Sunday, March 25, 2012

Weekly News (Fourth Week of March 2012)

1. Press Conference en Route to Mexico: Coherence, Religious Liberty

Pope Gives Overview of Challenges, Expectations

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE, MARCH 23, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The Pope is visiting Mexico and Cuba but his message is addressed to the whole of the great Latin American sub-continent, Benedict XVI told journalists who accompanied him on the Alitalia flight to Mexico today. [Read More]

2. Lawmakers’ Interest in RH Fizzles

MANILA, March 22, 2012—Wednesday saw the last day of plenary sessions in Congress without tackling a bill seeking billions of pesos in taxpayers’ money for contraception, sterilization, and sex education, in another indication of lawmakers’ waning interest on the divisive measure. [Read More]

3. Americans Speak Up For Religious Freedom At Nationwide Rallies

Washington D.C., Mar 23, 2012 / 06:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Men and women of all ages raised their voices in support of religious liberty in the nation’s capital on March 23, speaking out against the federal contraception mandate and joining with those who participated in the Rally for Religious Freedom in locations across the country. [Read More]

4. U.S. House Hears of Pro-Life Movie

On its opening weekend, a movie with a strong pro-life message has been given a thumbs-up from the floor of the House of Representatives. [Read More]

5. U.S. Silent on Top Saudi Cleric’s Call to ‘Destroy Churches’

(CNSNews.com) – Ten days after Saudi Arabia’s foremost religious leader called for a demolition of all churches in the Arabian Peninsula – in line with a purported injunction by Mohammed – the U.S. government and other allies of the kingdom have yet to react. [Read More]

6. Obama Admin Not Telling Women Ella Drug Causes Abortions

Women are not being told the truth by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Two HHS informational documents on emergency contraception fail to address ella or its abortion-inducing effects. [Read More]

7. Madonna May Be Fined If She Promotes Homosexual Agenda While Performing: Russian Official

March 22, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pop singer Madonna Ciccone’s recent promise to “speak up” for the “gay community” in St. Petersburg, Russia, at an upcoming performance there, has been met by a city representative who says she will be fined if she violates a city ordinance against homosexual propaganda aimed at minors. [Read More]

8. Blair Support of “Gay Marriage” The Result of Decades of Bishops Winking at Public Dissent

ROME, March 22, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The boast of Tony Blair that he supports homosexual “marriage” in open defiance of Catholic teaching, has embarrassed the Vatican and garnered the globetrotting Blair even more criticism from pro-life leadership in Britain. [Read More]

9. Debate Continues Over Same-Sex 'Marriage'

The Future of the Family at Stake

ROME, MARCH 23, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Whether or not to legalize same-sex “marriage” continues to be a hotly debated topic. [Read More]

10. Real Religion Is Faith Lived

The problem is not religion, but false religion. Real religion is a good thing because it consists precisely of doing those works of charity Jesus exemplifies. [Read More]

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