The Christmas season, normally a tranquil time in which Catholics gather to celebrate the birth of Christ, has become the stage for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to attack the Blessed Mother.

"The Feast of the Immaculate Conception could not be a better date to discuss the Fatima Message and its application for our days" was the message of a special December 8th talk titled "How You Can Face Evil by Drawing from the Fatima Message" given to TFP friends and supporters in Miami, Fla.

On Sunday, Dec. 7th, over 110 faithful Catholics gathered at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas to protest a blasphemous sculpture titled, "Holier Than Thou."

The Christmas season, normally a tranquil time in which Catholics gather to celebrate the birth of Christ, has become the stage for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to attack the Blessed Mother.

Washburn University's Campus “Beautification” Committee recently placed a blasphemous sculpture on campus. The statue depicts the bust of a bishop with a fat, cruel and ugly face. The miter he wears resembles a phallic symbol. The caption beneath chides the Catholic Church for Her “fear-inducing” sacrament of Confession. Protest this attack against God and His Church.

The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) issued this statement about the November 18 decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court finding no constitutional impediments for same-sex “marriage” in the Commonwealth.

The ABC program, "Jesus, Mary and Da Vinci," is partially based on the best-selling novel, The Da Vinci Code, which fantasizes that St. Mary Magdalene was married to Christ and fled Jerusalem with His child following His crucifixion.

Bishop Juan Rodolpho Laise's talk, “A Capuchin Bishop Reflects on the Crisis in the Church” set the tone for an evening of conversation and thought at the American TFP Washington Bureau October 15.

Was it the meetings, the lively conversations or the making of new friends? Was it the bishop’s sermon, the prince’s convocation or the hero’s testimony? Was it the rosary procession or the final High Mass? It is hard to decide which parts of the weekend were best since it takes a little time to sort out the impressions.

It has been six long years since playwright Terrence McNally first staged his play Corpus Christi in New York City. Since then, the work, which portrays Our Lord Jesus Christ and the apostles as homosexuals, has generated protests, local indignation and negative publicity at alternative theaters. Thousands of Catholics have come to Our Lord’s defense with vibrant and moving acts of reparation. No major venue has dared touch it.

Some newspapers have decided to publish “homosexual unions” in their wedding sections. If you are offended by this kind of news coverage, join our They Aren’t Married Campaign and send a message of protest to offending newspapers by clicking here.

The American TFP is getting involved in defending the traditional family against the great push for the homosexual union. We have opened a new page on our website which you can use as a resource page and read about the latest developments. We will have an action box so you can check out the latest actions you can do.

With the push for homosexual "marriage" gaining momentum in America, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) with its Traditional Marriage Crusade is starting a petition drive to the nation’s bishops asking them to deal with this great threat to the family.

In the supercharged atmosphere of the abuse scandals, Peter Mullan’s film The Magdalene Sisters is a sensationalist melodrama that only adds fuel to the fire. Click here for more.

Over the last fifty years, a plethora of liturgical traditions and ceremonial have undeniably been lost. Today, many Catholics experience a growing hunger for the mystery and beauty that they never knew.

“Crime control” not “gun control” was the message of the National Rifle Association’s Charles Cunningham, who spoke to a standing room only audience in Sao Paulo Brazil on August 14.

Our summer camps are gaining a reputation for being formative, entertaining and exciting. This year·s camp held from August 4-13 at the Headquarters of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property in Spring Grove, Penn. certainly surpassed expectations.

Setting, timely topics, qualified faculty and eager students were the right ingredients to supply not only an intellectual challenge but all the elements for confirming a new counter-revolutionary tradition at the Third TFP Summer University Course. Click here for more.

From July 16-25, the famous International Pilgrim Virgin Statue made an unexpected but blessed visit to the national headquarters of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) and the site of its America Needs Fatima campaign, in Spring Grove, Penn.

The American TFP endorses the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) as part of a broader strategy against the homosexual agenda. Like other pro-family organizations, the TFP is well aware of amendment's limitations but sees a tactical advantage to endorsing the FMA.

The TFP’s 2nd Annual Call to Chivalry Summer Camp for boys in Louisiana really was quite different. The focus was not on computers or basketball like other camps but on Catholic heroism.

The case before the Court was Lawrence v. Texas. Many hailed the high court’s decision as a Roe v. Wade for the homosexual movement. The analogy was well drawn. Both Roe and Lawrence are dark, tragic pages in our history.

No content with with the public outrage she caused in 2001, Alma Lopez seems destined to test fate once again. Her blasphemous computer collage "Our Lady" is appearing once again.

The rally served to pay reparation for the offense against Our Lord and the Church. It united Catholics from across the city in common cause ready for future actions. Lastly, it also sent a strong message to pro-blasphemy supporters that such presentations will not be accepted sitting down.

On June 7, pro-life leaders and activists from around the country converged on the windy city to celebrate with Joe Scheidler and the Pro-Life Action League, the landmark Supreme Court ruling in favor of the unborn. The 8 to1 ruling marked the end of a 17-year court battle in which pro-abortionists sought to use racketeering laws (RICO) against pro-life Americans.

No one denies the reality of the sexual abuse scandals and their cover-up. However, many reformers and dissidents now propose solutions that take advantage of this legitimate indignation and toil feverishly to shake the very foundations of the Church as an institution.

On May 16, twelve members of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property left their home in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. Their destination: the Kresge Little Theater at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Their purpose: hold a 2-1/2 hour rally, in protest against the play, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told.

There are two ways visitors can experience Louisiana. You can take the beaten path, the way full of the ready-made experiences of the tourist who lives to tell his tale to others. However, there is a path less traveled and that is a journey through Catholic Louisiana which reveals a more authentic side of the state.

On April 4, TFP friends and supporters in Topeka, Kans. attended a presentation on the book, I Have Weathered Other Storms.

The nation’s attention is rightly focused on the war in Iraq, where American and allied armed forces are bravely engaged in battle. However, America is also locked in a second war that is equally important for victory: the psychological battle for public opinion. Read the TFP statement on the pacifist offense and in defense of national sovereignty.

On March 20, The American TFP sent a letter to President George W. Bush, pledging its full support for his decision to send US troops into combat against the Saddam Hussein Regime.

The war with Iraq is on everyone's mind. Many are offering their perspective on the crisis and its implications for the post 9-11 world. These perspectives are undoubtedly important and we offer yet another: a Fatima perspective.

We are no longer talking about authentic medical progress where nature is observed, understood and perfected. Backed by a biotech industry that has already patented and redesigned some animal species, this is a new frontier that could seek to change the very nature and form of human life itself.

Few are those with the courage to challenge prevailing opinions and beliefs. Fewer still are such challenges which pass the test of time. Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira's masterful book, Revolution and Counter-Revolution is one such work.

On Sunday, February 9, the American TFP vibrant supporter network in St. Louis held a local launching for the hard-hitting book, I Have Weathered Other Storms: A Response to the Scandals and Democratic Reforms that Threaten the Catholic Church. American TFP Speaker John Horvat spoke to a group of 40 friends at the Maria Center.

Many of us buy wall calendars but after casually flipping through the pictures the first two weeks of the year we tend to forget them. Ozzy Osbourne’s latest extravagant effort, a family calendar, is hard to forget.

On Friday, January 24, the TFP Washington Bureau invited friends and supporters to a local launching for the hard-hitting TFP book, I Have Weathered Other Storms. Speaker John Horvat of the American TFP spoke to a full and lively auditorium of nearly 100 people.

Facing frigid weather and glacial winds the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) joined well over 100,000 concerned Americans from across the country for the annual March for Life in Washington D.C.

With the election of Luis Inacio Lula de Silva (Lula) in Brazil, our southern neighbor took a sharp turn to the left. "Lula" together with leftist leaders in Ecuador, Venezuela and Cuba threatens to form an "axis of evil" south of the border. To make Americans aware of this danger, the TFP Washington Bureau launched an e-newsletter called LulaWatch.

On January 16, 2003 the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) sent a letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell, urging the U.S. government to cease all future funding and involvement with U.N. Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA). The letter cites a recent Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute study showing that UNFPA programs are directly responsible for China’s One Child Policy and Vietnam’s Two Child Policy.