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Vatican praises mother who chose her own death over abortion
Rita Federizzi has been compared with the much-loved and recently canonized St. Gianna Beretta Molla. Read more
Victim of Botched Abortion Dies
According to the Pro-life group, Operation Rescue, a Kansas woman has died as a result of an abortion gone awry... Read more
Polish court fines editor for insulting Pope
A Polish editor, who used to speak for the country's former communist rulers in the 1980s, was fined $8,500 yesterday... Read more
Christ is the foundation and goal of ecumenical movement, Cardinal tells religious leaders
Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, last night presided in the name of the... Read more
Cardinal Rivera says fight against drugs begins in the family
The archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, said this week that while the government has the duty to... Read more
Church hopeful UN will name new envoy to Colombian peace process
Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro, vice president of the Bishops Conference of Colombia, expressed his confidence this week that the United... Read more
Catholics for a Free Choice to intensify pro-abortion efforts in Brazil
The pro-abortion group "Catholics for a Free Choice" (CFFC) is intensifying its efforts to get abortion legalized in Brazil, as... Read more
Ecuadorian bishop calls on government to guarantee right to protest
The secretary general of the Bishops Conference of Ecuador, Bishop Jose Vicente Eguiguren Samaniego, is calling on the government to... Read more
Italian priests slam 'blasphemous' ad
Two Italian priests are outraged by a company that has used the image of the Virgin Mary for an ad... Read more
Oscars overlooks ‘The Passion’ for best picture
The worldwide 2004 box-office hit “The Passion of the Christ” was shut out in the nominations for best picture category... Read more
Cardinal Sodano reminds tsunami victims of God’s closeness
Yesterday evening in the Vatican Basilica Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano celebrated a Mass in the Pope's name for... Read more
Do not forget the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps, Archbishop warns
Yesterday, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations, Archbishop Celestino Migliore participated in the UN General Assembly commemorating... Read more
Bush supports pro-life supporters in annual march
Tens of thousands of pro-lifers marched on Washington yesterday to mark the 32nd anniversary of Roe vs. Wade and to... Read more
Supreme Court deferral means 'Choose Life' plates still unconstitutional in S. Carolina
The Supreme Court declined yesterday to consider a case about whether some states may offer license plates with pro-life messages,... Read more
USCCB office launches ad campaign to dispel myths about abortion
The Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a national ad campaign to clear... Read more
Pope to Preside at Mass for Day of Consecrated Life
On Wednesday, February 2nd, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the Holy Father will celebrate the 9th annual... Read more
World Meeting of Families to take place in Spain in July 2006
The next World Meeting of Families, which will take place in July of 2006, “is the most important gathering in... Read more
Italian diocese says weeping statue scientifically unexplainable
The Italian daily “Corriere della Sera” reported this Sunday that it has gained access to a dossier containing various unpublished... Read more
Indian regional government increases cash incentives for sterilization
In an effort to control the population of a Maoist-dominated tribal area, where couples have an average of six children,... Read more
Supreme Court Denies Appeal in for woman on feeding tube
Yesterday, the Supreme Court denied an appeal to reinstate a Florida law, which was passed to keep brain damaged Terri... Read more
