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Doctors Wonder How Federal Mandate Will Affect Practice of Medicine Saturday, February 04, 2012 WASHINGTON (CNS)—Whether they are just starting out or nearing the end of their careers, Catholics who want to practice medicine in conformity with the church's teachings wonder how a new federal regulation requiring health plans to cover contraceptives and sterilization free of charge will affect their work.

Pro-life Leaders Praise Komen's Decision on Planned Parenthood Grants Thursday, February 02, 2012 ST. LOUIS (CNS)—The Jan. 31 announcement by Susan G. Komen for the Cure that it will no longer give grants to Planned Parenthood affiliates for breast cancer screenings "shows we are making a difference and having an impact," said a coordinator of pro-life programs for the St. Louis Archdiocese.

Joy Is 'Greatest Evidence' Jesus Rose From Dead Thursday, January 26, 2012 WASHINGTON (CNS)—A Washington pastor told 17,000 exuberant teenagers and young adults gathered at pro-life rally and Mass in the Verizon Center Jan. 23 that he wondered if they knew "what an encouragement you are."

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SAN FRANCISCO (CNS)—Tens of thousands of pro-life activists massed in front of San Francisco's City Hall and then filled the city's main thoroughfare Jan. 21, walking about two miles down Market Street to the Embarcadero. Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Annual San Francisco Walk Draws Tens of Thousands of Pro-life Activists Tuesday, January 24, 2012	WASHINGTON (CNS)—When it comes to issues of religious freedom, Bill Donohue thinks the Obama administration has put religious employers between a rock and a hard place. Saturday, August 06, 2011 Across Spectrum, HHS Action Draws Religious Liberty Protests Saturday, August 06, 2011
The Sisters of Life are a community of 64 women who combine an active apostolate in convents with meditative quiet—sometimes punctured by the squeals of babies. Sunday, January 22, 2012 Sisters of Life Sunday, January 22, 2012	ST. LOUIS (CNS)—Maria Thompson was a teenager when she became pregnant. The 18-year-old was living in Mexico City. The father, 11 years older than her, didn't want anything to do with the baby. Friday, February 04, 2011 Church's Programs Offer Healing After Abortion for Women and Men Friday, February 04, 2011
WASHINGTON (CNS)—One thing that always stands out in the annual marches and rallies in Washington and across the country marking the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing abortion is the crowd. Thursday, January 19, 2012 Events Mark 39th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Thursday, January 19, 2012	WASHINGTON (CNS)—Three pieces of pro-life legislation supported by the U.S. bishops face "a very positive outlook" in the House, but their prospects remain in question in the Senate, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston said Jan. 25. Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Cardinal Outlines Rationale Behind Three Pro-life Bills Tuesday, January 25, 2011

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Click the link to read the full document. Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Theology of the Body From St. Anthony Messenger magazine	Click the link to read the full document. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 End-of-Life Ethics: Preparing Now for the Hour of Death From Catholic Update, St. Anthony Messenger Press
Click the link to read the full document. Monday, December 15, 2008 Gospel of Life: Pope John Paul II’s Pro-Life Encyclical From Catholic Update, St. Anthony Messenger Press	Click the link to read the full document. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Living the Pro-Life Message From St. Anthony Messenger magazine
Click the link to read the full document. Monday, December 15, 2008 'Dignitas Personae' ('The Dignity of a Person') Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith document on biomedical ethics.	Click the link to read the full document. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Abortion: What the Church Teaches From Catholic Update, St. Anthony Messenger Press
Click the link to read the full document. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Standing Up for Life—Moving From “Either/Or” to “Both/And” From Every Day Catholic, St. Anthony Messenger Press	Click the link to read the full document. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 A Consistent Ethic of Life From Catholic Update, St. Anthony Messenger Press
Click the link to read the full document. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Love, Respect and Justice for All From Catechism for US, St. Anthony Messenger Press	Click the link to read the full document. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Why the Church Opposes Assisted Suicide From Catholic Update, St. Anthony Messenger Press