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A win for human dignity
ROME (Zenit.org): The European Court of Justice has ruled out the possibility of patents in any process involving stem cells taken from human embryos. (13/11/2011)
Dire situation in Congo
CONGO (ACN News): "The Lord's Resistance Army continues to terrorise the population. People are afraid," Bishop Julien Andavo Mbia of Isiro-Niangara, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said. (06/11/2011)
Call to respect religious freedom
NEW YORK (CNS): Unless Middle Eastern countries support religious freedom and respect human rights, the "Arab spring" movement will devolve into an "Arab winter," Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai said. (06/11/2011)
Tribute paid to the fallen
EGYPT (ACN News): The leader of Catholics in Egypt has defended the memory of "honest and sincere" Copts whose protest ended in violence and death and has called on the regime to step up security and do more to uphold the rule of law. (30/10/2011)
Gadhafi's death ends 'harsh and oppressive regime'
VATICAN CITY (CNS): The Holy See said the death of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi marked the end of a "harsh and oppressive regime" that was based on power instead of human dignity. (30/10/2011)
Part of Iraq grappling with Christian influx
IRAQ (ACN News): Christians in one corner of Iraq have trebled in number over the past 15 years, according to a leading bishop who is grappling with an influx of people escaping persecution and oppression. (23/10/2011)
Pope condemns attack
VATICAN CITY (CNS): Condemning an attack on unarmed Christians in Egypt, Pope Benedict XVI said that during the country's transition to democracy, all of its citizens and institutions must work to guarantee the rights of minorities. (23/10/2011)
Deep fears held for Christians in Syria
LEBANON (ACN News): The situation of Christians in Syria could worsen under a new government, a Maronite bishop in the region said. (16/10/2011)
Helping to stem the tide
LEBANON (ACN News): A 19th century monastery in Lebanon has been transformed into a pastoral centre, playing a crucial role helping to stem the tide of Christians leaving the country. (16/10/2011)
New risks for Germany
FREIBURG, Germany (CNS): The Church must change to respond to the Gospel call and the needs of real people, but that change must be dictated by Christian values and not by greater adaptation to the values of the modern world, Pope Benedict XVI said. (09/10/2011)
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