Articles for Month: February 2007

By Hilary White LOS ANGELES, February 27, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – March 1-4, the Los Angeles Catholic archdiocese is hosting its annual Religious Education Congress, the largest such event in the US and one that has for years drawn criticism from Catholics around the world.   Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the weekend Congress is regularly picketed by Catholics concerned that the Congress draws heavily for speakers from the ranks of well-known dissenters from Catholic teaching, especially on matters of sexual morality.   As many as 10,000 young people are expected to attend this year’s Congress. In 2006, the […]

By Peter J. Smith   KANSAS CITY, Missouri, February 26, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Catholic Bishop Robert Finn has launched a crusade to fight what he says may be the fastest growing addiction in the world, dedicating the resources of his diocese to fight “the real and growing problem of pornography.”   In a pastoral letter entitled “Blessed Are the Pure in Heart” released Ash Wednesday, the bishop asked Catholics to focus on “the dignity of our human sexuality, and the beauty of God’s call to live in purity and chastity” especially since today pornography is so prevalent in society. The […]

By John-Henry Westen   BELFAST, Northern Ireland, February 27, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A conference on ‘Protecting Children Online’ which took place in Belfast in November 2005 was initially billed as an event sponsored by the European Union and the Virtual Global Taskforce, an organization made up of law enforcement agencies from around the world.  With the backing of the EU and international law enforcement, Belfast governmental authorities were pleased to host the conference and provide a civic reception.   However once it was revealed that the conference permitted the participation of the hard core porn industry, local government officials were […]

By Meg Jalsevac   ROME, February 27, 2007 – Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi has announced that legislation to officially recognize homosexual civil unions in Italy has been thrown out, in his final attempt to maintain the integrity of his coalition and political position.    Prodi attempted to step down from his position as Prime Minister last week after his coalition lost a key Senate vote regarding Italian foreign policy.  The extreme division in the Italian government was apparent as two of his own coalition members abstained from the vote and tipped the scale away from Prodi’s favor.    After […]

By Meg Jalsevac   MANILA, February 27, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) –Accompanied by several political figures and representatives from various academic organizations, over 10,000 youth attended a rally organized by the Philippine pro-life group, Youth for Life.  The purpose of the rally was to publicly proclaim the young people’s respect for the dignity and value of the gift of life and to condemn abuses of life through abortion, drugs and alcohol.    The rally was led by Ali Atienza, chairman of Manila’s Inner-City Development.  He addressed the attendees saying, “Poor governance causes poverty. Good government is Pro-Life.”   Youth for Life is […]

Want provincial ministry of education to exert "more control" over curriculum and staff hiring

Rural boys age 13-14 are most likely to access pornography, report says

One week before issuing letter he attended same-sex "marriage" of his sister

Caves in after open letter from small group of 45 scientists, ethicists and politicians

Current system penalizes families who decide to give the best care to their children