Madrid, Spain, Mar 10, 2010 / 12:51 am (<a href="http://www.catholicnewsagency.com" target="_self">CNA</a>).- Nearly one million Spaniards marched in cities across the country on March 7 defending the right to life of the unborn and demanding that the government revoke Spain's <A href="http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/bishops_of_spain_abolish_new_abortion_law_as_soon_as_possible/">new law on abortion</A> recently passed by the Senate and signed by King Juan Carlos.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/catholicnewsagency/dailynews/~4/0N8xHyxUBQ8" height="1" width="1"/>

Bogotá, Colombia, Mar 9, 2010 / 10:59 pm (<a href="http://www.catholicnewsagency.com" target="_self">CNA</a>).- The National Commission of Reconciliation, led by the President of the Bishops' Conference of Colombia Bishop Ruben Salazar, has called on political and social organizations in the country to sign a National Accord for Peace and Reconciliation on March 12.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/catholicnewsagency/dailynews/~4/4yQI79cwZ3Y" height="1" width="1"/>

Cleveland, Ohio, Mar 9, 2010 / 10:24 pm (<a href="" target="_self">CNA/EWTN News</a>).- Calling pro-life advocates and all Christians to courage and virtue, Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput provided a list of "dos and don'ts" for the pro-life movement on Tuesday evening. He urged an end to divisions and false oppositions, encouraging pro-lifers to be joyous and hopeful witnesses through public action and new technologies.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/catholicnewsagency/dailynews/~4/NAMNtq8Upo4" height="1" width="1"/>

Washington D.C., Mar 9, 2010 / 08:21 pm (<a href="" target="_self">CNA/EWTN News</a>).- Following his remarks last week that he and his colleagues are prepared to strike down health care reform if it provides federal funding for abortion, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said on Monday that he is "more optimistic" than he was a week ago regarding legislative negotiations.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/catholicnewsagency/dailynews/~4/O0d8gbkpTig" height="1" width="1"/>

Santiago, Chile, Mar 9, 2010 / 07:05 pm (<a href="http://www.catholicnewsagency.com" target="_self">CNA</a>).- The president of the Bishops' Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro Goic Karmelic, sent a message to the women of the country yesterday on the International Day of Women. The prelate encouraged them to continue working for the reconstruction of a more just and equitable country, especially following the February 27 earthquake.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/catholicnewsagency/dailynews/~4/JV7fXFVgqQc" height="1" width="1"/>

Phoenix, Ariz., Mar 9, 2010 / 06:55 pm (<a href="http://www.catholicnewsagency.com" target="_self">CNA</a>).- In a statement released yesterday, the bishops of the Catholic Conference of Arizona told state lawmakers that they fear proposed legislation cracking down on illegal immigrants will intimidate them into not reporting criminal activity when they are victims&nbsp;and cause a spike in crime rates.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/catholicnewsagency/dailynews/~4/atZ7os_mng8" height="1" width="1"/>

Madrid, Spain, Mar 9, 2010 / 03:06 pm (<a href="" target="_self">CNA/EWTN News</a>).- Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Pla of Alcala de Henares remarked this week that by signing a bill into law that dramatically liberalizes abortion in Spain, King Juan Carlos has actively cooperated with the evil of abortion.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/catholicnewsagency/dailynews/~4/6OKRcL0BTVk" height="1" width="1"/>

Vatican City, Mar 9, 2010 / 01:33 pm (<a href="" target="_self">CNA/EWTN News</a>).- In wake of the recent violence in the Jos region of Nigeria that left 200 people dead, the director of the Holy See's Press office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, expressed "concern and horror" over the bloody events.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/catholicnewsagency/dailynews/~4/OnouHGBCAQs" height="1" width="1"/>

Vatican City, Mar 9, 2010 / 01:03 pm (<a href="http://www.catholicnewsagency.com" target="_self">CNA</a>).- L'Osservatore Romano (LOR) published article yesterday commenting on the Oscar win by Kathryn Bigelow as best director for her film "The Hurt Locker." The film took home five more Oscars than the box-office smash "Avatar," directed by James Cameron.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/catholicnewsagency/dailynews/~4/sVfDguekRV0" height="1" width="1"/>

Vatican City, Mar 9, 2010 / 11:40 am (<a href="" target="_self">CNA/EWTN News</a>).- The Vatican's spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi commented today on the decades-old sex abuses cases in several European countries that recently came to light and lauded the Church for its "transparency" and "timely and decisive action" in dealing with them. Fr. Lombardi also stressed that focusing just on the problem of sex abuse in the Church gives a "false perspective" on an issue that affects society at large.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/catholicnewsagency/dailynews/~4/RrpQfl2pfKE" height="1" width="1"/>