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Promoting the Dignity of the Person

Excerpted from the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Christifideles Laici of His Holiness John Paul II: On the Vocation and the Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World [Emphasis added] 37. To rediscover and make others rediscover the inviolable dignity of every human person makes up an essential task, in a certain sense,…

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Bishop Provost of Lake Charles Corrects Pelosi on Abortion

By The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, D.D. Bishop of Lake Charles A serious responsibility of a bishop is to insure the purity of teaching in areas of faith and morals (cf. I Timothy 4:16). These teachings must be in conformity with the universal and historic teachings found in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition and…

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Pope Benedict’s Address to the U.N.

In his address to the UN, the Holy Father spoke about the role and proper understanding of human rights. Below are several passages taken from his address which elaborate the concept of human rights as promoting human freedom, the connection between human rights and common good, as well as the responsibility to protect life and the…

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Abstinence Works Better than Condoms

AIDS in Africa: An Interview With Expert Matthew Hanley By Carrie Gress In the fight against AIDS, abstinence-based programs that focus on changing behaviors rather than handing out condoms simply work better, says an AIDS expert. Matthew Hanley has been a HIV/AIDS technical adviser at Catholic Relief Services (CRS) for the last seven years and…

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Abortion Causes Rift at Amnesty International

Irish Office Opts Out of Controversial Policy DUBLIN, Ireland, August 17, 2007 (zenit.org) — Ireland’s branch of Amnesty International will not promote the organization’s new policy of allowing abortion in cases of rape, incest, or threats to the mother’s life. Noeleen Hartigan, director at Ireland’s Amnesty International office, confirmed that the Irish branch is opting…

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Planned Parenthood spending helps defeat the California parental rights law, Prop 73 post mortem

By Jack Smith Proposition 73, an initiative proposal requiring parental notification prior to performing an abortion on a minor, was voted down by a slim margin in the Statewide Special Election Nov. 8. Prop. 73 failed by a margin of 47.4 to 52.6 percent to bring California law into line with the vast majority of…