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‘Catholic’ Biden Vows to Force Nuns to Pay for Contraceptives And Abortifacients

After the Little Sisters of the Poor won a major Supreme Court case this week, Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden, a self-professed Catholic, pledged to take them back to court…

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Wisconsin Clergy Reporting Bill Poses Serious Threat to Religious Freedom

Last Wednesday, three Democrat lawmakers announced they would be introducing the “Clergy Mandatory Reporting Act” in Wisconsin’s state legislature. The State Assembly version of the bill is sponsored by Reps.…

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Calif. Bill Targeting Catholic Confessions Is Latest Attack on Religious Liberty

A recent wave of revelations of crimes against children by Catholic clergy, most prominently ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, has brought on a much needed national discussion of how to prevent child…

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Culture

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of D.C.’s Scandal-Plagued Cardinal Wuerl

In an expected but still momentous announcement, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. Wuerl has been under intense scrutiny over…

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A Heartbroken Old Priest’s Message for Catholics

Last Sunday, I went to Mass said by a priest who is in his 80s or 90s. He is retired but still says Mass at a local parish every Sunday. However,…

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Ireland Rejects Its Catholicism with Vote for Abortion

Ireland is no longer a Catholic country. It’s an anti-Catholic country. How do we know? The Irish people have told us. Their overwhelming votes in favor of same-sex marriage (62…

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Politics

WATCH: Pence Draws Standing Ovation for Remarks on Life, Religious Freedom

Early this morning, Vice President Mike Pence addressed an audience in Washington, D.C., at the 13th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast. Raised a Catholic himself, the Vice President began by…

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Culture

Melania Trump Comes Out — As a Catholic

Slovenia, where First Lady Melania Trump comes from, is a Catholic society. But Melania’s father was a Communist, so she wasn’t publicly baptized, and she didn’t receive her First Holy…

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Culture

Catholic Hospitals Join the Killing Fields of Europe

It seems impossible, but the board that controls 15 Catholic psychiatric hospitals owned by the Brothers of Charity in Belgium has just agreed to help kill patients because of “unbearable suffering.” “We…

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No Playground for Christian School? Even Liberal Justices Baffled by Court Case

Trinity Lutheran was supposed to be the first big test for newly seated Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch: a religious liberty case which revolves on whether the government may deny…

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Culture

The Prophet of Doom Goes to the Vatican

When I saw the stories the Paul Ehrlich had attended a recent Vatican science conference, I was astonished. No, not because he has advocated for mandatory population control, including coercive…

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Culture

Despite Oscars’ Snub, “Silence” Is a Must-See for Christians

At last night’s Academy Awards, Martin Scorsese’s Silence was passed over by Hollywood, which refused even to nominate his astonishing film about Jesuit missionaries in Japan for an Oscar, other than…

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Politics

Did These Catholic Bishops Just Take a Swipe at Tim Kaine?

Hillary Clinton’s campaign has really been struggling lately when it comes to Catholics. It all started with the emails released by WikiLeaks that showed a number of Clinton staffers mocking…

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Politics

WATCH: The Three Best Moments from Trump’s EWTN Interview

Last night, EWTN aired an extended interview with Donald Trump, his first with the Catholic television network. Trump and host Raymond Arroyo covered a number of important topics, including life, religious…

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Tim Kaine: These Are the Kind of Catholics Hillary Clinton Likes

Grilled by Chuck Todd about John Podesta’s anti-Catholic slurs, Tim Kaine naturally refused to respond directly but instead had a message: Judge Hillary Clinton by the company she keeps. “Hillary…

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Culture

Chaput: To Contribute to American Life, Catholics Must First Step Back from Its Culture

The Al Smith Dinner usually specializes in self-deprecating humor by the candidates, but while some of that was on display last night, both Hillary and Trump used the occasion also…

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Report: Eight Reasons Why Catholic Schools Should Not Adopt Common Core

The Pioneer Institute and American Principles Project teamed up today to release “After the Fall: Catholic Education Beyond the Common Core,” a white paper exploring how the Common Core standards…

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