Archive for October 7, 2009

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Group calls on libraries to include ‘ex-gay’ books in Banned Books Week

An organization for people who have left homosexuality is asking the American Library Association (ALA) to include “ex-gay” books in... Read more

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African cardinal says anti-retroviral drugs better than condoms at fighting AIDS

The Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana has said that resources intended to fight HIV/AIDS should be directed towards anti-retroviral drugs... Read more

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Catholic sisters save over 300 children from deadly tsunami in Samoa

An Australian sister and her colleagues at a Samoan primary school saved the lives of 320 school children when she quickly... Read more

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Patron saint of pharmacists teaches us about God's medicine, Pope says

During his Wednesday general audience, held for 40,000 people in St. Peter's Square, Pope Benedict XVI focused his catechesis on... Read more

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Missionaries of Charity confessor appointed to shepherd Michigan diocese

The Holy Father has appointed a priest from the Diocese of Pittsburgh to become the fourth bishop of Gaylord, Michigan. ... Read more

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Kidnapped Christian nurse killed in Iraq

On Saturday, October 3, a 55 year-old Christian nurse named Imad Elia Abdul Karim was kidnapped, and despite pleas by... Read more

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Spanish pro-lifers organizing march against new abortion bill

The Spanish Parliament is set to debate a new law on abortion that would allow mothers to end the life... Read more

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Congressman warns of 'ripple effect' if Supreme Court rules against Mojave Desert Cross

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case concerning whether a cross on federal park land in... Read more

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Pro-life group calls on Spanish government to drop planned abortion law reform

 The spokesperson for Right to Life in Spain, Gador Joya, has challenged the country’s Vice President, Maria Teresa Fernandez de... Read more

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Civil groups protest new anti-Christian film

Just days before the release of the new movie “Agora” by Spanish director Alejandro Amenabar, civil rights organizations are denouncing... Read more

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Church’s voice stronger than any lie or manipulation, says cardinal

The president of the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe, Cardinal Peter Erdö, said this week that although the Church’s... Read more