New York taxpayers must pay for transgender surgeries through Medicaid: Cuomo
Cuomo says this will help transgender people meet their 'gender goals,' but Bill Donohue of The Catholic League calls it 'an abuse of Medicaid.'
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Vatican’s investigation into US sisters ends with conciliation and whitewash
Veteran Vatican reporter John Allen says the report is a 'sign of a more conciliatory approach under Pope Francis.'
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Rick Santorum planning 2016 presidential bid amidst crowded field
'America loves an underdog. We’re definitely the underdog in this race,' he told the Washington Post.
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Couple aborted their baby at 28 weeks because of a deformed left hand
'We were being told that our only option was to give birth to a baby that we did not wish to give birth to at all,' said the dad.
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The nurse repeatedly urged her to abort: now her baby is her 7-year-old ‘joy’
'I look at this kid and I always think to myself, my God, if I had listened to that woman!' she said.
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U.S. Army chaplain reprimanded for citing Scripture in suicide prevention training
The complaint was filed by an outside atheist group. 'There was never a formal complaint from anyone inside the unit,' says Colonel Ron Crews of the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty.
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Hear the heartbeat: federal appeals court to consider life-saving heartbeat laws in January
Are we willing to contend in prayer for justice to be established in our nation? Or will we declare “The timing isn’t right” or “The Supreme Court isn’t stacked right”? These giants may look formidable, yet we know the One sovereign over all who desires justice more than any man.
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Top 12 studies showing risks to couples in same-sex unions
Recommending an international expansion of the Courage apostolate should be considered by the Synod as a primary pastoral outreach to those with homosexual tendencies and their families.
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D.C. Council approves measure that could force employers to pay for employees’ abortions
Should it become law, the bill would prevent Catholic and other religious employers from disciplining employees when they publicly disclose having an abortion, using abortion drugs or contraceptives, undergoing sterilization or in vitro fertilization, or having sex or getting pregnant outside of marriage.
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Across America, churches continue to struggle for their religious freedom
In this Christmas season, I hope you and your family are especially grateful for this most precious gift of religious freedom to our nation.
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