint/LAC/20030829/USAMEN29/TPNational/  Canadian Anglicans See First Sanctioned Homosexual Couple Church Blessing http://www.anglicanjournal.com/129/07/canada05.html   Male with sex-change operation awarded female driver insurance rates http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/6684314.htm   Head of U.S. Bishops Conference Defends Celibacy for Priests http://usccb.org/comm/archives/2003/03-176.htm Quebec Chief Justice urges public scrutiny of Supreme Court appointments http://www.canada.com/montreal/news/story.asp?id=7AD2DE77-A114-4A1A-AE19-302F4ED29E43   Texas Laws banning homosexual ‘marriage’ and defining embryos […]