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Uruguay President Vetoes Pro-Abortion BillZenit News Agency 11/15/2008In addition to the veto, the Bishops appealed to canon law to confirm their position that those who support abortion should not receive the Eucharist. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (Zenit) - The president of Uruguay vetoed today a measure to allow first-trimester abortions.
Tabaré Vázquez, a medical ... El Salvador Rejects Anti-Family, Pro-Abortion Youth Convention Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute 11/14/2008, by Piero A. Tozzi and Neydy Casillas PadrónHis decision cheered Latin American social conservatives who have been wary of articles in the Convention that they say promote homosexuality and abortion. NEW YORK, N.Y. (C-FAM) - The President of El Salvador, Elias Antonio Saca, affirmed at an Ibero-American leaders’ summit late last month that ... Food for the Poor Expands into MexicoFood for the Poor 11/11/2008The Order of Malta, with its countrywide aid distribution capacity, will partner with Food For The Poor in this new initiative. COCONUT CREEK, FL (Food for the Poor) - Food For The Poor, an international relief and development agency working primarily in the Caribbean and Latin America, has ...
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Monasteries for the life of the Church and the worldAsia News 11/20/2008, by Bernardo CervelleraFor 55 years, the Church has dedicated November 21 to the value of contemplative life VATICAN CITY (AsiaNews) - "Seeking God and seeking him through Jesus Christ who has revealed him (cf. John 1:18), seeking him by fixing one's gaze on the invisible realities that are eternal (cf. 2 Cor. 4:18), in ... Cardinal: Catholics Weep over Barack Obama’s WordsCatholic News Agency 11/20/2008“I foresee the next several years as being among the most divisive in our nation’s history ”
ROME (CNA) - CNA has exclusively obtained the full-text of Cardinal James Francis Stanford’s lecture delivered at the Catholic University of America last week in which the prelate examined President-elect ... Summit: Signs of Spring after US ElectionZenit News Agency 11/20/2008, by Elizabeth Lev"The Spirit will truly bring about a new Springtime of Faith, if Christian hearts are filled with new attitudes of humility, generosity and openness to his purifying grace" Pope John Paul II ROME8 (Zenit.org) - A rainy November morning seemed like a funny time to start talking about spring. But ...
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SPECIAL REPORT: Should We Be Ashamed Of the Crusades IIICatholic Online 11/20/2008, by Jerrilyn Szelle Holladay In the fall of 1571, as the Muslims prepared for an all-out advance into Europe, the Pope implored everyone to pray the Rosary. WICHITA, Kansas (Catholic Online) - The First Crusade was the most successful. Jerusalem and Antioch were captured and held by the Europeans. Through the next two ... Iraq: Mother of Two Murdered Christian Sisters DiesAsia News 11/20/2008The woman had been injured in the November 12th assault on her home during which her two daughters Lamia and Walàa were killed MOSUL (AsiaNews) – The mother of two sisters killed in Mosul last week has died from injuries sustained during the attack on her family home. The funerals were celebrated ...
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International Protest saves Woman and Child from Forced Abortion in ChinaCatholic News Agency 11/20/2008New Jersey Pro-life champion, Congressman Rep. Chris Smith,the U.S. House’s Ranking Member on the Congressional-Executive Commission on China led the effort WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNA) - Following international attention which included the protests of U.S. Congressmen, China has released a detained ... India: More Attacks on Christians PossibleAsia News 11/20/2008, by Nirmala CarvalhoChristian leaders prepare memorandum, laying out necessary emergency steps, for Union cabinet’s consideration.
BHUBANESHWAR (AsiaNews) – Three months after anti-Christian violence broke out in Kandhamal, Orissa’s Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik admitted that at least three of the district’s 12 ...
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Tanker Hijacked by Pirates Spotted in Somali PortAsia News 11/19/2008It is the largest ship of its kind ever captured. One third of all incidents of piracy in the world take place in the Gulf of Aden. RIYADH (AsiaNews/Agencies) - The supertanker Sirius Star, hijacked on November 15 in the Indian Ocean by Somali pirates, has been spotted outside of the Somali port of ... Two Nuns Kidnapped in KenyaZenit News Agency 11/12/2008Sisters Caterina Giraudo and Maria Teresa Oliviero, 67 and 61, of the Italian Contemplative Missionary Movement Father de Foucauld, were taken Monday night in northeast Kenya. VATICAN CITY (Zenit) - Two women religious were kidnapped in Kenya by a group of armed men Monday evening. Neither the ...
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