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A court in Scotland has ruled that two Catholic midwives have a right to refuse to help in any way with abortions or scheduling abortions. The Edinburgh court upheld last Wednesday the right …
read moreTourists from the United States tend to see ancient Rome like a distant mirror of their own culture. The ancient Romans were a people under a rule of law; they were resourceful and respected …
read moreMarriage has been under assault for at least 40 years, but according to Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, the younger generation can turn the tide -- by getting married and staying married. …
read moreThe family of Paolo Gabriele, the former papal butler who was convicted for the theft of private documents belonging to the Holy Father, has published a communique denouncing the media's …
read moreBy Junno Arocho The trial of former Papal Butler, Paolo Gabriele, came to a close on Saturday where the defendant was found guilty of aggravated theft and sentenced to 18 months in prison. …
read moreHere is the translation of the Vatican tribunal's decision in the case of Paolo Gabriele, the former Papal butler charged with the aggravated theft of private documents belonging to Pope …
read moreBenedict XVI named Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis as the new prefect of the Apostolic Signature, the Church's supreme court. He succeeds Cardinal Agostino Vallini, 68, who was appointed …
read moreFather Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, voiced optimism in the wake of Samuel Alito\'s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. Alito, a former federal appellate judge, was …
read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court upheld the state of Oregon\'s physician-assisted suicide law that is aimed at the seriously ill. By a 6-3 vote the justices said that a federal drug law does not …
read moreThe second part of ZENIT\'s interview on Charles Carroll, published Nov. 2, incorrectly stated that John Roberts is the second Catholic to hold the post of chief justice of the United States. …
read moreThe head of the Knights of Columbus says that federal appeals court Judge Samuel Alito is \"a truly excellent choice\" for the U.S. Supreme Court. President George Bush nominated Alito today …
read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court refused to disturb a ruling that forces some California religious organizations to pay for workers' contraceptive health insurance benefits. Justices today turned down …
read moreA federal judge upheld Oregons assisted suicide law, the only such law in the United States, Reuters reported. Todays decision followed a decree by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft seeking …
read morePrime Minister Tony Blair should be stripped of the power to reject candidates nominated to become Anglican archbishop of Canterbury, an academic says. Baroness Perry of Southwark, a Church of …
read moreThe president of the U.S. bishops conference praised Attorney General John Ashcrofts directive to overturn a 1998 opinion which allowed federally controlled drugs to be used in …
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