Pontiff Calls for "Ecology of Man"
Warns Against New Theories of "Gender"
VATICAN CITY, DEC. 22, 2008.- While protecting nature is an essential mission of the Church, it's no more important than protecting the nature of the person, says Benedict XVI.

Democracy Not Enough, Says Pope
Affirms Need for Values Founded on Truth of Person
VATICAN CITY, DEC. 21, 2008.- Despite the value of democratic principles, they alone are not enough to form a solid foundation for a society, says Benedict XVI.

Holy See: Realism Is Base of Human Rights
Archbishop Addresses UN on Universal Declaration
GENEVA, Switzerland, DEC. 17, 2008 - Defense of human rights must be based in an objective knowledge of human nature, lest terminology be reinterpreted at the service of private desires or ideologies, says a Holy See representative.

Holy Father Calls for Unity of Life and Faith
VATICAN CITY, November 17, 2008 - Benedict XVI says laypeople are called to show the unity that should exist between faith and life, and urged Christian politicians to be coherent with the faith they profess.

California Bishops Comment on Prop 8 Aftermath
SACRAMENTO, November 12, 2008 -- California bishops have just released a statement in which they comment on the reactions to the passage of Proposition 8, reiterate the teaching on the true nature of marriage and point out the dangers of redefining it. 

Great Victory for Marriage
Amendments Pass in California, Arizona and Florida
Constitutional amendments defining marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman passed in all three states that had the measures on the ballot. California Prop 8 passed with 52 per cent of the vote, Florida Amendment 2 passed with 62.1 per cent of the vote, and Arizona Prop 102 got 56 per cent of all votes. 

CA Prop 4- Sarah's Law- Fails Narrowly
SACRAMENTO, November 5, 2008-- California voters rejected Prop 4, a measure supported by Catholics for the Common Good that would require the notification of an adult family member before abortion is performed on a minor girl.

Vatican on Legal Recognition of Homosexual Unions
Why are there absolutely no grounds for giving legal recognition to unions of homosexual persons? A Vatican document addresses this question, presenting the natural truth about marriage to show why the common good requires the protection and promotion of marriage between a man and a woman as the basis of the family, and why laws favoring homosexual unions are contrary to reason, obscure basic moral values and cause a devaluation of marriage.