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Hitler wth Archbishop Cesare Orsenigo, the papal nuncio in Berlin, 1935
On April 20, 1939, Archbishop Orsenigo celebrated Hitler's birthday. The celebrations, initiated by Pacelli (Pope Pius XII)...
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, leader of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' pro-life activities committee, sent a letter to House members urging them to support a bill (HR 5939) that would permanently ban federal funding for abortion services, The Hill's "Healthwatch" reports. Since 1976...
Active TB "Genetic Signature" FoundResearchers have identified a "genetic signature" in the blood of active tuberculosis patients in the U.K. and South Africa that could one day lead to a test to predict who among latent carriers might develop the disease, according to a study published...
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops President Francis George this week continued the group's criticism of nuns from the Catholic Health Association who endorsed the new health reform law (PL 111-148), CNN reports. USCCB considered the bill's abortion provisions too lenient. Colleen Scanlon...
McClatchy: "The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Monday it opposes the Democratic health care plan heading for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives because of its language on abortion. The group noted that it liked the House health care bill because it would continue the strict...
As assisted reproductive technologies advance and become more widely used, Roman Catholic bishops in the U.S. are working to clarify options for infertile Catholics, the Religion News Service/Washington Post reports. During a November 2009 meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops...
CQ Politics: "Proponents of a comprehensive health care overhaul are pressing congressional Democrats to finish the measure ... Leaders of several interest groups said at a news conference Wednesday that the House should clear the Senate-passed health care bill for President Obama's signature"...
The Catholic Health Association, which represents hundreds of Catholic hospitals nationwide, last week signaled that the group supports the provision on abortion coverage in the Senate's health reform bill (HR 3590) on the issue of federal funding for abortion, the New York Times reports. In the...
Ten Years Later: Look To Nurses As Champions of Patient Safety Kaiser Health News If we are to move forward, we must do a better job of providing policymakers, health care leaders and the public with the evidence showing the link between nursing care and patient safety. Any health care reform...
Ten Years Later: Look To Nurses As Champions of Patient Safety Kaiser Health News If we are to move forward, we must do a better job of providing policymakers, health care leaders and the public with the evidence showing the link between nursing care and patient safety. Any health care reform...
Some Roman Catholic bishops in Italy have called for Catholics to give up technology, notably text messaging and Twitter, for Lent. Possible sacrifices they also considered include "all fun" and "things people like."
These bishops apparently issued a blanket suggestion against all technology...