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Portuguese public official calls adoption of children by homosexuals “perversion”
A Portuguese government official in charge of a committee implementing the country’s new law on adoption said that homosexuality is... Read more
Pro-lifers denounce campaign to promote “morning after pill” in Honduras
The Pro-Life Committee of Honduras is denouncing a campaign launched by the Ministry of Health to promote the distribution of... Read more
Parental notification law may be put on election ballot
A group of Republican lawmakers wants to put the question of parental notification on the election ballot this November. The... Read more
Pope to canonize pro-life mother, four priests and a nun
The Holy See announced today that Pope John Paul II will canonize on May 16 six blessed including Gianna Beretta,... Read more
Vatican experts reflect on the dignity of human procreation
The Pontifical Academy for Life opened this morning its 10º General Assembly in the Vatican. The theme of this year’s... Read more
John Paul II sends condolences to victims of train accident in Iran
Pope John Paul II sent his condolences to the Iranian people affected by the train accident that claimed the lives... Read more
Cardinal says media’s portrayal of sex poses threat to future happiness of children
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, archbishop of Westminster, said the media’s portrayal of sex poses a danger to the future health and... Read more
Marchers protest Cardinal George’s stance on same-sex marriage
About 150 supporters of same-sex marriage marched and rallied across the street from the residence of Cardinal Francis George Feb.... Read more
Michigan Catholic Conference ready to oppose death penalty resolution
The Michigan Catholic Conference (MCC) is urging the Michigan Legislature to vote against a constitutional amendment that would reinstate the... Read more
Spanish bishops exhort voters to support life and family in coming elections
In anticipation of the coming general elections on March 14, the leadership of the Spanish Bishops Conference has published a... Read more
Vatican official answers Foxman: The Passion of the Christ is not anti-Semitic
In a meeting at the Vatican Feb. 16, U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley told Anti-Defamation League president Abraham Foxman the... Read more
Christ brings fulfillment to all creation, Pope says
Pope John Paul II called on the world this morning to summarize all things in Christ in order to fulfill... Read more
Holiness guarantees efficiency in evangelization, Pope tells Focolare
In a message to a group of bishops and collaborators of the Focolare movement, who are meeting in Rome, Pope... Read more
Speakers with pro-abortion stance should not be invited to Catholic institutions: Bishop Keleher
Catholic institutions should no longer invite speakers, who support abortion rights, to "address, give workshops, or otherwise make any presentation"... Read more
House approves measure requiring parents be told of teens’ abortions
Parents in Florida may soon have the legal right to be informed if their teenage daughters seek an abortion, reported... Read more
Cardinal backs down from HIV testing for seminary candidates
The Archdiocese of Montreal has backed down from implementing a policy that would screen seminary candidates for HIV, after consulting... Read more
Bishops ask “necessary decisions” be made to combat violence in Haiti
The Bishops Conference of Haiti is calling on the country’s leaders and politicians to “urgently make the necessary decisions” to... Read more
Bishop denounces spread of gangs in southern Mexico
The new Archbishop of Antequera-Oaxaca, José Luis Chávez Botello, has denounced the rapid spread of Central American gangs in southern... Read more
Spanish bishops respond to adoption of twins by lesbians in Navarre
The Spanish Bishops Conference has responded to a recently revealed unpublished decision by a judge in the Navarre province which... Read more
Italian journalist says “The Passion of the Christ” is the best film about Jesus ever made
In an article written for the Spanish newspaper “La Razón,” the renowned Italian journalist Vittorio Messori recounts his experience seeing... Read more
