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Officials in Ecuador consider importing controversial Spanish school course
The new Constitution of Ecuador currently being drafted could make it obligatory for all schools in the country to offer... Read more
Pope’s vacation: study, rest, prayer and piano playing
The Vatican Television Center (CTV) aired the first images of Pope Benedict XVI comfortably enjoying his vacation this week, together... Read more
Chilean woman miraculously cured of brain paralysis is now pregnant
Maria Mercedes Correa Maldonado, a 23 year-old Chilean woman who in explicably “woke up” from cerebral palsy when she was... Read more
Non-profit group files lawsuit against FEC to secure ability to publish Obama’s abortion stance
A group which says it is trying to expose Sen. Barack Obama’s “radical pro-abortion views and voting record” on Wednesday... Read more
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Federal court hears oral arguments in ‘War on Christmas’ case
On Thursday a New Jersey Federal Court heard oral arguments in a legal challenge to a public school district’s policy... Read more
Lawsuit filed to challenge California ballot’s ‘inflammatory’ rewording of marriage amendment
Supporters of a California amendment that would define marriage as being between a man and a woman have said they... Read more
Planned Parenthood web site criticized for inaccuracy and sexualizing of youth
A new web site produced by the Columbia/Williamette, Oregon Planned Parenthood affiliate features videos in which a middle-aged man “dressed... Read more
U.S. House calls on China to end rights abuses and coercive population control as Olympics loom
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a resolution calling on China to end human rights abuses to ensure that... Read more
Presence of Pope awakens Catholic fervor in northern Italian region
The Italian region of Alto Adige, where Pope Benedict XVI is spending his vacations and where a small but active... Read more
Future Minister for Women’s Affairs in Paraguay is open supporter of abortion
Gloria Rubin, who has been tapped as Minister for Women’s Affairs by Paraguay’s President-elect and ex-bishop Fernando Lugo, said Wednesday... Read more
Brazilian theologian says ex-bishop President-elect will apply liberation theology in Paraguay
The controversial ex-priest and leader of Marxist liberation theology, Leonardo Boff of Brazil, said this week that the former bishop... Read more
Youth to have rally with Pope Benedict in France
The Bishops’ Conference of France announced that during Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming visit to the country September 12-15, a “Youth... Read more
Spain aborts 9 out 10 babies with Down’s syndrome
The National Association for the Defense of the Right to Conscientious Objection is deploring new data this week that indicates... Read more
Pope’s prayer intentions for August released
The Vatican's Press Office released the Holy Father's prayer intentions for the month of August today. Read more
Pro-abortion Catholic as Obama VP pick would be a mistake, group says
As reports circulate that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama is considering Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, a Catholic who... Read more
Philippines legislators backing away from population bill
Following opposition from Catholic laity and prelates, several representatives to the Philippines Congress have withdrawn their support for a pending... Read more
Mt. Soledad cross allowed to remain at war veteran memorial
Tuesday the Federal District Court of Southern California ruled that the 29-foot cross overlooking San Diego County will not be... Read more
Massachusetts House repeals law restricting same-sex marriages to residents
In what marriage advocates called “part of a cynical strategy to inflict same-sex marriage on the unwilling citizens of other... Read more
Caritas Internationalis to dispel ‘ignorance’ about Catholic anti-AIDS efforts
In hopes of combating “ignorance” about the Catholic Church’s response to AIDS, the Catholic charity Caritas Internationalis will take part... Read more
Catholic Church has ‘a lot of investment’ in Anglican unity, Anglican clergyman says
The Anglican Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Holy See, the Very Reverend David Richardson, has commented on... Read more
