Recent US News

Friday May 7, 2010 Pennsylvania Seeks to Shut Down ‘House of Horrors’ Phila. Abortuary By Kathleen Gilbert PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 7, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Pennsylvania Department of Health is seeking to shut down the abortuary run by Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell, whose practice was abruptly halted in February after investigators stumbled upon the detestable conditions inside the clinic, including blood-stained floors and dozens of fetuses preserved in jars. A local grand jury is also currently investigating the abortionist. Gosnell’s medical license was suspended immediately after the raid, which was sparked by the death of a woman in a botched […]

Friday May 7, 2010 NY Archbishop, KofC Launch National Prayer Campaign for Life By Kathleen Gilbert NEW YORK, May 7, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, together with the Knights of Columbus and the Sisters of Life, have launched a campaign of prayer aimed at combatting the Culture of Death and inspiring a greater respect for the dignity of human life in all its stages. The National Prayer Campaign for Life was announced at a Mass May 3, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the death of New York Archbishop John Cardinal O’Connor. The campaign’s Web site states […]

Monday March 29, 2010 Court Vindicates Illinois Law against Secret Abortions for Minors By Peter J. Smith CHICAGO, March 29, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An Illinois state judge has dismissed a case launched by the American Civil Liberties Union challenging the constitutionality of the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act, moving the law one step closer to full implementation. Judge Daniel Riley of Cook County Court ruled that the 1970 Illinois State Constitution does include a right to abortion, but he said the law should stand, since the Illinois right to abortion is not broader than the federal right, thereby allowing […]

Tuesday April 6, 2010 Personhood Amendment Qualified for Mississippi’s November 2011 Ballot JACKSON, Mississippi, April 6, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Personhood Mississippi has enough certified voter signatures to ensure a spot on the November 2011 ballot, according to Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann. Personhood Mississippi, a client of Liberty Counsel, worked to gather 130,000 signatures for the 89,285 needed to place the amendment on the ballot. The amendment reads, “The term ‘person’ or ‘persons’ shall include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof.” “Medical science unequivocally establishes the personhood of the child from […]

Wednesday March 3, 2010 Dr. Charles Rice: March 1 “Right or Wrong?” Column (The following is a column written by Notre Dame Professor Emeritus Charles E. Rice intended, but rejected for print in the March 1, 2010 edition of the University of Notre Dame campus newspaper The Observer.) By Charles E. Rice March 3, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A big issue at Notre Dame a few weeks ago was “sexual orientation” and the status of the Notre Dame Gay/ Lesbian/ Bisexual/ Transgender (GLBT) community. Enough time has passed to make it useful to review some of the governing principles as found […]

Commentary by Deal W. Hudson    May 10, 2010 (InsideCatholic.com) – Sr. Carol Keehan responded to the standing ovation she received at a gathering of Obama's Catholic coalition by making a very strange claim about her support of the recent health-care legislation signed by President Barack Obama. “We were in complete accord with our bishops and our church that abortion is a grave evil. There is no justification for abortion, and we would not ever have supported this bill if we thought it funded abortion.” Huh? The bishops made it very clear they did not want the health-care bill to pass the […]

By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., May 10, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The pro-homosexuality views of Solicitor General Elena Kagan could have dire implications for traditional marriage in America should her nomination to the Supreme Court be approved, says the National Organization for Marriage (NOM). President Obama on Monday nominated Kagan, who sports a pro-abortion and pro-homosexuality record, for an opening on the Supreme Court left by retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. “A vote for Elena Kagan as Supreme Court Justice will be a vote for imposing gay marriage on all 50 states,” said Brian Brown, President of NOM, in a press […]

Thursday May 6, 2010 Radical Pro-Abort Diane Wood Headed to Supreme Court? By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., May 6, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Diane Wood, a Chicago federal judge known for her extreme hostility to even minimal legal protections for the unborn, may be topping President Obama’s short list of replacements for retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, according to various news reports in recent days. Obama has long entertained a Supreme Court possibility for Wood, who met face-to-face with the president and Vice President Biden Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Obama had also considered Wood following the retirement of Supreme […]

Wednesday May 5, 2010 Poll: Support Growing for Overturning Roe By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Support for overturning Roe v. Wade is the highest among American adults since 2005, according to a Washington Post/ABC telephone survey released Friday. At the same time, however, a significantly larger number of respondents to the survey said that they would like to see Roe kept intact. The poll presented a series of questions regarding what Americans would like to see in President Obama’s choice for the next Supreme Court judge. About 60 percent of adults said they would support […]

Wednesday May 5, 2010 Florida School District Faces Lawsuit Over Ban on Religious Expression PENSACOLA, Florida, May 5, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Santa Rosa County School District faces a lawsuit from a Christian legal advocacy group for allegedly violating First Amendment rights of teachers, students, and other individuals by muzzling their ability to exercise their religious beliefs in public. Liberty Counsel (LC) has filed a comprehensive lawsuit against the Santa Rosa County School District and its Superintendent, Timothy S. Wyrosdick, accusing them of persistent and widespread violations of First Amendment rights. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of two dozen […]