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Vatican sports foundation criticizes FIFA for trying to ban religious expressions
The president of the John Paul II Foundation for Sports, Eddio Constantini, has severely criticized the president of the International... Read more
Primate of Spain rebukes government claim that abortion is a right
In an interview on Tuesday about the Socialist government’s plan to revamp the country’s abortion law, Archbishop Braulio Rodríguez Plaza... Read more
GE subsidiary to use human embryonic stem cells for drug testing
GE Healthcare has formed a biotech partnership to develop products based on human embryonic stem cells in hopes that their... Read more
Education for the Citizenry promoting explicit sexual content to children in grade school
In response to the distribution of a comic which features explicit sex scenes to grade school students, the secretary general... Read more
Legion of Christ officially confirms apostolic visitation to begin on July 15
The Legionaries of Christ has officially announced that the apostolic visitation of the troubled religious order will begin on July... Read more
Soccer star Pele says violence is sport’s greatest problem today
In an interview with L’Osservatore Romano, Brazilian soccer legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as “Pele,” said he was... Read more
Polish group protests Madonna concert scheduled for Feast of the Assumption
A Polish religious group is planning prayer sessions to protest a concert by the American pop star Madonna scheduled for... Read more
Maltese newspaper editor comments on Kmiec’s proposed ambassadorship
The editor of a Malta newspaper has commented on President Barack Obama’s choice of Prof. Doug Kmiec as ambassador to... Read more
Italian bishop: The Church says no to sexual degradation and yes to purity
The secretary general of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Mariano Crociata, said in a recent homily that the Church does... Read more
City of L'Aquila symbolizes 'wounded humanity' crying for just solutions, says archbishop
On the eve of the G-8 summit which will take place in his city, Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari of L’Aquila said... Read more
Sinaiticus Codex: 4th century biblical manuscript now available online
The British Library has announced that the pages of 4th century biblical manuscript called the Sinaiticus Codex have been scanned... Read more
Socialist party hiding homosexual agenda of Education for the Citizenry
The organization Professionals for Ethics in Spain has denounced the Socialist Party for attempting to delete a paragraph from its... Read more
Irish hold large rally to keep their nation ‘abortion-free’
On Saturday thousands of Irish pro-life advocates attended a Rally for Life in Dublin’s city center urging that Ireland be... Read more
EU commissioner warns roots of West cannot be invented
The Italian senator and former EU commissioner Rocco Buttiglione said last week that the roots of the West cannot be... Read more
Vatican expert questions cardinal’s exaltation of Obama
Responding to Cardinal Georges Cottier's recent article praising President Obama, Vatican analyst Sandro Magister has said the cardinal almost exalts... Read more
Modern society has become 'allergic' to sacrifice, warns Vatican official
The secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Archbishop Jean-Louis Brugues, warned last week that “modern society has become allergic... Read more
Renowned moral theologian weighs-in on Theology of the Body debate
Fr. Maurizio Faggioni, OFM, a professor at the top pontifical institute for moral theology, the Pontifical Academy “Alphonsianum,” said in... Read more
Schedule for papal trip to the Czech Republic released
Today the itinerary for Pope Benedict’s September 26 -28 trip to the Czech Republic was made public. His visit will... Read more
Women Against Abortion petition signed by more than 30,000 in Spain
The organization Women Against Abortion in Spain has collected more than 30,000 signatures against the government’s plan to liberalize abortion... Read more
Statue of John Paul II unveiled at hospital where he recovered from assassination attempt
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, Poland, who was Pope John Paul II’s personal secretary for more than 40 years, unveiled... Read more
