Recent Catholic News

CHICAGO, May 3, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Since the election of Pope Benedict XVI, the homosexual movement around the world has outdone itself in venom and anti-Catholic rhetoric in attacking the former Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger for his uncompromising defence of Catholic teaching on the sacredness of natural sexuality. Now the Rainbow Sash movement in the US has announced it will engage in ‘protests’ at Catholic Masses on the feast of Pentecost, Sunday, May 15. “Also, we call on our brothers and sisters, both straight and gay, around the nation to enter parishes wearing the Rainbow Sash.” The Rainbow Sash movement, a […]

OTTAWA, May 3, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Debate on the Liberal government’s same-sex “marriage” Bill C-38 finally came to an end at approximately 5 p.m. today. The list of MPs wishing to speak to the bill was exhausted at that time. Second reading vote on the bill was called but then delayed at the request of the government until 5:30 tomorrow. tv

OTTAWA, May 3, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new survey of Canadian youth has estimated that by age 15, 12% of boys and 13% of girls have already had sexual intercourse. The National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) surveyed 3,212 youths who were aged 14 or 15 in 1998/99 or 2000/01, as reported by Statistics Canada. In 2003, 28% of 15-17 year olds reported having had sexual intercourse at least once, with the proportion climbing to 80% by age 20 to 24. Additionally, one-third of sexually active 15 to 24-year-olds said they had more than one sexual partner in […]

EDMONTON, Alberta, and KENTVILLE, NS, May 2, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two thousand five hundred people gathered at a rally to protest proposed same-sex “marriage” legislation in Edmonton Sunday, while another 800 rallied on the east coast. “Folks, we are at war for the soul of this nation,” said Edmonton organizer David Fletcher. “Thank you Paul Martin … you have managed to awaken a nation, a nation that is now filled with righteous anger. It is up to us to send a message.” In Nova Scotia, 800 demonstrators gathered at the Kentville arena to voice their opposition to Paul Martin’s Bill […]

ORLANDO, FL, May 3, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The pro-life group Operation Rescue has obtained the autopsy report for Baby Rowan, the infant said to have been born alive on April 2, 2005, at a Florida abortion mill and whose mother claims was refused help by abortion workers in spite of her pleas on behalf of her dying son. The autopsy performed by Orange County, FL Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jan C. Garavaglia on April 27, 2005, listed the official cause of death as “extreme prematurity from induced labor.” The autopsy report describes Baby Rowan as a male of 21-22 weeks […]

MIAMI, May 3, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Palm Beach Juvenile Judge Ronald Alvarez gave in to pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood today and has allowed a girl, a ward of the state, now more than 14 weeks pregnant, to abort her child. The girl, who can only be identified by the initials ‘L.G.’ begged the court for an abortion saying that she had no job and was not ready to be a mother. The Florida Department of Child and Family Services had argued that L.G. was too young to make the decision. Yesterday the news spread […]

CYBERSPACE, May 3, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Online auctioneer, eBay, has finally changed its policy in the face of massive complaints about the sale of consecrated hosts. For weeks, the hugely successful eBay has been belittling and ignoring calls from Catholics, including bishops, to prohibit the sale of the holy Eucharist, the consecrated bread that Catholics believe is the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ and is described in Catholic theology as the ‘source and summit’ of Catholic spiritual life. In an email, forwarded to LifeSiteNews.com, to eBay spokesman Edmund Leong said that the company had consulted with Catholic members […]

WINDOW ROCK, May 2, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The head of the Navajo Nation, Joe Shirley, Jr. said that the issue of homosexual unions was not important enough to Navajos and has vetoed last week’s decision to ban its legal recognition. “Same-sex marriage is a non-issue on Navajoland,” he said. “So why waste time and resources on it? We have more important issues to address.” Inexplicably, he cited the breakdown of the family among Navajos as one of the problems that were “more important,” even though the widespread acceptance of homosexuality has been a major factor in the breakdown of the […]

PHILADELPHIA, May 2, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Homosexuals gathered to commemorate the world’s first gay pride parade held in Philadelphia in 1965 and to present awards to activists and others who have advanced their cause. Among them Friday was former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, recognized for his part in championing same-sex “marriage” in Canada. Chretien, accompanied by two Royal Canadian Mounted Police, accepted the International Role Model Award at the gala hosted by Equality Forum, as part of a weeklong gay pride event. The Mounties also accompanied Canadian homosexual activists Kevin Bourassa and Joe Varnell as they received an award […]

MIAMI, May 2, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Last week, Judge Ronald Alvarez, ordered a temporary stay on the killing of the child of an unnamed 13 year-old ward of the Florida state. He then ruled that the child is too young and immature to make such a life-changing decision. At the same time he stopped the abortion, the judge also blasted Florida’s Department of Children and Families for not keeping a closer eye on the girl who has run away several times from the group home in which she is supposed to be supervised. It was while she was missing the […]