Archive for April 19, 2007

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New abortion protocol equivalent to “permission for killing” says Argentinean archbishop

Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata has denounced the Minister of Health of the province of Buenos Aires for granting... Read more

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Fr. Euteneuer says Supreme Court abortion decision a “mixed blessing”

While supporters of the rights of unborn children continue offer thanks for the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wednesday decision to uphold... Read more

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Vatican official calls on intl. community to meet needs of Iraqi refugees

A Vatican official has launched an urgent appeal to the international community for a coordinated response to the needs of... Read more

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Diocese launches online program for protection of children

The Diocese of Winona has launched an interactive online learning community, teaching members of the diocese about recognizing and reporting... Read more

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Bible publishers murdered in Turkey

Three employees of a publishing house that distributes Bibles were murdered Wednesday in the latest attack against Turkey's Christian minority.  Read more

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Portuguese bishops pledge to promote life, protect right to conscientious objection

The Portuguese bishops said they cannot support new legislation, which legalizes abortion and presents it as a legal right.  Read more

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Lawmakers elected to preserve common good and not to violate right to life, bishops warn

The Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, which is meeting in Plenary Assembly this week, has reaffirmed its position in defense of... Read more

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16th century Bible stolen from church in Honduras

A Latin translation of the Bible that was brought from Spain to Honduras in 1537 has been stolen from a... Read more

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Colombian senator wants to pay men to undergo vasectomies

A Colombian senator has proposed a new law that would provide economic and professional aid to men who undergo a... Read more

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Nicaraguan Cardinal: nothing can justify abortion

In an interview with the CAN news agency, Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo, Archbishop emeritus of Managua, said abortion for any... Read more

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Pope meets with UN Secretary General, receives New York invite

Late yesterday afternoon Pope Benedict XVI received the new Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, at the Apostolic... Read more

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President, candidates respond to court's decision on abortion ban

As news of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a partial-birth abortion ban worked its way through Washington and around... Read more