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Groups seek to legalize “medicinal babies” in Spain
The National Committee for Assisted Human Reproduction in Spain took the first step towards legalizing human embryo selection for the... Read more
Family organization calls for referendum on law allowing homosexuals to adopt
The Family Policy Institute of Cataluña, Spain, is calling for a popular referendum, which would demonstrate if it is the... Read more
God condemns evil but rewards faithfulness, Pope says
Speaking about the Canticle of the Apocalypse, “The Judgment of God,” Pope John Paul II said during today’s general audience... Read more
Pope encourages solidarity with Dominican Republic and Haiti, affected by floods
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, sent a telegram expressing Pope John Paul II’s solidarity with the victims... Read more
Bishop Olmsted responds to paper: Communion can be denied to pro-abortion politicians
In a letter to the Arizona Republic, Bishop of Phoenix Thomas J. Olmsted said yesterday that an article printed by... Read more
Cardinal George to deny communion to gay protesters on Sunday
The Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Francis George, has written a memo to all pastors in the Archdiocese of Chicago saying... Read more
President of Alabama’s Christian Coalition converts to Catholicism
It was a long journey. But after six years, the president of the Christian Coalition of Alabama, John Giles, and... Read more
Richmond’s new bishop pledges to bring Church to "traditional values"
Bishop Francis Xavier DiLorenzo has vowed to make the revival of the Church’s traditional values his top priority. Read more
Vatican officials to attend Christian-Muslim dialogue in Qatar
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, librarian and archivist of Holy Roman Church and Archbishops Michael Fitzgerald and Pier Luigi Celata, respectively president... Read more
FDA’s decision to refuse over-the-counter access of morning-after pill is ‘solid’ and ‘scientific’
A public policy analyst with the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is defending the... Read more
Argentinean bishops urge society to protect and strengthen the family
The Bishops Conference of Argentina meeting in plenary assembly this week published a document entitled, “The Family: Image of God’s... Read more
Silent holocaust of abortion is not progress, says Spanish bishop
Bishop Antonio Reig of Segorbe-Castellón, Spain, says abortion is a “silent holocaust,” and that it cannot be considered “progress,” adding... Read more
Spanish socialists propose granting Muslims equal legal status with the Church
The ruling party in Spain, the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), announced it will support an effort that would put... Read more
Pope urges US bishops for stronger defense of marriage and family
The Holy Father exhorted the American bishops to build towards a stronger culture of marriage and family, insisting that steps... Read more
Pope says parents responsible for how media is used at home
The Holy Father spoke on Sunday, at the weekly prayer of the Regina Caeli with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square,... Read more
Pope slams anti-Semitism, urges a solution for the Holy Land
Pope John Paul II condemned anti-Semitism this Monday using the words of the Second Vatican Council, “clearly and definitively…in all... Read more
New Jersey senator leaving the Catholic Church explains his reasons
New Jersey Sen. Bernard Kenny (D-33rd Dist.) announced that he has decided to leave the Catholic Church, based on the... Read more
Politicians' letter to bishops is ‘disrespectful’ and ‘arrogant’
In a television broadcast last week, Raymond A. Flynn, president Your Catholic Voice, said it was disrespectful for Democratic pro-abortion... Read more
Cardinal Kasper arrives in Jerusalem on official visit
Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, arrives today in Jerusalem where he will stay... Read more
Pope welcomes delegations from Eastern Europe in Rome to pay homage to "Founding Fathers"
Pope John Paul II welcomed on Monday two separate delegations from Macedonia and Bulgaria, both visiting Rome on the occasion... Read more
