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More than 20 years ago, Kate Stapleton stood on the shores of Lake Michigan and made the heart-wrenching decision to place her daughter for adoption. What happened afterward is captured in the new documentary “The Inner Sea” — a film Kate believes may be the first directed by and created from the perspective of a birth mother.
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Lorraine Salvidar shared her family’s story, as well as her clinical experience working with families of people with addictions, at the trauma and addiction-focused Catholic Psychotherapy Association Conference in Philadelphia May 1-3.
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Young people are especially drawn to Blessed Carlo, who will be canonized April 27.
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Marquette University in Milwaukee received recently a $7.5 million gift to endow its Institute for Natural Family Planning within the College of Nursing. The Jesuit university revealed Feb. 27 the gift came from the Richard L. Boland Love for Life Foundation, Inc., also known as the Betty and Dick Boland Foundation.
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In February, when President Donald Trump signed an executive order pledging his administration’s support for in vitro fertilization, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Catholic Medical Association and other groups issued statements opposing the move, highlighting the many ethical problems with IVF.
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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops picked “Marriage: Source of Hope, Spring of Renewal. Pursue a Lasting Love!” as the theme for this year’s World Marriage Day, Feb. 9 and National Marriage Week, Feb. 7-14.
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On behalf of the CMA, of which Kaiser is a member, Alliance Defending Freedom filed a federal lawsuit in early January arguing that the mandate violates members’ conscience rights and oversteps executive authority.
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New York is now the first state to offer paid leave to expectant mothers for prenatal medical appointments.
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A religious sister who befriended Billy the Kid, calmed a lynch mob and testified against human trafficking is one step closer to canonization.
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Familial strife has been around the days of Adam and Eve. But today, it increasingly seems to manifest itself in family estrangement. Catholic families aren’t immune to the heartbreaking phenomenon.
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Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Respect Life, World News
Pro-life organizers are hoping to augment that sense of togetherness with the merger of two pre-march youth events, announced Nov. 14. The Diocese of Arlington, Va., and host of Life is VERY Good since 2009, and the Knights of Columbus and the Sisters of Life, co-hosts of Life Fest since 2022, are joining forces to create one big pro-life rally called Life Fest ahead of the 2025 March for Life Jan. 24.
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Filed Under: 2024 Election, Bishops, Feature, Local News, News
Ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, who is also the vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is urging Catholics to pray before casting their ballots.
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