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Clinic in Barcelona providing late-term abortions

Oct 30, 2006

A report on Danish television revealed this week that a clinic in Barcelona is profiting from “abortion tourism” and is... Read more

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Catholic campaign succeeds, UK government drops faith quotas for schools

Oct 29, 2006

The British government changed its plan to impose admission quotas on faith-based schools, after Catholics nationwide launched a letter-writing campaign... Read more

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Church supports research that respects human life, Spanish archbishop says

Oct 29, 2006

Archbishop Lluis Martinez Sistach issued a pastoral letter last week in which he reaffirmed the Church’s support for scientific research... Read more

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Spanish bishop encourages Catholics to have an “adult faith” amidst current European crisis

Oct 29, 2006

In his regular Sunday letter to his diocese, Bishop Carles Soler of Girona this week encouraged Catholics to have a... Read more

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Archival document reveals Pope Pius XII’s support for Jewish people

Oct 26, 2006

A recently uncovered archival document demonstrates Pope Pius XII’s high esteem and support for the Jewish people during the Second... Read more

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Italian journalist says Benedict XVI has made the Church bulwark of reason

Oct 26, 2006

Italian journalist Vittorio Messori said this week that Pope Benedict XVI is the leader “of a Church that seems to... Read more

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Pope Benedict expresses “personal anguish and horror” over priestly sex abuse

Oct 26, 2006

Irish Bishop Denis Brennan released a statement yesterday, relaying the message of Pope Benedict XVI to the people of his... Read more

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Church is not a parasite on society, but instead a great benefit to mankind, Spanish bishop says

Oct 25, 2006

In comments this week about the recent financial accord between the Spanish government and the Church, Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of... Read more

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Spanish bishops warn that law on medical research an attack on life and dignity of human person

Oct 24, 2006

The bishops of Spain warned legislators this week that a proposed law on embryonic medical research “conflicts with the basic... Read more

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Nicaraguan pro-life leader warns “therapeutic” abortion a door to decriminalization of all abortions

Oct 24, 2006

The president of the Nicaraguan Association For Life, Rafael Cabrera Artola, has announced his support for the elimination of “therapeutic”... Read more

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Archbishop of Granada pulls seminarians out of Jesuit-run theology program

Oct 24, 2006

Archbishop Francisco Javier Martinez of Granada has decided to pull his seminarians out of the local Jesuit-run theology program, claiming... Read more

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British archbishop denounces 'bigoted' faith schools policy

Oct 24, 2006

Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Birmingham has denounced a government proposal, which would control admissions to all new Catholic schools in... Read more

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Catholic aid organization says Turkey needs religious liberty that matches European standards

Oct 24, 2006

In advance of Pope Benedict XVI’s late November trip to Turkey and in the midst of continuing talks regarding Turkey’s... Read more

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Bishop says Ukraine experiencing boom in ethics and theological formation

Oct 23, 2006

During a visit to the headquarters of Aid to the Church in Need, Auxiliary Bishop Yaroslav Pryriz of Sambir-Drohobycz in... Read more

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Congressional committee proposes law to outlaw “therapeutic” abortion in Nicaragua

Oct 22, 2006

The Committee on Justice of the Nicaraguan Congress has approved a bill that would reform the country’s Penal Code and... Read more

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Laity should bring about cultural change through Christian witness, says Italian cardinal

Oct 22, 2006

Cardinal Camillo Ruini, president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference and Vicar of the Diocese of Rome, said last week that... Read more

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Orthodox patriarch says Pope's visit to Turkey will boost Christian ties

Oct 19, 2006

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I said Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey, from Nov. 28 to 31, will be a welcome... Read more

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Catholic community in former Soviet State lives in fear of Orthodox fanatics

Oct 19, 2006

Assyrian Catholics in Georgia’s capital city of Tblisi, continue to live in fear of attack after a hostile mob of... Read more

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Cardinal reasserts Church’s opposition to euthanasia, encourages “living wills”

Oct 19, 2006

The Vatican's top official for health issues reiterated the Catholic Church's strong opposition to euthanasia in an interview published Thursday,... Read more

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Catholic publishing house under fire for new Islamic text deal

Oct 19, 2006

The Spanish daily La Razon is denouncing a Catholic publishing company that has agreed to publish text books for Islamic... Read more