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Kristi Burton

Dozens of medical professionals attest that personhood begins at conception

Jul 29, 2008

Colorado for Equal Rights, an organization backing a measure on the Colorado ballot that would define a person in the... Read more

Cyclone survivors trying to return to normal life in Myanmar

Myanmar cyclone refugees return home hoping ‘way of the Cross’ is over

Jul 28, 2008

Archbishop of Yangon Charles Bo has circulated a letter describing the situation in Myanmar as the country continues to recover... Read more

S. Dakota abortion clinic still not performing abortions, local pro-lifers say

Jul 28, 2008

South Dakota pro-life advocates continue to report that the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is no... Read more

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Archbishop Burke to dedicate new national shrine for Our Lady of Guadalupe

Jul 28, 2008

Archbishop Raymond Burke is flying back from Rome to dedicate the new Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe this coming... Read more

CNA

Spanish expert says awareness of need to protect family does exist

Jul 28, 2008

The president of the Spanish Forum for the Family, Benigno Blanco, said last week families in Spain are aware of... Read more

Cardinal Sean O'Malley

Protestant pastor apologizes to Catholics over minister’s role in female ‘ordinations’

Jul 28, 2008

Just over a week ago, the dissident group Womenpriests claimed to “ordain” three women as priests at a Boston-area Church... Read more

CNA

Only a totalitarian states gives cover for death, warns Spanish bishop

Jul 28, 2008

The president of the Subcommittee on Family and the Defense of Life of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Bishop Juan... Read more

CNA

American Indian leaders help Democrats bless convention venue

Jul 28, 2008

The smell of sage filled the air as Native American leaders joined organizers of the Democratic National Convention last Friday... Read more

CNA

'Little Sydney” in Balkans brings together hundreds of young people

Jul 28, 2008

Bishop Kiro Stojanov of Skopje in Macedonia invited hundreds of young people to his diocese who could not travel to... Read more

Pope Benedict begins his vacation in northern Italy

Jul 28, 2008

On Monday morning, Pope Benedict XVI flew from Rome to northern Italy to begin a two week vacation in the... Read more

CNA

Peruvian archbishop: getting divorced is easier than canceling cell phone service

Jul 28, 2008

Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren Anselmi of Piura called on officials last week to promote measures that help the family instead... Read more

CNA

Pope calls on Focolare movement to continue on the path of their foundress

Jul 28, 2008

Once Pope Benedict finished relating his joy at the success of World Youth Day at Castel Gandolfo yesterday, he gave... Read more

Catholic adoption agency’s new policy will allow homosexuals to adopt

Jul 27, 2008

The largest Catholic adoption agency in England and Wales has decided to implement an adoption policy that does not rule... Read more

CNA

Priest close to Tony Blair celebrates 60 years of priesthood

Jul 27, 2008

A priest who is a close family friend and former tennis partner of former prime minister Tony Blair has been... Read more

Pope Benedict at Castel Gandolfo Angelus

Young people called to be apostles to their friends, Pope Benedict says

Jul 27, 2008

Before the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about his July 12-21 trip to Australia for... Read more

CNA

Feminists ignore baby girls killed by sex-selective abortions, pro-life leader says

Jul 26, 2008

Steven Mosher, president of the Population Research Institute (PRI), has charged that American feminists are refusing to address the problem... Read more

CNA

Bishop explains Catholic position in response to death of Chilean woman who refused blood transfusion

Jul 26, 2008

In response to the commotion caused by the death of Chilean woman who was a Jehovah’s Witness and refused a... Read more

Pro-life student group sues Michigan university

Jul 26, 2008

A pro-life student group at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan is suing the school alleging its free speech rights... Read more

CNA

Minnesota professor claims to have desecrated Eucharist

Jul 26, 2008

Saying “Catholicism has been actively poisoning the minds of its practitioners” and characterizing religious instruction as “a devastating crime against... Read more

Anglican tensions not welcomed by Catholics, Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor says at Lambeth

Jul 25, 2008

The Catholic Church takes no pleasure in the tensions within the Anglican Church, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor said in a Friday... Read more