Denver Post: Chaput: Examine abortion stances

October 24,2006

With two Catholics vying for the state's top elected office, Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput avoided critiquing either candidate in an interview Monday but made clear that abortion should be a "foundational" issue for Catholic voters. Read More...

Monterey County Herald: Cardinal leaves Communion stance as bishops' choice

June 18,2006

It is one of the most sensitive questions American Catholic bishops have wrestled with the past few years: When Catholic public officials do not follow church teachings, should they be denied Holy Communion? Read More...

Newsday: Vatican takes a stand; Catholic document condemns in vitro fertilization, same-sex marriage and adoption and abortion rights

June 07,2006

The Vatican yesterday issued a new document that denounces same-sex marriage, abortion and in vitro fertilization, and says the "natural institution of marriage" of a woman to a man faces unprecedented threats. Read More...

Religion News Service: Bishops Say All Catholic Lawmakers Must Work to End Abortion

March 10,2006

Top U.S. Catholic leaders on Friday (March 10) told Democratic lawmakers there is no wiggle room in church teaching on abortion, and that they are duty-bound to work against "the destruction of unborn human life." Read More...