It is difficult to over-estimate the degree to which last night rsquo s vote in the House passing a comprehensive health care reform bill was a huge victory for the Catholic Church Yes for the USCCB but also for a view of the world that the Church at times alone has sustained in the face of t

Hallelujah The Stupak Amendment just passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 240 to 194 with one member voting present Earlier reports had predicted 225 votes for the amendment which bars federal funding of abortion as a part of health care reform but Congressman Stupak was able to whip

The National Right-To-Life Committee has sent a letter to all members of Congress urging them to vote for the Stupak Amendment which will ban all federal funding for abortion coverage The key section in the letter reads ldquo As NRLC rsquo s congressional scorecard for the 111th Congress will cle

A couple of different sources online and in the midst of the action today are suggesting that GOP Congressman Ahn lsquo Joseph rsquo Cao from Louisiana rsquo s Second District might vote in favor of the final health care bill provided the Stupak Amendment passes Congressman Cao is a devout Cat

The Rules Committee of the House handed pro-life forces an enormous victory last night deciding to allow a vote on the Stupak Amendment that will bar federal funds and federal subsidies from paying for abortion coverage The vote on both the amendment and the final bill are scheduled for later toda

NCR is nbsp reporting that Bishop Donald W Trautman is encouraging the U S bishops to adopt a last-minute measure to reject the new Mass translations nbsp Trautman who served as chairman of the USCCB Committee on Liturgy has long opposed the new translations as you can see from his article f