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Despite boycott, thousands march against abortion in Spain
More than two thousand people participated in a march for life this past Saturday near the Ministry of Health in... Read more
French ban on religious displays includes chocolates, kindergarten students learn
Teachers in a rural school in northern France returned 1,300 packages of chocolates intended for their kindergarten students last week... Read more
Politician leads campaign for government subsidies for religious groups in France
While French public schools are battling to implement a new ban on all religious symbols, the former finance minister is... Read more
Bishops of Spain launch pro-marriage campaign
The Bishops Conference of Spain has announced that December 26 it will dedicate the traditional “Family and Life” Day to... Read more
Church in Spain collects millions of signatures in support of religion classes
The Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain, said last week more than a million people in the province of Valencia alone have... Read more
The "Bible for children" translated in Ottoman language to evangelize in Turkey
Turkish-speaking Christians now have access to a Bible for children printed in Turkish published by the international Catholic charity Aid... Read more
Outrage in Italy: school scraps Christmas play, replaces it with Little Red Riding Hood
The movement to take “Christ” out of Christmas has spread to Catholic Italy’s public schools, sparking a national debate. The... Read more
OK to Civil Unions “sad day” for New Zealand, Family Life International says
On the passing of the Civil Union Bill into law today in New Zealand, Family Life International, New Zealand called... Read more
“Doctors for Life” organize march against abortion in Spain
The association Doctors for Life, a group of mainly doctors and medical students from the Autonomous University of Madrid, has... Read more
Catholic musicians invited to participate in international Marian concert
The 6th International Festival of Christian Music, “The World Sings to Mary,” organized by Radio Kolbe SAT of Schio, Italy,... Read more
Jesuit magazine says elections results in US refute the idea of “two Americas”
The influential Jesuit magazine “La Civilitá Cattolica,” whose content is reviewed by the Vatican Secretary of State, has published an... Read more
“Anglicanism is on the verge of implosion,” says Anglican bishop
The Anglican Archbishop of York, David Hope, told the newspaper “The Telegraph” on Sunday that because of the ordination of... Read more
Chaldean Catholics “deeply shaken” after attack in Iraq
A day After Faraj Rahho, the Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul, northern Iraq, watched his home go up in flames when “Mujahedin,”... Read more
Ukranian Catholic Bishop sees “grass roots revolution” underway
Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) yesterday about the current situation in Ukraine, Mgr Stanislaw Szyrokoradiuk, Roman... Read more
Ukrainian Christian youth calls the nation to prayer, fidelity to Christ
The Interconfession Council of Christian Youth in Ukraine made an appeal to the Ukrainian people on Friday to keep praying... Read more
Truth does not depend on the majority, Spanish archbishop says
In his traditional weekly letter, Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia, Spain, called on Catholics to “awaken their sleeping consciences” in... Read more
Salesian Superior General denounces “anti-catholic secularism” of Europe
During an historic gathering of Salesian superiors in Europe taking place until Sunday, December 5, the Salesian Superior General, Father... Read more
High rate of depression in homosexuals blamed on “society,” not behavior
In a study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, researchers from the Imperial College have noted a high rate... Read more
Comic book on life of the Pope published in Poland
A comic book on the life of Pope John Paul II, written by three French authors, was published this week... Read more
Civil Unions bill in New Zealand to be voted on tomorrow, an abuse of democracy says watchdog group
Family Life International, New Zealand has released a statement warning that The Civil Union Bill proposing the legalisation of same... Read more
