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Pro-life leader criticized Socialist youth group for promoting euthanasia
The director of Fundacion Vida in Spain, Manuel Cruz, criticized the members of the Socialist Youth of Spain for promoting... Read more
Priest kidnapped by Islamists to attend Pope’s meeting with young people in Loreto
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Italy, Bishop Giuseppe Betori, said Father Giancarlo Bossi, who was kidnapped last... Read more
Fire-brigade monks mark centennial
The monks of St. Ottilia, who double as voluntary firemen, recently marked the 100th anniversary of their monastery’s foundation with... Read more
Portion of famous hiking path dedicated to John Paul II
Part of a famous hiking path known as the “Great Crossing of the Alps” in the Italian province of Biella-Piedemonte,... Read more
Polish pilgrims killed in bus accident in French Alps
A bus carrying Polish Catholic pilgrims from Our Lady of la Salette shrine in the French Alps, missed a switchback... Read more
Archbishop of Valencia questions “absolutism of State” in Spanish education
In his weekly letter, Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia said those who support the absolutism of the State in the... Read more
New British PM Gordon Brown promise to crack-down on "homophobia" related to gay agenda
Religious leaders and pro-family advocates in the United Kingdom are concerned that the new prime minister’s promise to advance homosexual... Read more
Catholic university creates “Benedict XVI Institute" to promote defense of human rights
The San Vicente Catholic University of Valencia has created the Benedict XVI University Institute for Human Rights Research, oriented towards... Read more
Spanish martyrs killed for faith, not politics, says expert
Father Vicente Carcel Orti, an expert in the history of the religious persecution during the Spanish Civil War, said this... Read more
Irish bishops move St. Patrick's Day 2008 over conflict with Holy Week
Religions celebrations for St. Patrick's Day will come two days early in Ireland next year to avoid a conflict with... Read more
Nuncio in Spain says Catholic Church’s cases of clerical sexual abuse rank among the lowest
The Apostolic Nuncio in Spain, Archbishop Manuel Monteiro, said this week data from international organizations shows that priests are responsible... Read more
German bishops urge protection for human embryo
In response to a recent declaration by the National Ethics Council of Germany mentioning the possibility of changing the country’s... Read more
Lawmakers present proposal to proclaim Christ King of Poland
Forty six Polish lawmakers signed a proposal last week that would proclaim Christ as King of Poland. The idea is... Read more
8,000 people join in Act of Reparation in Spain
Some eight thousand people joined this past Sunday in an “act of reparation” called for by Archbishop Fernando Sebastian Aguilar... Read more
Christian groups are growing in Europe
After decades of secularization, Europe is showing signs of a modest religious comeback, according to a recent report in the... Read more
Catalan bishops exhort school administration to heed conscientious objections
The bishops of the Spanish region of Catalonia, who gathered July 10-12, called on school officials to respect and enter... Read more
Abortion legalized in Portugal
A law, legalizing abortion in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy, went into effect in Portugal on Sunday. Women who... Read more
Spanish cardinal says solution for Europe’s problems lies in Christianity
Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela of Madrid said this week the problems that plague Europe , such as a low... Read more
Diocese of Getafe in Spain asks soccer team to pull offensive TV promo
The Diocese of Getafe has called for a TV commercial for the local soccer team to be taken off the... Read more
No-fault divorce has led to three-fold increase in failed marriages in Spain
The Institute for Family Policy in Spain said this week that two years after the country began allowing no-fault divorce,... Read more
