- Full recovery expected for Ambassador Kmiec
Malibu, Calif., Sep 3, 2010 / 02:40 am (CNA).- Reports from Malibu, California indicated on Wednesday that the U.S. Ambassador to Malta, Douglas Kmiec, was expected to make a full recovery from what are now described as "moderate" injuries from an August 25 car accident. Sister Mary Campbell was killed in the accident, which also seriously injured Monsignor John Sheridan.
- Pro-life leader criticizes professor's support for coercive sterilization
Front Royal, Va., Sep 3, 2010 / 01:18 am (CNA).- A British professor's call to sterilize by force members of society who would be "inadequate parents" prompted criticism from the interim head of Human Life International (HLI), who warned that the view is more mainstream among academics and derives from a society where life is controlled "at our whim."
- Spanish officials thank Catholic Church for 'important role' in release of Cuban prisoners
Havana, Cuba, Sep 2, 2010 / 10:04 pm (CNA/Europa Press).- During a visit to Cuba, two officials from Spain's Socialist Party expressed gratitude to the Catholic Church for its "important role" in securing the release of several political prisoners.
- Italian doctor condemns culture that fears children
Vatican City, Sep 2, 2010 / 09:16 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- According to an Italian neonatal doctor, "pedophobia"the fear of childrenis an obstacle to the realization of the full rights of children today. In an article published in L'Osservatore Romano to mark the 20th anniversary of a U.N. convention for children's rights, he made a case for making children, born and unborn, more accepted in society.
- Recently retired Vatican secretary promises to continue defending immigrant rights
Vatican City, Sep 2, 2010 / 08:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, the Vatican's former secretary of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant People, has promised to continue voicing his opinions on the rights of immigrants, though he recently stepped down from the Vatican post.
- Spanish archbishop prays for Iraq as US combat mission ends
Madrid, Spain, Sep 2, 2010 / 06:02 pm (CNA).- Spanish archbishop Joan-Enric Vives prayed for the intercession of Our Lady of Nuria this week for Iraq, following the withdraw of U.S. combat troops.
- Discovery building gunman confronted pro-life demonstrators in 2009, group says
Silver Spring, Md., Sep 2, 2010 / 05:33 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- James J. Lee, the alleged gunman who took hostages at the Discovery Communications building, also published demands for an end to programs which encourage the birth of "parasitic human infants." A pro-life group which believes Lee started an argument at one of their protests said his "utter disdain for human beings" is at the core of the mindset pro-lifers oppose.
- Marriage is proof of God's love, hope for Italy's future, teaches Italian cardinal
Rome, Italy, Sep 2, 2010 / 05:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Through the sacrament of marriage, Italy can counteract "a true race towards death," said the head of Italian bishops on Sunday. He explained that a family founded on marriage is proof from God "that the future exists."
- Vatican cardinal calls on Melkites to be bridge between East and West
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sep 2, 2010 / 02:06 pm (CNA).- The prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, called on Melkite Catholics in Argentina to be a bridge of communion between the East and the West.
- Study shows Salvadoran majority supports president's pro-life decision
San Salvador, El Salvador, Sep 2, 2010 / 11:51 am (CNA).- A new poll has revealed that 93 percent of Salvadorans oppose the legalization of abortion. In addition, 76 percent support the decision by President Mauricio Funes to reject the "Brasilia Consensus" which promotes the legalization of abortion in Latin American countries.
