What image comes to mind when the phrase “anti-abortion activist” is voiced or seen in print? For far too many in recent days, it is the police mug shot of Scott Roeder, who dragged the good name of pro-lifers everywhere through the blood when he fatally shot Dr. George Tiller while the notorious late-term abortionist […]
Continue readingNEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Gwen Smith keeps an envelope full of her important papers in the trunk of her car, along with bottles of water and Army rations. She and her husband, Leroy, don’t ever want to be caught unprepared, as they were in 2005, when Hurricane Katrina destroyed their home and the lives they […]
Continue readingTECUN UMAN, Guatemala (CNS) — Bishops from the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Central America called on their governments to convene a regional summit to assess the causes of migration and to work out a regional plan for cooperation on migration and development. “We are at a pivotal moment in the history of migration in this […]
Continue readingNEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Fifteen years in the Amazon rain forest and a stint on the “Wild Kingdom” television show ultimately brought Stan Brock to a different sort of adventure: providing medical, dental, vision and even veterinary care to hundreds of thousands of people and animals who need it. The Welsh-born Brock is founder and […]
Continue readingRating: A-III (PG-13) NEW YORK (CNS) — The following is a capsule review of a movie recently reviewed by the Office for Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The innocent, mildly cheesy Saturday morning TV show from the 1970s has morphed into an overblown, special-effects-laden, but plot-thin star vehicle for comedian […]
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