Catholic News Agency Headlines

London, England, Mar 18, 2010 / 04:46 am (CNA).- Britain's High Court has allowed a Catholic adoption charity to appeal for an exemption from sexual orientation rules that would force it to close. The ruling was praised for securing the freedom of charities and allowing Catholic agencies to continue their services.

New York City, N.Y., Mar 18, 2010 / 02:05 am (CNA).- A Colorado Catholic school which told two children under the guardianship of two homosexual partners they could not re-enroll on account of their guardians' relationship has drawn "inevitable" criticism from the hosts of "The View" because they "never miss an opportunity to rip the Catholic Church," the Catholic League says.

Mexico City, Mexico, Mar 17, 2010 / 07:02 pm (CNA).- A leading expert in Mexican law has called on legislators in Mexico City to guarantee the right to conscientious objection for civil registrars who oppose the new law on homosexual unions.  Alberto Patino Reyes said the promoters of the law were seeking to gain support from a particular voting bloc that is active in politics, the media and academia.

Sacramento, Calif., Mar 17, 2010 / 07:20 am (CNA).- California gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner is committed to reducing the number of abortions to zero and thinks same-sex "marriage" was "settled" by Proposition 8, a campaign official has said.

Mexico City, Mexico, Mar 15, 2010 / 07:45 pm (CNA).- The spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico City, Father Hugo Valdemar, said this week the country's Supreme Court should overrule the "perverse law" allowing homosexual unions and should protect the right of children to have a father and a mother.  Father Valdemar made his comments after the first so-called homosexual marriage took place in the Mexican capital.

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mar 10, 2010 / 12:56 pm (CNA).- A federal judge in Buenos Aires has nullified the "marriage" of two gay men that took place last week in the Argentinian capital, saying "no elements exist" for the union to constitute a marriage.

Denver, Colo., Mar 8, 2010 / 09:34 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver weighed-in today on the recent decision to not re-enroll the child of a lesbian couple in a local Catholic school. The archbishop explained, "If parents don't respect the beliefs of the Church, or live in a manner that openly rejects those beliefs, then partnering with those parents becomes very difficult, if not impossible."

Denver, Colo., Mar 8, 2010 / 06:36 pm (CNA).- After local media reported that the child of a lesbian couple was refused enrollment at an elementary school in Boulder, the Archdiocese of Denver told CNA that opposition to its decision comes from those "who disagree with the Church's position on homosexuality in general" and want an "excuse" to voice their opinion.

Denver, Colo., Mar 6, 2010 / 06:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- On Friday, the Archdiocese of Denver defended its decision to not readmit a local same-sex couple's child into a Catholic school, saying, "Parents living in open discord with Catholic teaching in areas of faith and morals unfortunately choose by their actions to disqualify their children from enrollment."

London, England, Mar 6, 2010 / 10:38 am (CNA).- Church leaders are defending the last remaining Catholic adoption agency in England and Wales against homosexual equality laws that will force it to close. They say children in the agency's care will suffer, charging that the government is trying to force the agency to disregard Church teaching.