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Catholic MPs disappointed over Human Fertilization and Embryology vote
The British public has been misled in regard to the Human Fertilization and Embryology Bill, according to many Catholic Ministers... Read more
Archbishop defends right to practice faith in response to secular “ten commandments”
Archbishop Emeritus Fernando Sebastian of Pamplona in Spain is defending the right of Catholics to live their faith without restrictions... Read more
Bishop encourages “holy rebellion” of parents who object to mandatory school course
In his most recent pastoral letter Bishop Jose Ignacio Aguirre of Palencia in Spain encouraged parents who are engaged in... Read more
British lawmakers reject new abortion restrictions
The British House of Commons has rejected proposals to reduce the 24-week limit on legal abortion procedures.Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor has... Read more
Pope Benedict prays for successful ban on cluster munitions
Pope Benedict XVI has prayed for the success of the Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions as it opens in Ireland... Read more
Tony Blair's wife praises contraceptives in TV interview
Cherie Blair, wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair, appeared to contradict Catholic teaching on artificial birth control during... Read more
Proposed human-animal hybrid embryo ban fails in UK
Despite criticism that the research techniques involved are unethical and overhyped, British lawmakers on Monday defeated a proposal to ban... Read more
Education minister reaffirms intolerance of parents who object to Socialist course
In an interview with the Socialist daily El Pais this past Sunday, Spain’s Minister of Education, Mercedes Cabrera, reaffirmed the... Read more
'Not One Step Back': A song to promote conscientious objection in Spain
The Spanish organization Professionals for Ethics has released a music video of a song promoting the right of parents to... Read more
Reform of religious freedom law could be anti-Christian, Spanish bishop warns
Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona (Spain) has written a pastoral letter in which he points out that the Spanish bishops... Read more
Courageous Catholic convert who denounced Nazi barbarism chronicled
Fritz Michael Gerlich, a German convert to Catholicism, systematically denounced the Nazi barbarism and Hitler for over 13 years. After... Read more
Pro-life movements to propose amending Universal Declaration of Human Rights
A coalition of European pro-life and family organizations, led by the Italian organization Movement for Life, will present a proposal... Read more
Heroic Catholic nurse who saved Jews during WWII dies
On May 12 Irena Sendler, the courageous Polish Catholic nurse who saved Jewish children from death at the hands of... Read more
N. Ireland party leaders united in opposition to expanded abortion license
The leaders of the four main political parties in Northern Ireland have written to MPs in the British Parliament stating... Read more
Report suggests Europe an “elderly continent” in “demographic winter”
A new report presented to the European Parliament on Wednesday shows more evidence of a “demographic winter” in Europe, where... Read more
Famous author slams “adult” Catholics who say they don’t need Mary
Vitorrio Messori, the most popular Italian Catholic writer has slammed so-called “adult” Catholics who want to minimize the role of... Read more
Without Christ man cannot live in fullness, says Italian soccer player
The captain of the Milan soccer team Inter, Javier “Pupi” Zanetti, said this week, ‘I firmly believe that without Christ,... Read more
Expert explains Church’s criteria for confirming Marian apparitions
Salvatore M. Perrella, an expert in dogma and Mariology from the Mariunum Pontifical School in Rome, explained this week the... Read more
Benedict XVI’s visit to Genoa and Savona joyfully awaited, says Cardinal Bagnasco
In a little more than a week Pope Benedict will visit the Italian diocese of Genoa and the city of... Read more
Padre Pio shrine could top Lourdes in visitors
An Italian business magazine is claiming that the shrine dedicated to St. Padre Pio has become a bigger attraction than... Read more
