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Maine middle schoolers to be provided birth control at school
A school board in Portland, Maine has approved a proposal to provide middle-schoolers at one city school with contraceptive pills... Read more
Pro-life leader says concern about executions should extend to abortion
Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, commented on a recent Supreme Court decision that halted the execution... Read more
Maltese reject visit of Rebecca Gomperts, foundress of the “Abortion Ship”
Rebecca Gomperts, the Dutch foundress and director of the organization Women on Waves, visited Malta this week to promote abortion. ... Read more
Pope addresses issues of life and family with Chilean president
During a forty-minute meeting on Thursday morning at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI met with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to... Read more
Catholic Charities disappointed at failure of House to override veto of children’s health insurance bill
Rev. Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA, issued the following statement today following the failure of the U.S. House... Read more
Thousands visiting tomb of John Paul II each day
Officials at St. Peter’s Basilica said this week the tomb of John Paul II, located in the catacombs of the... Read more
Respect for life and protecting marriage are not just Catholic values, they are human values, declares the Pope
On the occasion of the 45th Social Week, which is being held this week in the Italian cities of Pistoia... Read more
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The Church contributes to politics by promoting the common good, insists the Holy Father
In a letter Pope Benedict XVI wrote to Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco on the occasion of the 45th Social Week of Italian... Read more
Wife of Irish Anglican bishop converts to Catholicism
The wife of a Church of Ireland bishop has converted to Roman Catholicism, the Associated Press reports. Read more
Planned Parenthood charged with violating Kansas laws against abortion
Planned Parenthood is facing criminal charges in Kansas for aborting late-term, pre-born babies in violation of state law. On Wednesday, Kansas... Read more
New Canadian archbishops appointed
On Thursday, the Holy Father appointed two archbishops in Canada, Bishop Anthony Mancini, as the Archbishop of Halifax, and Bishop... Read more
“Lovers of Liberty” refuse to accept “Education for Citizenship”
“Responsible people and lovers of freedom, and of course Catholics, cannot accept” the controversial course Education for Citizenship, according to... Read more
Law on legalizing abortion in Uruguay fails due to lack of votes
On Tuesday night, the Uruguayan Senate decided to postpone a vote until the following day on the “Sexual and Reproductive... Read more
PRD party decides to end protests outside Mexico City cathedral
The organization Peaceful Civil Resistance, which was harassing the Catholic Church after the defeat of PRD presidential candidate Andres Manuel... Read more
Indian archbishop chosen to become cardinal
One of the "most simple and approachable" Catholic leaders in India has been chosen for the cardinalate by Pope Benedict... Read more
FDA approved RU-486 under questionable circumstances, group charges
The approval process of the RU-486 abortion pill faced new charges of political favoritism, poor oversight, and lax production safety... Read more
Japan: Medical association approves euthanasia
The Japanese Association of Acute Medicine issued a statement this week approving the practice of euthanasia for terminally-ill patients under... Read more
Vatican Museum opens exhibition on Apocalypse
"Apocalypse: the Final Revelation" is the title of an exhibition inaugurated today in the Sistine Hall of the Vatican Museums.... Read more
First Texan cardinal calls his selection "very humbling and surprising"
Archbishop Daniel N. DiNardo, head of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is one of the two Americans Pope Benedict XVI has... Read more
Speed up the reform of U.N., says archbishop to the world authority
The Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, was in New York yesterday addressing the U.N., where he delivered a speech calling... Read more
