By Terence P. Jeffrey

January 22, 2012 (CNSNews.com) - The Obama administration on Friday finalized a regulation that orders all Americans—unless they work directly at a church--to purchase government-approved health insurance plans that cover sterilizations and all FDA-approved contraceptives including those that cause abortions.The regulation further requires that health-insurance plans must provide sterilizations, contraceptives and abortifacients without any fees or co-pay.The regulation, issued as part of the initial implementation of Obamacare, requires Catholics to act against their faith--which teaches that sterilization, artificial contraception and abortion violate the natural law and that Catholics cannot be involved in them.

VATICAN CITY, JAN. 17, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins Wednesday and will conclude on Jan. 25, the feast of the conversion of St. Paul. The texts for this year's celebration were prepared by groups in Poland.

This year's theme is "We will all be changed by the victory of Our Lord Jesus Christ."

A statement from the Vatican Information Service noted that the week is promoted by the World Council of Churches (WCC), a worldwide fellowship of 349 churches seeking unity, common witness and Christian service. The Catholic Church participates in this ecumenical initiative, despite not being a member of the WCC.

Birmingham, Alabama

“On September 28, the Birmingham metro area’s sixth 40 Days for Life campaign begins,” said Jim Pinto, a spokesperson for the Birmingham effort. The 40 Days for Life campaign runs simultaneously, and internationally, from Wednesday, 28 September through Sunday, 6 November.

   The campaign will feature prayer and fasting, community outreach, and a 40-day peaceful and legal prayer vigil outside the Planned Parenthood abortion business at 1211- 27th Place South, Birmingham.

   Pastor Terry Gensemer will lead the starting Candlelight Rally at Planned Parenthood on Tuesday, 27 September, at 6:30 pm. Bishop Emeritus Foley will also participate. “All people of life – including all life-affirming clergy – are invited to attend and unite in prayer for the end to abortion in our city and nation”, stated Gensemer.

Birmingham Catholic Charismatic Conference July 29^th & 30^th, 2011

Our Lady of Sorrows Family Life Center

The Spirit and the Bride Say Come,

Even So, Come, and Lord Jesus

By Dolores Milazzo-Hicks

      In our image of this year’s conference the Bride is reaching out through the power of the Holy Spirit for her Bridegroom, this picture portrays the longing in the heart of the Church for Christ return, to come quickly. This captures the scriptural theme for this year’s Catholic Charismatic Conference 2011 that comes from The Book of Revelation chapter 22:17, “The Spirit and the Bride say come, even so Come Lord Jesus.”

      For some of us who have never examined the prophetic call of this powerful verse I thought it was important that we meditate on the deep meaning of our own call to see our Lord face to face.  

Dolores Milazzo-Hicks

  Alabama, April 27,2011 proved to be a devastating day in the lives of the people in the southeastern part of the United States.  When there are sirens going off and weather radios beeping and TV weather forecasters sounding the alarms of e4 and e5 tornado's heading your way the first thing you think about is getting yourself and all those you love to safety. Then you find yourself calling friends and relative to warn them of the impending disaster.    Some of us watched these terrible scenes on television as the huge plume swirled in the air over Tuscaloosa knowing that is where many of our children and relative were in school. Cars and objects darted out of this mass of destruction and our hearts sank as we continued to watch the tornado move from community to community bringing the same death and destruction as we watched, praying and hoping it would stop.