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Pro-life leader questions Bush’s commitment to ending abortions
American Life League president Judie Brown said many pro-life groups are “gleefully” declaring victory following President George W. Bush's re-election,... Read more
Pro-life group urges Bush to take immediate action against abortion
Pro-life groups are not wasting any time. Just hours after President George W. Bush was re-elected to the White House,... Read more
Pope encourages Iraqi efforts to build democracy
Pope John Paul II met with Prime Minister Iyad Allawi this morning and encouraged him and the Iraqi people in... Read more
Florida abortion notification law overwhelmingly approved
Voters in Florida approved yesterday a law requiring that parents or guardians of minors be notified before the minor has... Read more
California votes in stem cell research, pro-life groups denounce result
Californians voted in Proposition 71 yesterday agreeing to grant $3 billion in bonds to the biotech industry to conduct embryonic... Read more
Politicians should seek justice and truth, says Chilean archbishop
During the celebration of All Saints Day, Archbishop Antonio Moreno Casamitjana of Concepción, Chile, reminded the faithful to always expect... Read more
Family group proposes parents specify in wills that their children not be adopted by homosexual couples
The National Confederation of Parents of Families and Parents of School Children in Spain proposed this week that parents specify... Read more
Indian Christian deported from Saudi Arabia
Brian Savio O’Connor, the Indian Christian who was condemned to 10 months in prison and 300 lashes in Saudi Arabia,... Read more
ECLAC organizes summit of “experts” to redefine family in Latin America
The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) organized a gathering of “experts” on family and public policy in Chile last... Read more
San Antonio Catholics donate $1M to Spanish mission churches
Archbishop Patrick Flores of San Antonio presented a $1-million check to a capital campaign that will fund the restoration and... Read more
National Review Board member defends her pro-abortion record to Catholic newspaper
A new member of the U.S. bishops' National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Young People told the... Read more
Belgian cardinal dies, had stirred controversy with remarks on homosexuality
Gustaaf Cardinal Joos of Belgium, who gained notoriety when he called homosexuals “sexual perverts” earlier this year, died yesterday at... Read more
All people called to become God’s children, says Pope
Pope John Paul II spoke on the "Hymn of the Saved," from the Book of the Apocalypse during this morning’s... Read more
Eleven states approve ban of same-sex marriage in ballot vote
Voters in 11 states approved constitutional amendments to maintain the definition of marriage as the union of one man and... Read more
Australian Prime Minister calls for debate on abortion law
Following the release of recent statistics from the state of South Australia suggesting that the majority of women who have... Read more
Philippines priestly formation program targets problem of homosexuality among seminarians
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines’s new Program for Priestly Formation has included express guidelines to help seminary directors... Read more
The hour of death is the “hour of truth,” Spanish bishop exhorts
On the eve of the celebration of All Saints and a day before All Souls Day, Bishop Jesus Garcia Burillo... Read more
Anacephaly abortion was beginning of slippery slope, Bishop warns
A week after the Supreme Court of Brazil decided to suspend permission for anacephaly abortions, the Vice President of the... Read more
Pope marks All Saints Day with prayers for victims of terrorism
From St. Peter’s Square, the Pope offered “special prayers for all the victims of terrorism.” Read more
Fundamentalist attacks strengthen faith of Catholics in India
The president of the Bishops Conference of India, Cardinal Telesphore Toppo, stated this week the attacks by Hindu fundamentalists, rather... Read more
