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  • Boy Whose Religious Parents Battled Hospital Dies

    By The Associated Press

    A 12-year-old New York boy with brain cancer has died after his family battled a hospital to keep him on a ventilator. The lawyer for the Orthodox Jewish family says Motl Brody's bodily functions ceased Saturday.

    Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 0

  • Catholic Bishops Vow to Confront Obama on Abortion

    By Rachel Zoll

    The nation's Roman Catholic bishops vowed Tuesday to forcefully confront the Obama administration over its support for abortion rights, saying the church and religious freedom could be under attack in the new presidential administration.

    Nov 12, 2008 | Comments 15

  • Religious Family Opposes Removing Life Support for Brain-Dead Son

    By The Associated Press

    A Washington hospital has asked a judge for permission stop treating a brain-dead 12-year-old cancer patient, even though his ultra-religious New York parents want to keep him on life support.

    Nov 08, 2008 | Comments 6

  • Michigan Voters Approve Stem Cell Research Measure

    By The Associated Press

    Supporters of a ballot measure that loosens restrictions on embryonic stem cell research say its passage means millions of dollars in research grants will come into the state - and medical breakthroughs for a host of ailments will come out of it.

    Nov 05, 2008 | Comments 0

  • Christians Mark Some Victories in Marriage, Abortion Battles

    By Audrey Barrick

    As the American people celebrate an historic victory for Barack Obama as the next president, many Christians are marking victories of their own with the passage of several state amendments protecting traditional marriage.

    Nov 05, 2008 | Comments 37

  • N.Y. Subway 'Voices' Reveal How Abortion Changed Them

    By Eric Young

    Throughout most of this month, one thousand 22-inch placards have lined parts the New York City subway system with the” voices” of men and women touched by abortion.

    Oct 29, 2008 | Comments 5

  • 200,000 Silent Pro-Life Students Lend Voice to Unborn

    By Katherine T. Phan

    At least 32 women have decided against abortion after speaking to students involved in a pro-life protest. Oct. 21 marked the 5th annual Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity. Students engaging the silent protest wore red duct tape reading "LIFE" as a way to lend their voices to the thousands of unborn babies who will never have one.

    Oct 23, 2008 | Comments 14

  • Pharmacy Worker Follows Faith, Sells No Birth Control

    By The Associated Press

    A new drug store at a Virginia strip mall is putting its faith in an unconventional business plan: No candy. No sodas. And no birth control. Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy is among at least seven pharmacies across the nation that are refusing as a matter of faith to sell contraceptives of any kind.

    Oct 22, 2008 | Comments 19

  • European Protestants Collaborate on Common Euthanasia Position

    By Jenna Lyle

    Europe's Protestant churches are “grappling intensively” with the tension between individual autonomy, the safeguarding of life and support for the suffering. A group of Protestants met to begin drawing up a common position on euthanasia.

    Oct 20, 2008 | Comments 4

  • Supporters of Life Begins at Conception Measure Face Uphill Battle

    By Kristen Wyatt

    Those who hope Colorado becomes the first state where voters say life begins at conception are facing resistance from a seemingly unexpected place: The Roman Catholic Church and anti-abortion activists.

    Oct 13, 2008 | Comments 1
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