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Pro-life leader questions Bush’s commitment to ending abortions
American Life League president Judie Brown said many pro-life groups are “gleefully” declaring victory following President George W. Bush's re-election,... Read more
President Bush won Catholic vote
Results show that 52% of Catholics in the United States voted to re-elect President Bush over Sen. Kerry in Tuesday’s... Read more
Pope appoints new bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana
Monsignor Ronald P. Herzog, a priest of the diocese of Biloxi and pastor of Immaculate Conception parish, Laurel, Mississippi, has... Read more
“Clone and kill” bill devaluates human life, says California pro-family group
Following California voters’ approval of Proposition 71, the embryonic stem cell research bond – dubbed the “clone and kill” bill... Read more
USCCB says religious programming part of public interest
Broadcasters’ public interest obligations include airing religious programming, said the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in a comment filed... Read more
Ohio voters based vote on moral issues
George W. Bush’s position against abortion, same-sex marriage and embryonic stem-cell research, and for family values inspired many Ohio Evangelical... Read more
Truth about death helps us measure our values, Argentinean bishop says
During a Mass celebrated for those who gave their lives for the country, Bishop Antonio Baseotto of the Argentinean Military... Read more
Madrid Cardinal says anonymous saints are builders of true progress
During his weekly address, the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Maria Rouco Varela, said the anonymous saints of today “are the... Read more
Salvadoran Archbishop says political affiliation should not determine who receives aid
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador, El Salvador, said this week the money that is generated after new fiscal... Read more
Archbishop denounces use of embryos as panacea against diseases
During the traditional recitation of the Rosary of the Aurora, Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez of Valladolid, Spain, denounced the use of... Read more
Eleven states approve ban of same-sex marriage in ballot vote
Voters in 11 states approved constitutional amendments to maintain the definition of marriage as the union of one man and... Read more
All people called to become God’s children, says Pope
Pope John Paul II spoke on the "Hymn of the Saved," from the Book of the Apocalypse during this morning’s... Read more
Belgian cardinal dies, had stirred controversy with remarks on homosexuality
Gustaaf Cardinal Joos of Belgium, who gained notoriety when he called homosexuals “sexual perverts” earlier this year, died yesterday at... Read more
National Review Board member defends her pro-abortion record to Catholic newspaper
A new member of the U.S. bishops' National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Young People told the... Read more
San Antonio Catholics donate $1M to Spanish mission churches
Archbishop Patrick Flores of San Antonio presented a $1-million check to a capital campaign that will fund the restoration and... Read more
ECLAC organizes summit of “experts” to redefine family in Latin America
The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) organized a gathering of “experts” on family and public policy in Chile last... Read more
Indian Christian deported from Saudi Arabia
Brian Savio O’Connor, the Indian Christian who was condemned to 10 months in prison and 300 lashes in Saudi Arabia,... Read more
Family group proposes parents specify in wills that their children not be adopted by homosexual couples
The National Confederation of Parents of Families and Parents of School Children in Spain proposed this week that parents specify... Read more
Politicians should seek justice and truth, says Chilean archbishop
During the celebration of All Saints Day, Archbishop Antonio Moreno Casamitjana of Concepción, Chile, reminded the faithful to always expect... Read more
California votes in stem cell research, pro-life groups denounce result
Californians voted in Proposition 71 yesterday agreeing to grant $3 billion in bonds to the biotech industry to conduct embryonic... Read more
