Archive for July 24, 2009
Romanian organized crime authorities detain three in human egg trafficking scheme
Romanian authorities have detained two Israelis and a Romanian who are suspected of trafficking in human eggs for foreign couples... Read more
‘Smart’ Obama outreach to Catholics seeks to offset abortion concerns, commentator says
Catholic commentator Deal Hudson says the Obama administration is engaging in "smart" outreach to Catholics by offsetting concerns about abortion... Read more
Benedict XVI meets with children of Les Combes
Strolling yesterday evening in the Italian alpine resort of Les Combes, the Holy Father met with the town’s children as... Read more
‘Caritas in veritate’ is a guide for politics and a manual for the economy, says Italian minister
At a recent congress in Rome on Pope Benedict XVI’s new encyclical, Caritas in veritate, Italy’s Minister of Economy and... Read more
Proposed abortion reduction bill a Planned Parenthood ‘stimulus package,’ bishops’ pro-life official says
An official with the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat of Pro-life Activities has attacked a federal bill promising to prevent unintended pregnancies... Read more
Mother chooses life of child over cancer treatment
Though Mayra Sandoval died of cancer on July 8, her son Samuel is alive and healthy thanks to her insistence... Read more
U.S. House votes down Pence Amendment intended to defund Planned Parenthood
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted 247-183 against an amendment that would stop federal taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood... Read more
Benedict XVI’s presence is ‘moment of grace,’ says Aosta priest
Father Aldo Armellin, who is the Diocese of Aosta’s liaison with the villa at Les Combes where Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Ethicist hopes new breakthrough will eliminate ‘need’ to destroy human embryos
Two teams of Chinese researchers reported a medical breakthrough this morning, creating living mice from connective tissue that had been... Read more
