Archive for April 3, 2008

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City awards library worker fired for reporting child pornography viewer

The City Council in Lindsay, California has passed a unanimous resolution commending a library employee who was reportedly fired after... Read more

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Italy doctors reignite “emergency contraception” conscience debate

A long controversy in Italy about the “morning-after” pill revived on Wednesday after two women were reportedly denied prescriptions for... Read more

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Council examines role of grandparents in Church and society

More than 300 clergy and lay people are gathering Rome over the next two days to examine the indispensable role... Read more

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Pope to celebrate founding of Sant’ Egidio, visit memorial for witnesses to the faith

The Vatican announced today that Pope Benedict will pay a visit on April 7 to a memorial dedicated to witnesses... Read more

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Obama's "punished with a baby" comment sparks protests

Christian leaders in the U.S. are demanding that Sen. Barack Obama apologize for comments he made referring to babies as... Read more

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Red Cross refuses blood donations from homosexuals, Thai human rights group threatens lawsuit

The Commission for Human Rights of Thailand has threatened to sue the local Red Cross for discrimination, after the organization... Read more

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Cardinals Dziwicz, Schönborn and Ruini recall JP II's “witness of mercy"

Cardinals Dziwicz, Schönborn and Ruini recalled the intense witness of mercy given by John Paul II, on the commemoration of... Read more

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Colombian bishop dismisses “rumors” about Ingrid Betancourt

Bishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya of San Jose del Guaviare told the Efe news agency this week that reports that former... Read more

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Honduran lawmakers commit to defending life from moment of conception

The foundress of the Pro-Life Committee of Honduras, Gracia de Villeda, has praised lawmakers for who have thrown their support... Read more

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Ecuadoran representative leaves ruling party after harassment over position on abortion

Representative Rossana Queirolo of Ecuador has decided to leave the ruling party Acuerdo Pais after an intense campaign by party... Read more

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Christian values only thing holding Britain together, says Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Archbishop of Westminster and head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, on Monday said that... Read more

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UCLA student paper exposes more racism at Planned Parenthood

The Advocate, a student newspaper at UCLA that ran an investigation about Planned Parenthood’s acceptance of racially-motivated donations, has released... Read more

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McCain won’t change pro-life, marriage planks in GOP platform

Advisers to Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for the presidency, have denied rumors that the senator will try... Read more