Archive for April 3, 2012
UN women's commission rejects expansion of 'reproductive rights'
Amid controversy over the “rights” to contraception and abortion, the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women concluded its 56th... Read more
Red Cross faces controversy over possible Haiti hotel
Recent news that the Red Cross may be planning to build a luxury conference center and hotel in Haiti using... Read more
Colombian rebels release 10 hostages held since 1998
The International Red Cross Commission confirmed on April 2 that ten hostages kidnapped in 1998 by the Marxist rebel group... Read more
Legionaries will sell New York formation center
The Legionaries of Christ have announced plans to sell their Thornwood property in Westchester County, New York, citing financial strain... Read more
Colombia attorney general calls for reversal of abortion ruling
The attorney general in Colombia urged the country’s Constitutional Court to overturn an appeal's court ruling allowing an abortion to... Read more
Pope names Archbishop Coleridge to lead Brisbane Catholics
Pope Benedict XVI has named Australian Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Canberra-Goulburn as the new Archbishop of Brisbane. Read more
Obama policies may be effort to court non-religious voters
Recent policies by the Obama administration that have isolated many American Catholics may be part of an election strategy to... Read more
