Archive for April 27, 2007
Mexico City abortion vote 'catastrophic', says pro-life leader
Mexico City’s decision on Tuesday to legalize abortion on demand is “catastrophic," said Fr. Thomas Euteneuer, STL, president of Human... Read more
Vatican confirms: Pope Benedict has accepted invitation to visit United Nations HQ in New York
The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J., confirmed recent rumors that Pope Benedict XVI has... Read more
Catholic Charities USA urges Congress to address poverty
In its ongoing effort to reduce the U.S. poverty rate to half by 2020, Catholic Charities USA took its Campaign... Read more
New poll: Michigan residents oppose cloning, destroying embryos
A statewide poll, commissioned by the Michigan Catholic Conference, demonstrates that Michigan residents are overwhelmingly opposed to measures that would... Read more
Womb now most dangerous place in Mexico, bishop laments
The president of the Committee on the Family of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martinez, warned that the... Read more
Officials deny Social Security health care system will provide abortion services in Mexico City
Although the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City legalized abortion up to the director of the Mexican Institute of Social Security,... Read more
Defense of human rights lethally undermined by relativism, says Spanish archbishop
In his weekly pastoral letter, Archbishop Agustin Garcia Gasco of Valencia warned that the “defense of human rights on our... Read more
UN officials push for therapeutic abortion before Nicaraguan Supreme Court
A leading pro-life activist in Nicaragua has denounced two UN officials for appearing before the country’s Supreme Court in order... Read more
Connecticut legislature one step closer to forcing chemical abortions at Catholic hospitals
The Connecticut state Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday that would require all hospitals — including the four Catholic facilities... Read more
British scientists seek to create animal-human hybrid embryo
The Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) in Britain has begun a study to decide whether or not to allow... Read more
Vatican publishes outline for next Synod of Bishops General Assembly
In the Holy See Press Office at midday today, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, presented... Read more
