Recent Catholic News

WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (LSN) – The pressure from so-called “women’s groups” on Congress to require federal employee health plans to cover abortifacient birth control appears to be growing. Both the US House and Senate have approved separate measures requiring the contraceptive coverage, but a conference to reconcile differences still must take place. This gives pro-lifers a last chance to halt the measure, but abortion advocates are urging Congress to stay its course.  American Life League (ALL) called on Congress today to “vote for life; vote against the ‘pill bill.’” ALL President Judie Brown said “How tragic it is in our […]

DALLAS, Sept 2 (LSN) – Child Protective Services worker, Rebecca Bledsoe, has taken her employer to court for demoting her because of a professional decision she made last year to take a child away from lesbian foster parents. She is also accusing her employer of threatening to fire. “I was demoted simply because I made a professional decision which I believed to be in the best interests of a child,” she said at a news conference yesterday when she filed her lawsuit.  In Texas homosexual conduct is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500, nevertheless […]

BRASILIA, Sept 2 (LSN) – Catholic World News reported yesterday that Roland Labigne a Brazilian medical doctor and congressman, has been accused of sterilizing all the women of the Pataxo tribe without informing them that the procedure was permanent. The National Foundation for the Natives (FUNAI) is also investing Pataxoan reports that say that Labigne was sponsored by a group of 240 local landowners that want the land the Pataxo control.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 2 (LSN) – Early this week, Brazilian Catholics protested new swimsuits featuring a picture of Christ’s head crowned with thorns on the backside of men’s swimming briefs, by designer David Azulay. Catholic World News reported that the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro was investigating legal measures to block the sale of the swimsuits which begins this week with an initial run of 5,000.

OTTAWA, Sept 1 (LSN) – Prime Minister Jean Chretien caused a stir in political circles earlier last month with the appointment of former Ontario NDP Premier Bob Rae to head up an international conference on federalism, which is planned to be held in Canada in late 1999. Although a member of an opposing party which claims to have different political outlooks Rae still fits the mould of a nepotistic appointment.  John Rae, Bob’s older brother was the mastermind behind Chretien’s successful election campaign.  But Chretien is no stranger to nepotistic appointments. His political maneuvering of old friends and even relatives […]

WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (LSN) – The Federalist Digest reported Friday that US Vice President Al Gore received the National Leadership award from the clamourous pro-gay group the Human Rights Campaign.  In September of last year, Gore told the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force that they have his commitment to work as hard as he can to stop “anti-gay hate crimes” and end workplace “discrimination.”  As a further example of his pandering to those who promote homosexuality, in October Gore lauded the controversial show “Ellen,” saying, “when the character Ellen came out, millions of American were forced to look at […]

WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (LSN) – The Family Policy Network (FPN) reported last week that the Walt Disney Company has begun to feel the effects of the pro-family boycott enacted against it by leading Christian organizations including the Southern Baptist denomination for its outrageous promotion of homosexuality and promiscuity. The boycott has also been actively promoted by the American Family Association. Disney initially dismissed the boycott as inconsequential, but recent revelations suggest otherwise.  Disney Chairman Michael Eisner appeared on 60 Minutes and admitted that the boycott was actually having an effect, though still trying to play down the impact. “Well, you’ve […]

EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept 1 (LSN) – A conservative news group uncovered a growing problem of environmentalist terrorism in Canada. Enter Stage Right reported yesterday on a string of bombings and other vicious attacks aimed at oil and gas companies in northwestern Alberta. RCMP are investigating two separate explosions in recent weeks which caused over $20,000 in damage.  RCMP Sgt. Don MacKay noted radical environmentalists were acting in the name of “protecting” the Peace River’s natural resources. “The reality is these are the actions of perverse people and criminal minds.  The environment is just an excuse to satisfy an evil and […]

NAIROBI, Sept 1 (LSN) – A select group of scientists favouring the UN view on promoting radical environmentalism begin a week-long meeting today hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The conference will review the 1986 International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, established to promote the notion that human activities and population are to a large extent responsible for environmental degradation and global warming. Such “findings” are used to justify the extremist population control efforts undertaken by the UN.

NEW DELHI, Sept 1 (LSN) – The South China Morning Post reported today that police in India are investigating the ritualistic killings of young children by members of a Hindu cult in search of supernatural powers. The children were found dismembered in an investigation that is expected to shock the world. Pro-life observers hope this incident will cause the abortion industry around the world to reflect before casting stones, recognizing their guilt in the dismemberment of millions of babies sacrificed in the name of convenience by abortion.