CNA Daily News - US

Health care proposal's 'masked' funding of abortion is 'fatally flawed,' Bishop Conley says

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:55:00 -0500

Denver, Colo., Nov 7, 2009 / 11:55 am (CNA).- Auxiliary Bishop of Denver James D. Conley has said that the health care reform proposal currently advancing in Congress is "fatally flawed" because Congress has ignored or rejected "serious concerns" about federal funding for abortion, broad access to health care and financial sustainability.

Teen charged in 'unlawful killing' of Sr. Bartz

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:50:00 -0500

Gallup, N.M., Nov 6, 2009 / 09:50 pm (CNA).- Nineteen-year-old Reehahlio Carroll was charged on Friday in the death of Sr. Margaurite Bartz.

Health care bill contains money-laundering system for abortion, Catholic bishops' memo says

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:48:00 -0500

Washington D.C., Nov 6, 2009 / 06:48 pm (CNA).- A memo from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops says that the Ellsworth Amendment to the U.S. House's proposed health care reform bill is not a "meaningful compromise" but instead is a "money-laundering system" that does not address pro-life concerns about federal funding of abortion.

U.S. Bishops to vote on revision of guidlines for patients in vegetative state

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:58:00 -0500

Washington D.C., Nov 6, 2009 / 04:58 pm (CNA).- During their Nov. 16-19 general assembly, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will vote on the moral obligation to provide medically assisted nutrition and hydration to patients in a persistent vegetative state.

Maine marriage victory proves Americans 'aren't on board' with same-sex marriage, says expert

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:58:00 -0500

CNA STAFF, Nov 6, 2009 / 11:58 am (CNA).- Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage, spoke to CNA about the victory of Question 1 in Maine, which repeals previous legislation legalizing gay 'marriage.' Gallagher said that the victory, which defies statistics and expectations, "is very heartening to marriage supporters and disappointing to gay 'marriage' advocates."

Priest's new book challenges men to learn 'true manhood' by following Christ

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:17:00 -0500

San Francisco, Calif., Nov 6, 2009 / 06:17 am (CNA).- Pennsylvania Catholic priest Fr. Larry Richards, aiming to clear up "gender confusion" and to challenge men to pursue holiness, has released a new book titled "Be A Man: Become the Man God Created You to Be."

Maine voters upheld 'the truth of marriage' in Question 1 vote, archbishop says

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:29:00 -0500

Washington D.C., Nov 6, 2009 / 03:29 am (CNA).- Responding to the successful passage of Maine's Question 1, Archbishop of Louisville Joseph E. Kurtz has said that the people of Maine voted to "uphold the true nature of marriage as a union of one man and one woman." Truth is inseparable from justice, he added, saying that society should strengthen marriage, not redefine and confuse it.

Long-delayed Illinois parental notification law blocked by restraining order

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:21:00 -0500

Chicago, Ill., Nov 6, 2009 / 01:21 am (CNA).- A judge has issued a temporary restraining order on the enforcement of a 1995 Illinois parental notification requirement for minors who seek abortions. Supporters of the law said the decision means Illinois will remain an "abortion dumping ground" for minors wanting to avoid other states' restrictions.

Arrest made in slaying of religious sister at New Mexico convent

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:46:00 -0500

Gallup, N.M., Nov 5, 2009 / 10:46 pm (CNA).- The FBI has made an arrest in the slaying of a religious sister who was found dead in St. Berard's Convent in Navajo, New Mexico.

House Republican leader: 'health plan will require monthly abortion premium'

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:17:00 -0500

Washington D.C., Nov 5, 2009 / 09:17 pm (CNA).- House Republican Leader John Boehner said today the House health care bill, which was backed today by the AARP and the American Medical Association, includes a monthly abortion premium that all subscribers in the government-run plan would have to pay.