Recent Catholic News

NEW YORK, May 28 (Lifesitenews.com) – The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-Fam) reported Friday that Joseph Meaney, of Human Life International visited Kosovo refugee camps in northern Albania this month and heard “many complaints that UNFPA contraceptive and abortifacient supplies have bumped much needed medical supplies and even food from supply convoys.” The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has implemented a project to send about 350,000 “reproductive health kits” to Kosovo refugees. Included in the kits are condoms, IUD’s, the abortifacient “morning after” pill, and more elaborate abortion equipment such as vacuum aparatus. See the UN press release […]

* An excellent article exposing the process of Canada’s interest in in utero genetic cleansing written by Susan Martinuk appears in today’s National Post. (with files from Pro-Life E-News)

CHICAGO, May 28 (Lifesitenews.com) – The Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled an error was made by the Milwaukee Circuit Court, and so reversed a decision made by the court which allowed the Racketeering trial of Joseph Scheidler vs. the National Organization of Women to proceed.  “We are optimistic that the Wisconsin Court of Appeals’ decision exposing Summit’s two-timing dead-end detour into state court will nullify the unjust racketeering verdict in NOW v. Scheidler,” said Pro-Life Action League Director Joseph Scheidler. For more see the press release from the Action League.

TORONTO, May 27 (LSN) – LifeSite’s on-line Ontario Election Guide has been substantially updated over the past few days. The guide includes an easily searchable database of candidates in the 1999 Ontario election.  Included are pro-life evaluations of the political parties and leaders and articles on issues and why and how to vote pro-life. The guide does not recommend voting for particular candidates or parties but in most cases provides information to allow voters to cast an informed ballot on June 3.  Ontario residents may order the handy 12 page May 27 newsprint edition of the guide by calling Campaign […]

TORONTO, May 27 (LSN) – Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic issued a press release yesterday concerning the Supreme Court of Canada decision regarding spousal benefits for practicing homosexuals. The Archbishop of the Toronto Archdiocese said that the ruling “may serve to undermine our traditional understanding of marriage and family, and the nature of spousal and conjugal relationships.”  The cardinal also commented that the while the Church teaches that homosexuals must not be subject to unjust discrimination, this ruling “cannot be good because the decision is based on flawed philosophical, theological and biological premises.”“The traditional understanding common to all the world’s great religions […]

OTTAWA, May 27 (LSN) – After the failed attempt by the Liberal government to avoid public scrutiny in their passage of the pro-homosexualist Bill C-78 on Tuesday, the government appears to again be considering an omnibus bill which would introduce sweeping legislative reforms all at the same time. On Tuesday, the federal Liberal government forced a pension reform bill through Parliament, which appropriates the $30 billion surplus in the civil service pension fund and which slipped in a clause allowing pension benefits for active homosexuals.  According to an article in the Ottawa Citizen, top Liberals do not want to face […]

WASHINGTON, May 27 (LSN) – “Ethicist” Arthur Caplan, who is director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, said in an interview yesterday that the most likely source of human embryos for research is the pool of an estimated 50,000 frozen and unwanted embryos in the nation’s in vitro fertilization banks. “Sacrificing some of them … is tragic, but morally defensible,” he insisted.  “The only issue driving this [ban] is abortion politics,” said Caplan. ” Speaking of whether human embyos are “people” Caplan said, “I don’t think they are, but some of them are going to have […]

VANCOUVER, BC, May 27 (LSN) – Mary Wagner, 24, was arrested May 10 at the Victoria Drive abortuary for handing out roses and offering help to women. With her trial date scheduled for November, she is currently in jail.  Campaign Life Coalition BC has organized a prayer vigil and protest rally for Mary on Friday May 28 from 12:30-1:30pm. Pro-lifers across the country are being asked to pray for her.  To write to Mary:  Mary Wagner, c/o Burnaby Correctional Center for Women 7900 Fraser Park Dr., Burnaby, BC

* The London Ontario fertility clinic mis-implanted embryo scandal has resulted in a $650,000 lawsuit by the biological parents of the embryo against the hospital which implanted their child in an unknown woman.  http://www.nationalpost.com/news.asp?f=990527/2646966   * Researchers at Queen’s University have published a study finding that one third of claims of child abuse in custody battles are unprovable or deliberately false.  http://www.nationalpost.com/home.asp?f=990527/2646848   * The Conservative News Service reported today that the U.S. Senate, on a 51-49 vote,  Wednesday rejected a measure that would have lifted a ban on abortions at U.S. military hospitals.

OTTAWA, May 26 (Lifesitenews.com) – The new law expected later this year to regulate new reproductive technologies has removed sections from previously proposed legislation which would have banned the sale of human sperm and the experimentation on embryos more than 14 days old.  The Globe and Mail reported today that sperm banks which sometimes pay over $50 per “donation” complained that stopping the payment might hurt their supply. (with files from Pro-Life E-News)