Vatican Approves Blessing for Child in the Womb WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 29, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican has approved the publication of the “Rite for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb,” which will be printed in English and Spanish, according to a press release from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. It will be [...]
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The Future of the Family at Stake By Father John Flynn, LC ROME, MARCH 23, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Whether or not to legalize same-sex “marriage” continues to be a hotly debated topic. “The essential question is not whether we are going to introduce same-sex civil marriage but how,” said British Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone to the [...]
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 12:32 PM By: Martin Gould Catholic bishops ratcheted up the pressure on President Barack Obama’s birth control mandate on Tuesday, calling for the faithful to protest plans to force employers to provide contraceptives in their health insurance plans. New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, who heads the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, [...]
By Louie Verrecchio * The big Catholic news item in the United States these days centers around the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate requiring nearly all employers to offer health insurance plans that provide zero-deductible coverage for “preventative services” like sterilization and contraception, including drugs that cause abortion. When the mandate was [...]
Catholic Teaching on Contraception: For Married Couples Only? Condemnation of Contraception Is a Universal Norm WASHINGTON, D.C., FEB. 8, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is a question on bioethics asked by a ZENIT reader and answered by the fellows of the Culture of Life Foundation. Q: Does the Catholic Church’s condemnation of contraception bind only on married couples or [...]