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Fatima shrine turns away pro-life petitioners for second year in a row

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by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Thu May 23 14:53 EST Comments (19)

Fatima shrine.
Fatima shrine.

FATIMA, Portugal, May 23, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The rector of Portugal’s Fatima Shrine, Fr. Carlos Cabecinhas, is again refusing permission to members of the National Pro-life Referendum Committee to collect signatures favoring a national vote…

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Tags: catholicism, fatima, portugal

Moscow defies EU, prohibits gay pride march out of 'respect for morality'

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by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Fri May 17 17:11 EST Comments (78)

Not marching this year.
Not marching this year.

MOSCOW, May 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Moscow city government has rejected an application for a homosexual march permit for the eighth year in a row, citing the need for “respect for morality” and patriotism, according to Russian media…

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Tags: european union, gay pride, moscow, russia

‘Here was a woman who walked with God,’ recalls pastor who helped ex-lesbian and daughter flee USA

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by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Mon Apr 29 19:14 EST Comments (15)

Pastor Kenneth Miller
Lisa and Isabella Miller

April 29, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Mennonite pastor Kenneth Miller, who helped ex-lesbian Lisa Miller escape the USA with her daughter Isabella to avoid forced visits of the girl with her former lesbian partner, says that he recalls Lisa as "a…

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Nearly 15,000 French mayors will refuse to perform homosexual 'marriages,' group says

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by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Thu Apr 11 19:37 EST Comments (21)

"Mayors for Children"

PARIS, April 11, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - According to the organization Mayors for Children, approximately 14,900 French mayors will refuse to celebrate "marriages" between couples of the same sex. More than 20,000 mayors and assistant mayors…

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Tags: france, same-sex 'marriage'

Despite fierce protests, French Senate approves homosexual 'marriage' and adoption

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by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Thu Apr 11 09:32 EST Comments (16)

Christine Taubira.
Christine Taubira.

PARIS, April 11, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Ignoring fierce protests that have attracted up to 1.4 million demonstrators in favor of the traditional family, the French Senate voted on Wednesday to approve legislation permitting homosexual couples…

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Tags: france, homosexual adoption, same-sex 'marriage'

‘Prayer and holy anger!’: French Catholics protest gay ‘marriage’ outside nation’s Senate

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by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Tue Apr 09 12:07 EST Comments (6)

April 9, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) -  As the French Senate is moving towards the approval of a bill to create homosexual "marriage" and adoption, pro-family Catholics are organizing daily protests on the streets outside, vowing to stay the course…

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Pope’s Stations of the Cross ceremony includes prayer for promoters of abortion/euthanasia

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by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Wed Apr 03 17:49 EST Comments (4)

Pope Francis prays the Stations of the Cross at the Coliseum on Good Friday

April 3, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Stations of the Cross led by Pope Francis on Good Friday of last week included prayers for those who engage in abortion and euthanasia, as well as an apparent prayer for those involved in assisted…

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Tags: abortion, euthanasia, pope francis

Pope Francis: ‘When we do not profess Jesus Christ, we profess the worldliness of the devil’

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by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Fri Mar 15 08:23 EST Comments (9)

ROME, March 15, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In the first sermon of his pontificate, Pope Francis warned his listeners that the Catholic Church cannot be merely "a charitable NGO" that ignores the gospel message of Jesus Christ.

"We can walk as…

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Pro-aborts worried as number of gynecologists willing to do abortions drops to 30 percent in Italy

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by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Mon Mar 11 16:44 EST Comments (6)

March 11, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The number of Italian obstetrician-gynecologists opting out of abortion has risen precipitously in recent years.

As a result, some are calling for restrictions on the right of conscientious objection by…

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Tags: abortion, benedict xvi, italy

Failing to offer abortion is 'torture,' according to UN report

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by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Thu Mar 07 19:38 EST Comments (22)

UN Special Rapporteur Juan E. Mendez has a broad view of
UN Special Rapporteur Juan E. Mendez has a broad view of "torture."

NEW YORK, March 7, 2013, (LifeSiteNews.com) - The United Nations' top official on torture has issued a report declaring that refusing to allow legalized abortion of children constitutes the "torture and ill treatment" of women.

Not allowing…

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Tags: human rights, juan mendez, united nations

Pastor imprisoned in lesbian ‘mother’ case tells judge: jail has only made my convictions stronger

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by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Thu Feb 28 20:52 EST Comments (8)

February 28, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Mennonite pastor jailed for refusing to testify against accused "accomplices" who allegedly aided the escape of ex-lesbian Lisa Miller and her daughter Isabella from the United States will remain in jail…

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Singer Beyoncé Knowles says loss of unborn child 'saddest thing I’ve ever been through'

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by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Fri Feb 01 16:02 EST Comments (32)

Beyonce, showcasing her baby bump.
Beyonce, showcasing her baby bump.

Updated: Feb 4, 2013 at 11:15am

HOLLYWOOD, February 1, 2013, (LifeSiteNews.com) - Beyoncé Knowles, a world-famous singer, has given an interview stating that the loss of her first child while still in the womb in 2010 was the worst experience of…

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Tags: beyonce knowles, miscarriage, music

Russia denounced by euro-socialists for prohibiting promotion of homosexuality among minors

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by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Fri Feb 01 13:44 EST Comments (10)

MOSCOW, February 1, 2013, (LifeSiteNews.com) - An attempt by Russia to protect the nation's youth from homosexual exploitation has provoked threatening language from a homosexual German minister and warnings from the European Union, according to…

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Tags: poland, russia, same-sex 'marriage'

Spanish court rejects evidence, acquits Spain’s 'abortion mogul' on late-term abortion law

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by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Fri Feb 01 13:13 EST Comments (3)

Carlos Morin, left, skated on late-term abortion charges.
Carlos Morin, left, skated on late-term abortion charges.

MADRID, February 1, 2013, (LifeSiteNews.com) - Spanish abortionist Carlos Morin, who is known as Spain's 'abortion mogul' for the scale of his enterprise and his willingness to kill unborn children at later stages of pregnancy, was absolved…

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Tags: carlos morin, e-cristians, late-term abortion, spain

Mennonite pastor who helped girl escape lesbian ‘mother’ sent to jail for refusing to testify

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by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Sun Jan 27 12:54 EST Comments (54)

Pastor Miller and his family
Pastor Miller and his family

January 25, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - "I have time for just a short note," wrote Mennonite pastor Kenneth Miller to his supporters as he awaited his inevitable arrest yesterday, "'...Whom having not seen ye love, though now ye see Him not, yet…

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