DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Vatican Diary / The pope's alms and other curiosities

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Almost a million euro obtained in 2010 from the sale of pontifical blessings has been given to seven thousand needy families. Another 135 million has been distributed by Propaganda Fide in assistance to mission territories. And it has also been learned... Read more here: http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1349490?eng=y