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700 Portuguese doctors call on national association to oppose to abortion
According to a report on LifeSiteNews.com, members of the Portuguese Medical Association are circulating a petition on the Internet to... Read more
Socialist Senator announces conversion and leaves politics over laws that “conflict with Christian ethics”
Socialist Senator Mercedes Aroz has announced her retirement from politics at the end of the legislative session over disagreements with... Read more
Book made from priest’s skin now up for auction
A seventeenth-century book which is bound in human skin and details the execution of a priest who allegedly conspired in... Read more
Archbishop to Red Cross: humanity is “really one family”
Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, spoke yesterday on behalf of Holy See's permanent observer mission to the United Nations to the... Read more
Spanish government prohibits pro-life protests in front of Congressional building
Pro-life groups in Spain announced that the march planned for news Friday to demand a stop to illegal abortions would... Read more
Investigators in Spain discover macabre abortion equipment
The Spanish daily “ABC” has revealed “terrible details” of police investigations into four clinics in Barcelona accused of practicing illegal... Read more
Pope Benedict hopes to visit Ireland, says new Irish cardinal
The Belfast Telegraph reports that Pope Benedict XVI has expressed hopes of visiting Ireland in what would be the first... Read more
Pope laments death of Italian soldier in terrorist attack in Afghanistan
Pope Benedict XVI expressed his sorrow Wednesday and promised to pray for Daniele Paladin, an Italian soldier who was killed... Read more
Benedict XVI and John Paul “are strikers,” says Italian soccer coach
Commenting on the loss of values in the world of sports today, the coach of Italy’s soccer team, Roberto Donadoni,... Read more
Churches fear British hate crimes law could silence Christians
British churches have expressed concern that legislation punishing hate crimes based on sexual orientation could be used to silence Christian... Read more
Catholic hospital in Britain instates pro-life ethics code
A Catholic hospital favored by British celebrities has barred its doctors from making abortion referrals or providing contraceptives, the Daily... Read more
Young Catholics consider their faith in their future
Over 50 young Catholics considering a career in public life gathered at Notre Dame University campus in London last Saturday... Read more
Abortion doctor arrested in Spain
After months of investigation and numerous lawsuits, Spanish police have detained abortion doctor Carlos Morin, who owns and operates a... Read more
Spain and Europe are doomed if they close their doors to God, warns new cardinal
The Archbishop of Valencia, Cardinal Agustin Garcia-Gasco, warned this week that “Europe and Spain have no future if the men... Read more
Pauline Year a chance to get to know St. Paul better, says Italian cardinal
Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Archpriest of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, said this week the... Read more
Public expo of Holy Shroud a fabrication, says Archbishop of Turin
The Archbishop of Turin, Cardinal Severino Poletto, has denied reports in the press about a supposed public exposition of the... Read more
Spanish government’s “gestures” towards the Church could be “pre-electoral thawing”
The chair of Canon Law at Madrid’s Compultense University, Rafael Navarro-Valls, said this week the Socialist government’s gestures towards the... Read more
Tony Blair talks about his “hugely important” faith
British Prime Minister Tony Blair recently spoke of his religious beliefs on a BBC television program that surveyed his years... Read more
Pontifical University of Rome to present new edition of encyclical against modernism
On November 27, the Angelicum Pontifical University of Rome will present a new edition of the encyclical against modernism by... Read more
Vatican expert praises discovery of new stem cell technique not involving embryos
The chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Msgr. Ignacio Carrasco, described as “very positive and important” the discovery of... Read more
