20 July 2009

Cuba Arrests Various Suspects For Murder Of Two Spanish Priests

By Alex Alvarez at 1:45 PM.

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Jaime Lucas Cardinal Ortega y Alamino, the archbishop of Havana, told Cuban newspaper Juventud Rebelde that the Cuban government has arrested an unknown number of suspects in conjunction with the murders of two Spanish priests in Havana.

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10 April 2009

Four Catholic Colleges Ban Birth Control On Campus

By Alex Alvarez at 10:15 AM.

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Four Catholic institutions of higher learning in Pennsylvania have decided not to make contraceptive devices like condoms or oral birth control available on campus, as per the suggestion of Bishop Joseph Martino. The schools agree with Bishop Martino’s stance that providing such items on campus go against Catholic doctrine.

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28 March 2009

Nine-Year-Old Brazilian Girl’s Abortion Fuels Debate In Brazil

By Alex Alvarez at 1:00 PM.

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A 9-year-old girl in Brazil is at the center of controversy after having undergoing an abortion. The girl was raped by her stepfather and became pregnant with twins. When she sought medical treatment, doctors informed the girl’s mother that the 79 pound child’s uterus was too small to support one fetus, let alone two. A [...]

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