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Vatican bioethics conference to examine the human embryo
The Vatican is organizing a bioethics conference on the origin and development of the human embryo. The conference will take... Read more
Pontifical academies: A culture worthy of human life
Today, the pontifical academies held their twelfth public session under Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, president of their coordinating council. For the... Read more
More than half of Christians have fled Iraq since 2003
The Latin Rite Archbishop of Baghdad, Jean Benjamin Seleiman, said this week that of 700,000 Christians who were living in... Read more
Spanish archbishop addresses protection of juveniles and immigrants
At the 28th Conference of European Ministers of Justice, Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro called for the rights of juveniles... Read more
Congressman attacks Olympics Bible restrictions, admonishes President Bush
Congressman Thaddeus McCotter(R-MI), Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, denounced a reported Chinese ban on Bibles during the 2008... Read more
Visitors to Beijing Olympics advised: take no more than one Bible
Last week CNA published a report from the Italian daily “La Gazzetta dello Sport” stating that Bibles will not be... Read more
Man dressed as clown disrupts Mass and destroys baptismal font
On Sunday a man dressed as a clown interrupted Mass at the Church of Corpus Christi in Granada, Spain and... Read more
Chavez should “bite his tongue” and stop attacking the Church, archbishop says
The vice president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Roberto Luckert said this week President Hugo Chavez’s attacks on the... Read more
European bishops’ conferences present pro-family proposal
The Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community presented a proposal this week in Brussels to strengthen marriage... Read more
Brazil announces production of generic contraceptives
Just days after the governor of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil said abortion should be legalized in order to diminish... Read more
Yahoo! comes under fire for cooperating in Chinese human rights violations
Executives of the internet company Yahoo! faced harsh criticism in the U.S. House of Representatives for cooperating with the Chinese... Read more
Korean Catholic university opens new bioethics institute
In what the Archbishop of Seoul called "a sign of the times," the Catholic University of Korea has opened an... Read more
Uruguay abortion legalization measure passed, heads for expected veto
The Uruguayan Senate on Tuesday approved a measure to expand access to abortion by a vote of 18-13. President Tavare Vazquez... Read more
Human Life International denounces New Jersey law for pharmacists as "tyranny"
The president of Human Life International has decried a New Jersey law effectively forbidding conscientious objections from pharmacists who are... Read more
Liturgical year end reminds us that this world isn't our final home
Dante Alighieri wrote "The Divine Comedy" in the early decades of the 14th century. Nearly 700 years later, this epic... Read more
Brownback to give his seal of approval to McCain
After having weighed all possibilities, Sam Brownback has decided to give his endorsement to Senator John McCain, the Associated Press... Read more
Pope expresses sorrow for Portuguese traffic accident
In his address to the Portuguese pilgrims in today's general audience, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his sadness over a recent traffic accident... Read more
Pope: Learn from St. Jerome “to live in contact and living dialogue" with Scripture
During his general audience this morning, the Holy Father spoke to the 40,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square about... Read more
Presidential candidate Fred Thompson speaks against both Roe v. Wade and criminalizing abortion
Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson, a Republican candidate for the presidential nomination, said on Sunday he does not fully support... Read more
Holy See hopeful 2008 Olympics will promote unity among countries
The Holy See’s Permanent Observer at the UN, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, said this week the upcoming Olympic games in Beijing... Read more
