Catholic Charities, Vincent De Paul Society Supporting Abortion-Providing...
WASHINGTON, DC (MetroCatholic) – Three of the top lay Catholic organizations have divorced themselves from Catholic teaching by supporting the Obama health-care plan, which would foster a culture of...
View ArticleCardinal Rigali Urges House Committee to Support Pro-Life Amendments to...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – Cardinal Justin Rigali, Chairman of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, wrote on July 29 to the members of the House Energy and Commerce...
View ArticleCatholic Charities USA responds to inaccurate media reports
ALEXANDRIA, VA (MetroCatholic) – In response to inaccurate online media reports, Catholic Charities USA states unequivocally that it does not support any plan to reform health care and/or any proposed...
View ArticleHouse Measure Proves Healthcare Legislation Will Fund Abortion, Says Family...
WASHINGTON DC, July 31 (MetroCatholic) – Last night, U.S. Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) introduced an amendment to the Democratic leadership’s health care bill, H.R. 3200, that would specifically include...
View ArticleOnce Again, House Rejects Amendment Preventing Taxpayer Funding for Abortion
WASHINGTON DC, July 31 (MetroCatholic) – After adding abortion coverage and funding last night to the Democratic leadership’s health care bill, H.R. 3200, the Energy and Commerce Committee today...
View ArticleU.S. bishops’ Pro-Life Secretariat says health care reform threatened by...
Washington DC (MetroCatholic) – Tom Grenchik, director of the U.S. bishops’ Pro-Life Secretariat released the following statement on Friday: As members of Congress head home for their August recess, we...
View ArticleU.S. Bishops Launch Web Site on Health Care Reform, Their Position and Concerns
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) launched a Web page promoting its support of “truly universal health policy with respect for human life and...
View ArticleFRC Says President Obama Misleads on Abortion Funding in Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON, DC (MetroCatholic) – Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement after President Obama said that it’s a “fabrication” and “distraction” to say abortion...
View ArticleProminent Clergy Group Launches Health Care Prayer Campaign on Facebook
WASHINGTON, DC (MetroCatholic) – Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, has invited tens of thousands of Churches across America this week to build “the largest prayer group in...
View ArticleCWA and Others: Stop the Abortion Mandate
WASHINGTON, DC (MetroCatholic) – Concerned Women for America (CWA) is joining with the largest pro-life coalition against healthcare, Stop the Abortion Mandate, to keep abortion out of health care....
View ArticleChristian Newswire Editor Says President Obama’s Lame Duck Status Gets an...
OPINION, Aug. 21 (MetroCatholic) – The following is submitted by Dan McCullough, newsdesk editor with Christian Newswire: As reported by the Associated Press today(1) President Obama’s approval rating...
View ArticlePro-life groups organize prayer and protest in response to ‘abortion mandate’
Washington D.C., Aug 23, 2009 / 07:06 pm (CNA).- Responding to President Barack Obama’s efforts to rally sympathetic religious groups to back his proposed health care legislation, pro-life groups have...
View ArticleFRC Challenges President to Support Ban on All Federal Abortion Funding in...
WASHINGTON, DC (MetroCatholic) – Over the weekend, the White House released President Obama’s weekly video address in which the President falsely stated that abortion coverage is not mandated under his...
View ArticleSusan B. Anthony List Launches Nevada Health Care Ad
WASHINGTON, DC (MetroCatholic) – Yesterday, the Susan B. Anthony List announced a new health care ad scheduled to begin running this week in Nevada. The ad is part of the Susan B. Anthony List’s Votes...
View ArticleHuman Life from Conception to Natural Death Needs Protection Under any Health...
WASHINGTON, DC (MetroCatholic) – Today, a federation of some of the largest faith-based and policy organizations in the country weighed in on the national health care debate. United in their adherence...
View ArticleFr. Pavone: Response to Problems with Health Care Reform is Elections
WASHINGTON, DC (MetroCatholic) – Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, the Catholic Church’s largest pro-life ministry, stated today, “The reason for the mess we are in with the...
View ArticlePro-life Group to Oppose Tax-Funded Abortion at Congressional Send-off, Los...
LOS ANGELES, CA (MetroCatholic) – Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust, a Southern California based pro-life group, will be present at the Congressional Send-off Rally on Thursday, September 3rd at...
View ArticleNational Right to Life Responds to Sebelius Comments on ABC News’s ‘This Week...
WASHINGTON, DC (MetroCatholic) – Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, appearing on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, addressed questions pertaining to the effect of...
View ArticleUSCCB Officials Welcome President Obama’s Statements On Abortion, Care For...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – Calling it an important contribution to a crucial national debate, officials speaking on behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops welcomed President...
View ArticleNew Survey: Most Americans Want Health Care Reform, Oppose Abortion Coverage,...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – A nationwide survey commissioned by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has found widespread public opposition to including abortion in health care...
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