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This is a remarkable piece of political theater: President Clinton blows up at a pro-life heckler at one of his wife’s rallies. You can read more details at this link, and there’s a brief MSNBC field report right here. h/t New Advent

Here’s an eye-opener from across the Atlantic, courtesy the Associated Press: After same-sex marriage and fast-track divorce, Spain’s social revolution has hit a roadblock — abortion. The abortion law, severely restrictive during Gen. Francisco Franco’s dictatorship of the predominantly Roman Catholic country, was liberalized in 1985. But abortion has become too easy to obtain, say…

A high-ranking Vatican official has put his finger on a big problem with the modern priesthood: The prefect of the Congregation for Religious has lamented that many Catholic priests are neglecting their duties under the pressure of conforming to secular culture. In a February 14 interview with the Italian ANSA news agency, Cardinal Franc Rode…

If you’re wondering what’s up with the next generation of American Catholics, you might find one answer right here: College-aged Catholics are much less inclined to go to church or rely on authority figures than their elder counterparts, reports William d’Antonio, professor emeritus of sociology at UConn, in his new book “American Catholics Today: New…
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