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Police beat and shock Catholic protestors in Hanoi

Aug 30, 2008

Several Catholic demonstrators protesting on Thursday night against the arrest of some their fellow parishioners were involved in a clash... Read more

Archbishop Dominique Mamberti

Attacks on Christians in India exemplify 'Christianophobia,' says Vatican official

Aug 30, 2008

Vatican foreign minister Archbishop Dominique Mamberti on Friday said the anti-Christian attacks in India and the decline of the Christian... Read more

Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee

Howard Dean discusses Democrats’ newfound zeal for religion

Aug 30, 2008

Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, made an unscheduled appearance on Thursday at the Faith in Action Forum... Read more

CNA

Bolivian bishop calls on government and opposition leaders to engage in dialogue

Aug 29, 2008

The Secretary General of the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Jesus Juarez, called on both the government of Evo Morales and... Read more

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Indian cardinal calls for halt to violence against Christians

Aug 29, 2008

The Archbishop of Bombay and president of the Latin Rite Bishops of India, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, said this week that... Read more

Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin, her husband Todd and baby,Trig.   Photo

Feminists for Life thrilled to see Sarah Palin as vice presidential nominee

Aug 29, 2008

This morning Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska was selected by Sen. John McCain to serve as his vice presidential nominee.... Read more

CNA

Pay no attention to insults of Hugo Chavez, says Honduran bishop

Aug 29, 2008

Auxiliary Bishop Darwin Andino of Tegucigalpa said this week that little attention should be given to the insults spouted by... Read more

Gov. Sarah Palin / Sen. John McCain

Conservative leaders react to McCain’s VP choice of pro-life Gov. Sarah Palin

Aug 29, 2008

Sen. John McCain’s pick of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin won praise from many commentators within the ambit of the Republican... Read more

Father Sergio Baldin

Franciscan monks savagely beaten at Italian monastery

Aug 29, 2008

On Wednesday hooded attackers assaulted Franciscan monks at a monastery in the Alps foothills near Turin, leaving one priest severely... Read more

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama: Barack's abortion stand respects ‘sacred responsibility of parenthood’

Aug 29, 2008

Michelle Obama, wife of proposed Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, joined other Democratic leaders at the Women’s Caucus of... Read more

Sen. Bob Casey Jr. / Sen. Barack Obama

Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. addresses Democrats for Life town hall meeting

Aug 29, 2008

Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, Jr., a pro-life Democrat, spoke to a town hall meeting sponsored by Democrats for Life in... Read more

CNA

Human rights are not arbitrary, they are the fruit of natural law, says Vatican expert

Aug 29, 2008

The undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Guzman Carriquiry Lecour, said in an address this week that human... Read more

CNA

By 2015, deaths will surpass births in the EU, study reveals

Aug 28, 2008

Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical service, has released a report indicating that by the year 2015, deaths in the region... Read more

Democrats’ abortion platform out of touch with the country

Aug 28, 2008

The Democratic Party’s platform, leadership, and delegates stand far to the left of its rank-and-file members, according to a new... Read more

Indian bishops call for school closures to protest violence against Christians

Aug 28, 2008

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India is protesting the recent violent attacks on Christians living in the region.  In an... Read more

Supreme Court in Mexico upholds law allowing abortion

Aug 28, 2008

Mexico’s Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a law in Mexico City that allows abortion up to the twelfth... Read more

Rep. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee

Pro-life Democratic politicians look to future after Casey convention speech

Aug 28, 2008

Speaking at the Democrats for Life town hall meeting in Denver on Wednesday, pro-life Democratic politicians praised Sen. Bob Casey,... Read more

Rev. Clenard Childress

Democrats for Life speakers discuss abortion risks of domestic abuse, cancer, infertility

Aug 28, 2008

The Democrats for Life town hall meeting on Wednesday in Denver, in addition to policy proposals and cultural analysis, examined... Read more

CNA

Costa Rican bishops reaffirm Church’s right to educate the faithful for public life

Aug 28, 2008

In a new directive from the Bishops’ Conference of Costa Rica, the Church has reaffirmed her right to educate the faithful in... Read more

Archbishop Raphael Cheenath

Indian archbishop says extremists persecute Christians for helping the poor

Aug 28, 2008

Archbishop Raphael Cheenath of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in India said this week in response to the recent wave of violence against Christians... Read more