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Catholic Culture : News Briefs : Pope to G20 leaders: Don’t abandon the poor In a letter to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Pope Benedict urged the leaders of the world’s 20 wealthiest nations not to turn their backs on the world’s poorest nations. The Pontiff noted that the G20 accounts for “90% of the [...]

Today Obama reversed the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.   This is already added to the the reversal of the Mexico City Policy (the ban on federal funding for foreign aid agencies that perform abortions).  Obama has decided to take tax dollars that fund poverty initiatives in foreign countries and much need [...]

Not Only did President Barak Obama rescind the pro-life Mexico City policy, which will take money from programs that help the poor and will use it to kill the unborn, but the President “I never found an abortion I wouldn’t fund” Obama has asked Congress to spend our tax money to fund the UNFPA – [...]

For those who can easily make ends meet or who have short or no commutes, the dramatic increase in gasoline prices are a nuisance. For those who are less fortunate, they can be life altering. In a place like Southern California, the lower-middle class, and even the middle class must make difficult decisions in terms [...]

When I had finished all of my schooling, I remember talking politics with my father – I think it was about welfare and helping the poor in our society. I was saying that everyone has the same opportunity and that why should those of us who have struggled and created a place for ourselves be [...]