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Third 2008 Presidential Debate (Full Video) Obama has been deceiving the American people throughout this election, so it's not suprising that he continued to lie at the third and final debate. If he were truthful with the American people about his actions and beliefs, he knows he would lose this election, so he continues the deception in an attempt to win, just as his ACORN supporters continue to cheat for Obama in order to win him this election. Obama tells several lies in this debate. The ones I want to focus on in this post include abortion and his ties with ACORN. On the BAIPA, John McCain provided this opening: Sen. Obama, as a member of the IL State Senate, voted in the Judiciary Committee against a law that would provide immediate medical attention to a child born of a failed abortion. He voted against that. And then, on the floor of the State Senate, as he did 130 times as a state senator, he voted present. Then there was another bill before the Senate Judiciary Committee i...

Pro-lifers around the nation are called to give a voice to brothers, sisters, and friends we will never know because they were killed by abortion. October 6 is National Pro-Life Memorial Day. To learn how you can help, go to Go to www.ProLifeMemorialDay.com

Denver NBC affiliate 9News gave fair and detailed coverage of the "Sheets of Shame" pro-life sign protest on a mountainside overlooking the Democrat National Convention on August 28. For more info go to www.jillstanek.com .

Benedict XVI: "The time has come for me to say good-bye -- or rather, to say arrivederci! I thank you all for your participation in World Youth Day 2008, here in Sydney, and I look forward to seeing you again in three years' time. World Youth Day 2011 will take place in Madrid, Spain. Until then, let us continue to pray for one another, and let us joyfully bear witness to Christ before the world. May God bless you all".

In Deliberately Insulting the Most Deeply Felt Sensibilities of Other Human Beings , Jimmy Akin responds to a question on his call-in radio show "Catholic Answers Live" about Prof. P. Z. Myers, the Minnesota professor who has threatened to desecrate the Eucharist and post the results on YouTube. He shares an mp3 of the exchange. Diane at Te deum laudamos shares a wonderful post with lots of links and photos on Pope Benedict XVI and Don Bosco's Dream... At Daily Donna-Marie, she shares the amazing Stations of the Cross from World Youth Day through her commentary and a YouTube video. Jay Anderson shares a rewarding experience when he takes a day off from work to see the Vatican Splendors Exhibition at the museum of The Western Reserve Historical Society in his post Yesterday I saw the Vatican Splendors.

SYDNEY, July 17, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In his address to the hundreds of thousands of youth who welcomed him at Barangaroo, Sydney Harbour today, Pope Benedict XVI issued one of the strongest challenges he has yet made to work for the right to life of unborn children. "How can it be that the most wondrous and sacred human space - the womb - has become a place of unutterable violence?" he said. MORE See the full speech by the Pope here.

LifeSiteNews: WYD Focuses on Healthy Sexuality and an Openness to Life Zenit: World Youth Day Conversions Begin From Daniel Bean: Stay tuned to Pope2008.com where Tim Drake is covering WYD events live from Sydney, as they happen. Some recent posts not to miss: Pope’s Australian Arrival Pilgrims: Why They’re Here Spending the Eve of WYD with Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Stay tuned! Related Posts: Video from Australia: Pilgrims and the Pope Sydney cathedral unveils statue of Pope John Paul II Pope Benedict XVI touches down in northern Australia Pope Benedict XVI Leaves for WYD World Youth Day Links NFP Ready for Condom Peddlers at WYD World Youth Day 2008: Catholic Olympic Torch is Coming Catholic Facebook Launched Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Holy Father's Message for World Youth Day 2008

From WYD08 : His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has touched down in Sydney following the longest journey in his life on Alitalia flight AZ4000 from Rome, travelling for 19 hours 45 minutes and 16,418 kilometres. This historic visit to Australia is his ninth apostolic visit outside of Italy. Descending from the aircraft, the Pope was greeted on the tarmac by the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell, and the Premier of NSW, Morris Iemma amongst other dignitaries. Following the brief greeting, he then travelled by car to the Kenthurst Study Centre, where he will spend time privately until the evening of Wednesday 16 July. MORE From CNA: Pope lands in Australia, prays youth will find rest, joy and desire to evangelize Pilgrims of World Youth Day in Australia 2008 BBC World News has a video entitled "Pope begins Australia tour" here. Fr. Z shares more videos and commentary here. Related Posts: Sydney cathedral unveils statue of Pope Joh...

Steve Ray's Blog: Atlanta Eucharistic Congress Video, Part I & 2 Maior autem his est caritas: The Eucharistic Congress Fox News, Atlanta: Thousands of Atlanta Catholics Gather in Celebration DailyIndia.Com: Eucharistic Congress draws 30,000 people