The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:32:43 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Salvadoran priests: Government can't tell women when to get pregnant /home/international/item/21691-salvadoran-priests-government-can-t-tell-women-when-to-get-pregnant /home/international/item/21691-salvadoran-priests-government-can-t-tell-women-when-to-get-pregnant

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - The Salvadoran bishops have made no comment on a government recommendation to women to delay pregnancy because of the Zika virus, and priests contacted by Catholic News Service gave varied responses on their reaction.

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International Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:47:02 -0500
Vatican to care for homeless woman who gave birth outside of St. Peter's /faith/item/21621-vatican-to-care-for-homeless-woman-who-gave-birth-outside-of-st-peter-s /faith/item/21621-vatican-to-care-for-homeless-woman-who-gave-birth-outside-of-st-peter-s

VATICAN CITY - A homeless woman was offered a place to stay at a Vatican women's shelter after she gave birth to a baby girl near the colonnade surrounding St. Peter's Square, the Vatican spokesman said.

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Vatican Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:05:44 -0500
Italian Catholic priest offers 'baby bonus' -- with strings attached /home/international/item/20707-italian-catholic-priest-offers-baby-bonus-with-strings-attached /home/international/item/20707-italian-catholic-priest-offers-baby-bonus-with-strings-attached

ROME - A Tuscany priest is offering a baby bonus of more than $2,000 to Italian Catholic families who have three or more children. But there are strings attached.

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International Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:00:00 -0400
'Women Betrayed' rallies across U.S. urge defunding of Planned Parenthood /home/international/item/20666-women-betrayed-rallies-across-u-s-urge-defunding-of-planned-parenthood /home/international/item/20666-women-betrayed-rallies-across-u-s-urge-defunding-of-planned-parenthood

SALT LAKE CITY - Pro-life advocates from across the Salt Lake Valley rallied peacefully in front of Planned Parenthood July 28, calling for state and federal officials to investigate and defund Planned Parenthood.

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International Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:00:00 -0400
Planned Parenthood video 'horrifying, heartbreaking,' says U.S. congresswoman /home/international/item/20592-planned-parenthood-video-horrifying-heartbreaking-says-u-s-congresswoman /home/international/item/20592-planned-parenthood-video-horrifying-heartbreaking-says-u-s-congresswoman

WASHINGTON - A video of a Planned Parenthood physician describing her procedures for keeping fetal organs intact during an abortion is "horrifying and heartbreaking," said U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri.

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International Sun, 19 Jul 2015 08:00:00 -0400
For MotheröÏÓãÊÓƵapp Day, a place to mourn the babies who never came home /faith/item/20193-for-mother-s-day-a-place-to-mourn-the-babies-who-never-came-home /faith/item/20193-for-mother-s-day-a-place-to-mourn-the-babies-who-never-came-home

NISKAYUNA, N.Y. - The night she miscarried in 1968, Dorothy Caruso remembers remaining calm, as if she was watching someone else losing a much-wanted pregnancy. The baby was about three months along; she’d already bought a white baby sweater and a set of blocks.

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Faith Sat, 09 May 2015 14:00:00 -0400
Baby born after RU-486 reversal is 'light of our life,' says father /home/international/item/19762-baby-born-after-ru-486-reversal-is-light-of-our-life-says-father /home/international/item/19762-baby-born-after-ru-486-reversal-is-light-of-our-life-says-father

WASHINGTON - Two-month-old Gabriel Caicedo is one of 78 children who have been saved by a new medical protocol being used to reverse the effects of the RU-486 abortion regimen in its early stages.

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International Mon, 02 Mar 2015 08:30:00 -0500
GuelphöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Garden of Grace to be a place of healing /item/19743-guelph-s-garden-of-grace-to-be-a-place-of-healing /item/19743-guelph-s-garden-of-grace-to-be-a-place-of-healing

Guelph and Area Right to Life has begun a crowdfunding campaign to help build a place of healing and remembrance for parents who have lost a child in the pre-born and early stages of life.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 21 Feb 2015 08:00:00 -0500