 Archbishop
Jose Gomez of Los Angeles voiced concern this week over the physician
assisted suicide case of 29-year old Brittany Maynard, saying her story
fills him with sadness.
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 The
start of the Extraordinary Synod on the Family has triggered a wave of
activism from well-funded LGBT activist groups in the U.S. who are
targeting “outspoken” Catholic bishops in hopes of changing Catholic
practice and moral doctrine.
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 The
Ebola crisis is putting the lives of pregnant woman and infants at risk
with the spread of the virus in West Africa eroding health services
needed for a safe birth and postnatal care, a United Nations official
said Thursday.
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 There’s
an old story told about the legendary football coach, Vince Lombardi.
At one point he was so concerned that the players on his team had lost
any sense of the basics of the game that he summoned them all into a
classroom and had them all sit down at desks.
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 As
North Dakota's oil boom rages on, the droves of job seekers who have
flocked to the state over the past few years are finally moving their
spouses to the area and settling down. The result? Lots of babies.
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 "As
a father it is very strange to sit across from someone, at arm's
length, and listen to that person tell you to kill your child. I know
that is a very blunt description of what took place – but it is also
accurate. I realized that he did not see it that way. The doctor is a
good man, kind, a father. He is a competent professional and very
dedicated to doing all he can to save Donielle's life. But he simply did
not see the child in her womb as a person."
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 Tania
Clarence was arrested earlier this year on suspicion of murder for
killing her three disabled children after allegedly having a breakdown
about providing them care and treatment. Now, she won’t face murder
charges.
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 City
officials in Houston have filed a subpoena against local pastors over a
lawsuit regarding a bill that would do away with sex-assigned
restrooms.
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