Notícias do ms August, 2008
Indian bishops call for school closures to protest violence against Christians
29 August 2008
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Loading ...New Dehli, Aug 28, 2008 / 08:13 pm (CNA).- The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India is protesting the recent violent attacks on Christians living in the region. In an effort to promote peace, president of the bishops’ conference, Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil, has invited Catholic communities to hold protest rallies and to observe a day of [...]
Democrats’ abortion platform out of touch with the country
Denver, Aug 28, 2008 / 10:25 pm (CNA).- The Democratic Party’s platform, leadership, and delegates stand far to the left of its rank-and-file members, according to a new paper released by Democrats for Life of America. This disparity, manifesting itself in the party’s 2008 platform and in polls and interviews with delegates, could harm the [...]
Supreme Court in Mexico upholds law allowing abortion
Mexico City, Aug 28, 2008 / 04:41 pm (CNA).- Mexico’s Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a law in Mexico City that allows abortion up to the twelfth week of pregnancy, in ruling called “historic” by abortion supporters who want the practice legalized throughout the country. The justices heard arguments for three days from [...]
Mexican bishops: ‘Without the gift of life, it is not possible to exercise other rights’
Mexico City, Aug 26, 2008 / 06:04 pm (CNA).- The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, appeared on Mexican television this week with a message in support of life, as the country’s Supreme Court prepares to rule on the constitutionality of the legalization of abortion in the capital. Speaking for [...]
Cardinal Egan joins criticism of Nancy Pelosi’s abortion remarks
New York, Aug 26, 2008 / 03:37 pm (CNA).- Representative Nancy Pelosi has been a lightning rod for the ire of conservatives for some time, but now she has drawn fire of a different kind. Within the last 24 hours, the archbishops of Denver, New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C., along with Bishop William Lori [...]
Catholic Latino leaders challenged to help change American society
Denver, Aug 27, 2008 / 05:22 am (CNA).- The Catholic Association of Latino Leaders met last weekend to discuss the theme, “Keeping and Transmitting Our Values in the 21st Century.” Speakers, such as Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, and Archbishop of San Antonio, Jose H. Gomez challenged conference participants to live as virtuous leaders and [...]
Pro-Life Hero Wins Olympic Medal in Beijing
LONDON (LifeSiteNews) – In 2004, U.K. Olympian Tasha Danvers-Smith sacrificed her spot at the Summer Olympics in Athens so she could bring her then-unborn baby to term. Four years later, her little boy inspired her all the way to the podium in the women’s 400-metre hurdle event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. After [...]
India: Hindu extremists Burn One Nun Alive, Rape Another
BUBANESHWAR (AsiaNews) – A Catholic nun was burnt alive by a group of Hindu fundamentalists who stormed the orphanage she ran in the district of Bargarh (Orissa), this according to Police Superintendent Ashok Biswall. A priest who was at the orphanage was also badly hurt and is now being treated in hospital for multiple burns. [...]
Biden selection pleases delegates, pro-abortion activists
Denver, Aug 25, 2008 / 09:21 pm (CNA).- Senator Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for Vice President, is a Catholic who openly defends his faith, but who supports Roe v. Wade and legalized abortion. At the Democratic National Convention, Democratic delegates of all stripes—pro-life, pro-abortion, Catholic, and non-Catholic—appear to be happy with Obama’s choice [...]
NARAL president rails against McCain’s pro-life positions in DNC speech
Denver, Aug 26, 2008 / 03:24 am (CNA).- Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, delivered a speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver on Monday afternoon, saying DNC delegates will nominate Sen. Barack Obama as the “next pro-choice president of the United States.” Warning supporters of abortion that “reproductive freedom is on [...]