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Latvian cardinal calls on govt. to protect family values
In an open letter, Cardinal Janis Pujats, primate of the Catholic Church in Latvia, has called on the Latvian government... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI to distribute 10 millionth copy of Child's Bible
While in Brazil, Pope Benedict XVI will hand out four copies of Aid to the Church in Need Child's Bible,... Read more
Fatima celebrates 90th anniversary of apparitions
Hundreds of the faithful are heading to Fatima for the celebrations this Sunday of the 90th anniversary of the apparitions... Read more
Promotion of condoms is "irresponsible and ineffective," pro-life leader says
The director of Fundacion Vida in Spain, Manuel Cruz, said this week the campaign by the Ministry of Health to... Read more
New initiative offers support to Catholic health workers and patients
The UK Secretary of State for Health has expressed support for a new range of resources created to support Catholic... Read more
Pharmacists can appeal to “scientific reasons” for not dispensing morning-after pill, says Spanish expert
Jose Lopez Guzman, professor of the Department of Biomedical Humanities at the University of Navarre in Spain, said this week... Read more
Number of Catholics on the rise in Africa, unchanged in rest of world
The latest edition of the Annuario Pontificio, the statistical directory of the worldwide Church, has revealed that the number of... Read more
Illegal immigrant workers in UK must be respected, says cardinal
The Catholic primate of England and Wales called for the rights of illegal immigrant workers in the UK to be... Read more
Mother presents first case of conscientious objection to Socialist education course in Spain
Lourdes Perez, a mother of four school-age children, has become the first person in the Spanish region of Catalonia to... Read more
Vatican official says religious experiencing difficult trials in Europe
The secretary for the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Archbishop Agostino Gardin, OFM Conv.,... Read more
Roman Catholic church being built in Orthodox Ukraine
The foundation stone of a new Roman Catholic church in Kiev, named Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was laid... Read more
Life Foundation says Madrid has become Mecca of abortion
The assistant director of the Life Foundation in Spain, Carlos Valdes, said this week the “private business” of abortion has... Read more
British protests over baby gender testing kit
British pro-lifers are warning against a potential surge in abortions, following the availability, starting last week, of a new DNA... Read more
Spanish authorities reject calls to investigate firing of waitress who refused to undergo abortion
The civil organization E-Cristians has denounced Spanish officials for refusing to investigate the firing of a waitress at a restaurant... Read more
Spanish Cardinal denounces “climate of intolerance and anti-ecclesial fanaticism” in Italy
Cardinal Julian Herranz denounced the “climate of intolerance and anti-ecclesial fanaticism” currently present in Italy. The cardinal’s comments came in... Read more
Italian archbishop receives death threats over statements on homosexual unions
The president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco, has become the target of new death threats, prompting increased... Read more
Cardinal Caffarra: equating marriage with homosexual unions is distortion of legal order
Cardinal Carlo Caffarra of Bologna said last week equating marriage with homosexual unions means introducing into the legal order “an... Read more
Spanish bishops: beatification of 498 martyrs of Civil War a call to reconciliation
The Bishops’ Conference of Spain has published a message upon concluding its Plenary Assembly to mark the beatification next fall... Read more
British scientists seek to create animal-human hybrid embryo
The Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) in Britain has begun a study to decide whether or not to allow... Read more
