Gloria TV News on the Feast of Blessed Luke Belludi.

Problems With In Vitro Fertilization

UK

Children who are conceived by in vitro fertilization face elevated risks of health problems – Daily Mail reports. The health problems include according to medical studies birth defects, diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure. As the first generation of In-Vitro-babies reaches adulthood, there are also indications that they face a higher rate of infertility - perhaps a genetic trait inherited from their parents. A doctor in the vanguard of in vitro fertilization treatment says that parents are willing to accept the risk that their children might be infertile, reasoning that the children, too, can receive in vitro fertilization treatment.

Pope Marks Anniversary of a Shipwreck

Vatican

From April 17th through the 18th, 2010, Benedict XVI will travel to Malta. The pastoral visit will mark the 1950th anniversary of St. Paul’s shipwreck on the island. Aaccording to tradition it took place in the year 60 during the apostle’s trip to Rome. This is Benedict XVI’s 14th international apostolic journey, and the third time that a Pontiff will have visited the Mediterranean archipelago, after John Paul II’s visits in 1990 and 2001.

The Irish Dominicans Flourish

Ireland

I just received news that on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Irish Dominicans celebrated the reception of thirteen new novices at Saint Mary's in Popes Quay, Cork – Fr Finigan reports on his blog Hermeneutics of Continuity. This is excellent news - congratulations to the Irish Dominicans – he comments. There was also a solemn profession in Dublin the day before, and two simple professions in Limerick the day after.

Homosexual Adoptions Endanger Health of Children

Mexico

A study about homosexual adoption presented at a symposium in Mexico has revealed that most children adopted by same-sex couples display “greater levels of stress,” and suffer from “suicidal tendencies and attempts.” The symposium was organized by the Mexican Institute on Sexual Orientation “Renacer”. According to George A. Rekers, Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of South Carolina the situation of such children “produces diverse trauma and behavioral disorders that can even lead to suicidal tendencies or attempts.”

A Voodoo Book Right Next To a Book of Saints

Internet

Thomas Peters has quoted yesterday one of his readers who found a voodoo book for sale in a bookstore, strangely, right next to a book of saints. Peters comments: “I’d just note that the saint book could very easily be put in front of the voodoo book.”