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British Parliament Launches Inquiry on Age Limit By Father John Flynn, LC ROME, OCT. 22, 2007 (Zenit.org).- A long-running debate over age limits for abortions was renewed last week in England. Current law allows abortions up to the 24th week of pregnancy, but improvements in survival rates for babies born prematurely have led to pressure [...]

Escaping Poverty: Interview With Archbishop Silvano Tomasi GENEVA, OCT. 16, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Intelligent use of the economy, market and culture is needed to attain objectives coinciding with our values as Christians and members of the human family, says a Holy See representative. In this interview with ZENIT, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, apostolic nuncio and permanent observer [...]

Life Academy Member Offers Critique of Series ROME, SEPT. 13, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The Fox Broadcasting Company’s series titled “House” reflects the existence of good and evil and the need to choose between the two, says a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life. Dr. Carlo Valerio Bellieni is director of the Department of Newborn Intensive [...]

“Sure Guidance for Pastoral Activity in Years to Come” JULY 1, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Here is a Vatican translation of the explanatory note released Saturday by the Vatican with the publication of Benedict XVI’s letter to the Catholics in China. * * * EXPLANATORY NOTE “Letter to Bishops, Priests, Consecrated Persons and Lay Faithful of the [...]

Babies Eliminated as New Eugenics Gains Force By Father John Flynn, L.C. ROME, JUNE 25, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The desire for perfect babies combined with the possibilities of biotechnology is taking an ever-higher toll. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), and other forms of screening enable the detection of genetic defects, leading either to embryos being eliminated before [...]





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