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Spanish bishop denounces secular and anti-Christian persecution of young people
In a recent pastoral letter, Bishop Jose Ignacio Munilla of Palencia in Spain denounced the growing secularization and atheistic secular... Read more
Expert finds 65 percent of women who have had abortions have PTSD symptoms
Sixty five percent of women who abort suffer symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome after undergoing the procedure, according to psychiatrist... Read more
British scientist abandons country, criticizes ‘obsession’ with embryonic stem cells
Colin McGuckin, a professor of regenerative medicine at Newcastle University and an expert on the use of adult stem cells,... Read more
Justice for Croat refugees being ‘trampled underfoot,’ Bosnian bishop reveals
A Catholic bishop from Bosnia and Herzegovina has protested that neither the Bosnian government nor the international community is doing... Read more
Pro-life groups denounce economic interests of ‘experts’ on subcommittee on abortion in Spain
The Right to Life group in Spain has called for two experts on a congressional subcommittee analyzing a new law... Read more
Italian senate approves motion condemning persecution of Christians
The Italian Senate has unanimously approved a motion condemning the persecution of Christians throughout the world, especially in the East.... Read more
Terrorists bomb Catholic university in Spain
The University of Navarra, a Catholic school in Pamplona, Spain was bombed by the Basque separatist group ETA on Thursday... Read more
Two well-loved Catholic priests murdered in Russia
Catholics in Russia learned today that two priests, Frs. Otto Messmer and Victor Betancourt, both Jesuits, were beaten to death... Read more
Catalan officials seek to promote homosexuality during family festival
The president of the Institute for Family Policy in the Spanish region of Cataluna, Liberto Senderos, has denounced regional government... Read more
Institute demands Spanish government publish figures on abortions in 2007
The president of the Institute for Family Policy in Spain, Eduardo Hertfelder, has demanded that the Socialist government publish the... Read more
Bishops in Spain reiterate legitimacy of conscientious objection to government school course
The president of the Spanish Bishops’ Committee on Education, Bishop Casimiro Lopez Llorente of Segorbe said last week parents have... Read more
Spanish expert debunks philanthropic claims of Women on Waves
Spanish expert David del Fresno y Torrecillas has presented to Catholic News Agency his analysis of the Dutch organization Women... Read more
‘Deadly day’ in Britain as House of Commons passes embryo bill
In what one pro-life leader called a “deadly day in the history of Britain,” the House of Commons on Wednesday... Read more
Spanish governments extends controversial course to schools in foreign countries
Parents of the Spanish institute Giner de los Rios in Lisbon, Portugal have expressed their surprise at the decision by... Read more
Church leaders ask MPs to vote against the legalization of abortion in Northern Ireland
Four leaders of the churches in Ireland have sent a letter to the Westminster MPs regarding an amendment to the... Read more
Spanish abortion supporters call for church burnings
During protests by both supporters and opponents of the abortion ship operated by the Dutch group “Women on Waves,” which... Read more
Healing of one person must not come through the death of another, Spanish bishops warn
The recent birth of Javier Mariscal, the first “medicinal baby” to be born in Spain since a new law on... Read more
Parents of St. Therese are fruitful witnesses of conjugal love, says Cardinal Saraiva
The prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, has called the parents... Read more
Church in Spain refuses archives access to those who want to relive Civil War
The Church in Asturias in Spain has announced that out respect for the privacy of Catholic families, it will not... Read more
Identical twins ordained in Tenerife, Spain
Cristobal Jose and his twin brother Diego Jesus Rodriguez were ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Bernardo Alvarez of Tenerife... Read more
