Reproductive Control & Anti-Abortion

The U.S. Catholic Bishops’ vote to maintain their politically aggressive Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty for another three years signals that despite the warnings of Pope Francis to tone down…

Gambia: President Threatens to Kill Asylum Seekers Fiercely anti-gay President Yahya Jammeh, who has called gay people “vermin,” went a step further last week, threatening to kill Gambians who seek…

Religiously-based efforts to prevent girls from getting an education, like the kidnapping of Nigerian school girls by Boko Haram, have resulted in murder and attempted murder (the Malala case), as…

While “Gosnell” didn’t break the Veronica Mars record, the campaign did surpass its stated goal before ending yesterday at $2,241,043.

in which they file lawsuits…

Whatever happened to that great big Roman Catholic Church? It seems to be shrinking before our eyes despite unprecedented media attention. No amount of hype can disguise the Vatican’s disappearing act…

In a follow up to allegations that a Catholic hospital in Bartlesville, Oklahoma had told doctors they could no longer prescribe contraceptives for use as birth control, new rules have been issued…

Cardinal Timothy Dolan again argues that women should just run over to 7-11 if they want birth control.

Hires US Bishops; abortion and sexuality scold as newest columnist.

As Obama meets Francis it’s a good time to remember that he gave an inch and the Bishops may just get their mile too.