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Adult stem cell research results in new trachea transplant
A June operation at a Spanish hospital has resulted in the first successful trachea transplant operation using adult stem cells. Read more
Academics deplore scorn for human life in Spain
Dozens of prestigious doctors, lawyers, politicians, historians and other experts in Spain have signed a manifesto in defense of human... Read more
Bishop Sgreccia: embryo selection and euthanasia are 'legitimization of an abuse'
The president emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Bishop Elio Sgreccia, criticized the practice of embryo selection this week... Read more
Missionary mutilated in the Congo not afraid and willing to return
Sister Presentacion Lopez Vivar, a Spanish missionary who was wounded on October 28 during an armed confrontation in Rutshuro, Congo,... Read more
Vatican cardinal pleads for life of Italian 'Terri Schiavo'
The president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, said this week that Italy’s “Terri Schiavo,” Eluana... Read more
Socialist Party has no authority to rule on conscientious objection, family group says
The Forum on the Family of Valencia said last week the ruling Socialist Party has no authority to rule on... Read more
Fear of suffering the 'motor' of promoters of euthanasia, writer explains
In a recent article published by the L’Osservatore Romano entitled, “For an examination of conscience,” reporter Lucetta Scaraffia explained that... Read more
Pro-lifers in Spain praise politically consistent policy of Uruguayan president
“President Tabare Vazquez of Uruguay, in vetoing almost in its entirety the law intended to legalize abortion, has become an... Read more
Supreme Court authorizes euthanasia for Italian 'Terri Schiavo'
After a prolonged legal battle, the Supreme Court of Italy has ruled food and hydration can be removed from Eluana... Read more
Case of British girl who refused heart transplant could be used to promote euthanasia
Dr. Luis Raez, expert in bioethics and professor at the Hematology and Oncology Clinic at the University of Miami’s Sylvester... Read more
Indissoluble marriage between man and woman should not be weakened, says archbishop
Archbishop Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga of Braga and president of the Portuguese Bishops’ Conference denounced this week “all inclinations... Read more
Spanish academic scholar says Education for Citizenship an 'amalgam of aberrations'
Academic scholar and recipient of numerous awards, Juan Velarde Fuertes, this week applauded conscientious objection to the school course Education... Read more
Cardinal Ruini discusses book of Pope's homilies as a model for preaching
Cardinal Camillo Ruini has published a review of Pope Benedict XVI’s new book “Homilies: The Liturgical Year Narrated by Joseph... Read more
Separating Christianity from Europe's public life leads ‘down a blind alley,’ Pope cautions
Upon receiving Letters of Credence from the new ambassador of San Marino, Pope Benedict stressed that if the country’s rich... Read more
Another 'champion of abortion' becomes defender of life: the story of Stojan Adasevic
The Spanish daily “La Razon” has published an article on the pro-life conversion of a former “champion of abortion.” Stojan... Read more
Excessive budget cuts show government’s lack of interest in the family, says paper
The Spanish weekly, “Alba,” reported this week that excessive budget cuts of more than $62 million from programs for families... Read more
Victim of abortion: 'We cry without tears and we scream without a voice' at abortion clinics
The author of the book, “I Aborted,” Esperanza Puente, said during a press conference last week that abortion clinics are... Read more
Same-sex marriage is contrary to civilization, Madrid cardinal warns
The Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, said last week that a understanding of marriage “in which sexual... Read more
'Bella' star works to protect the unborn in Spain
Mexican actor turned pro-life leader Eduardo Verastegui is in Spain this week promoting his movie “Bella,” which debuts there this... Read more
Archbishop of Paris criticizes work on Sunday
The Archbishop of Paris and President of the Bishops’ Conference of France, Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, has criticized laws that extend... Read more
