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Abortionist ordered to release records of woman's death

Oct 25, 2007

The mother of a woman who died during an abortion has secured a court order requiring an abortionist to release... Read more

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Russian archbishop has hope for the unification of Catholics and the Orthodox

Oct 25, 2007

Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, the leader of the Russian Catholics announced that tensions between the Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Church... Read more

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Religious leaders denounce religious violence as "blasphemous"

Oct 25, 2007

A joint declaration from the leaders of various world religions has soundly condemned the use of violence in the service... Read more

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Northern Ireland passes anti-abortion motion in "victory” for unborn children

Oct 25, 2007

The Northern Ireland Assembly has passed a motion refusing to draft guidelines on abortion that would have changed how the... Read more

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Bosnian Catholic population in severe decline

Oct 25, 2007

Ten years after the brutal civil war in Bosnia the country's Catholic population has taken a steep dive, Vatican Radio... Read more

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UNICEF creates alliance with abortion supporters “to combat infant mortality”

Oct 25, 2007

UNICEF, the UN agency created to protect childhood, has joined forces with pro-abortion entities in order to “combat infant mortality”... Read more

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Man who murdered American nun condemned to 27 years in prison

Oct 25, 2007

Rayfan das Neves Sales, who killed American Sister Dorothy Stang on February 12, 2005, in the Brazilian region of Anapu,... Read more

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Catholics in Costa Rica concerned about cable company dropping EWTN in Spanish

Oct 25, 2007

Several Catholic organizations in Costa Rica have expressed concern about EWTN’s Spanish-language channel possibly being dropped by Cable Tica. Read more

Mary Ann Glendon who is currently the president of the Pontifical Academy for the Sciences

President Bush poised to appoint Mary Ann Glendon as U.S. ambassador to Vatican

Oct 25, 2007

It looks as though the well-known lawyer and pro-life feminist Mary Ann Glendon may become the newest U.S. ambassador to... Read more

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Venezuelan cardinal rebuffs attempts to silence legitimate criticism

Oct 25, 2007

The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, said this week that as a Venezuelan, he has the right to... Read more

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New attempt to put abortion up for vote thwarted in Uruguay

Oct 25, 2007

A new attempt by lawmakers in Uruguay to put abortion up for vote in the Senate was thwarted this week... Read more

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Presentation of “Processus Contra Templarios”

Oct 25, 2007

This morning in the Vatican's Old Synod Hall, the book "Processus Contra Templarios," was presented by the Vatican Secret Archives.  Read more

The Holy Father with President Zeljko Komsic

Holy See cements relations with Bosnia & Herzegovina, Pope Benedict invited to visit

Oct 25, 2007

Relations between the fledgling Eastern European countries Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Holy See took a big step forward today... Read more

Hispanics are key for defending marriage in the US, says Archbishop Chaput

Oct 24, 2007

In an exclusive interview with CNA, the Archbishop of Denver, Charles Chaput discussed the role of Hispanics in the defense... Read more

Carlo Acutis

Italy moved by teen who offers life for the Church and the Pope

Oct 24, 2007

In October of 2006, Carlo Acutis was 15 years old and was fading fast from leukemia.  A native of Milan,... Read more

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Atheist council in Toledo to present pornographic art exhibit against the Church

Oct 24, 2007

The International Federation of Atheists announced this week it will hold the first Council of Atheists in Toledo, Spain, during... Read more

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Denmark grants asylum to Christian singer fleeing oppression and torture

Oct 24, 2007

An Eritrean Christian gospel singer who faced torture and unjust imprisonment in her homeland has been granted asylum in Denmark,... Read more

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Support building in Chile for pharmacies that refuse to sell abortion pill

Oct 24, 2007

The organization “Muevete Chile” has launched a campaign to support Chilean pharmacies that refuse to sell the abortion pill (Plan... Read more

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Portuguese government seeks to force doctors to perform abortions

Oct 24, 2007

Portugal’s Minister of Health, Antonio Correia de Campos, has notified the Portuguese Association of Doctors that it should eliminate from... Read more

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Tough bill combating human trafficking renewed

Oct 24, 2007

The House Foreign Affairs Committee has reauthorized the nation's first anti-trafficking law in what US Representative Chris Smith called “another... Read more