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Mary Ann Glendon Mary Ann Glendon, In the Courts of Three Popes: An American Lawyer and Diplomat in the Last Absolute Monarchy of the West (Penguin Random House Image Books, 2024) Veteran Vatican journalist John Allen once wrote, after years of observing the Holy See, that "You could make a pretty good case that your odds [...]
The most historic Catholic event of the year was Pope Francis' visit to the United States. While it occasioned much goodwill, and overall very fair media coverage, there were some notable exceptions. A selection will be recounted in this section. We anticipated that the media would give high profile to surveys of Catholics showing that many disagree [...]
The Obama administration recently announced that it “strongly objects” to a National Defense Authorization Act amendment that would protect the religious liberty of men and women in the Armed Forces. The reason, it was announced, was that the amendment would have a “significant adverse effect on good order, discipline, morale, and mission accomplishment.” If the religious [...]
Major Melissa Wells-Petry, a lawyer who has prosecuted sodomy cases for the Army over the past decade, told the Washington Chapter of the Catholic League that homosexual behavior not "homosexual status" defmes homosexuals in the eyes of the military. Such "defining behavior," she said, mandates the exclusion of homosexuals from the armed forces. Emphasizing that she [...]
What is the Catholic League? The Catholic League is the nation's largest Catholic civil rights organization. Founded in 1973 by the late Father Virgil C. Blum, S.J., the Catholic League defends the right of Catholics – lay and clergy alike – to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination. Motivated by the letter and [...]
January 4 New York, NY - Jack Chick’s anti-Catholic pamphlets were distributed in various New York City phone booths. The pamphlet is called "Last Rites" and described a practicing Catholic being condemned to Hell by Jesus because he believed in the "false teachings" of the Catholic Church. January 21-22 Edison, NJ - Vandals desecrated a statue of the [...]
It is not enough for us to blast the connection between the Democratic National Committee and Catholics for a Free Choice in the pages of the New York Times. Read the ad here and then get as many family members and friends to contact the DNC. Here is how to do it: Democratic National Committee 430 S. Capitol Street, [...]
By Bill Donohue This article was originally published at Newsmax.com on January 18, 2013. In his Jan. 16 remarks on gun violence, President Obama said, “As soon as I’m finished speaking here I will sit at that desk and I will sign a directive giving law enforcement, schools, mental health professionals and the public health community [...]
