Archive for December 14, 2012

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Catholics Come Home begins Advent 2012 campaigns

The outreach organization Catholics Come Home has announced new campaigns for Advent and the Year of Faith while launching a... Read more

Pro-life supporters participate in the West Coast Walk for Life 2012 in San Francisco, Jan. 21, 2012. ?w=200&h=150

San Francisco officials accused of discouraging pro-life rally

A move by San Francisco's city officials to support a celebration of the 40th anniversary of legalized abortion in the... Read more

Union members rally Dec. 11, 2012 at the Michigan State Capitol to protest a vote on Right-to-Work legislation. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Catholics see two sides to Michigan's new union limits

Catholic commentators have weighed in on both sides of the controversial “right to work” labor bill in the longtime union... Read more

Bishop Giuseppe Sciacca at a Dec. 13, 2012 press conference about the Vatican's Nativity scene. ?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Vatican Nativity scene will reflect southern Italy cave setting

This Christmas season visitors to St. Peter’s Square will get a chance to see a Nativity scene that is set... Read more

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France's new monitoring policy deemed religious liberty threat

Religious freedom experts are decrying a recent announcement by the French government that it will deport and dissolve groups that... Read more

 Connecticut State Police walk near the scene of an elementary school shooting on Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Catholic priests respond quickly to Conn. school shooting

Several priests of the Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport responded quickly to the mass murder of adults and schoolchildren at a... Read more

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Italian pro-lifers demand taxpayers not be forced to pay for abortions

A pro-life group in Italy is calling on government officials in the region of Tuscany to implement a fiscal policy... Read more

A view of the Christmas tree after it was lit on Dec. 14, 2012 in St. Peter's Square. ?w=200&h=150

Small town's Christmas tree brings splendor to Vatican

A young boy named Mario had the honor of lighting a majestic Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square on the... Read more

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Achieving peace requires respect for all human life, Pope states

More than anything else, the path to peace involves “respect for human life in all its many aspects,” Pope Benedict... Read more