“WACC Message to members and partners on World AIDS Day 2010”
On World AIDS Day 2010, the World Association for Christian Communication released this statement to members and partners.
Category: Science & health
“Catholic AIDS Workers Debate Pope’s Condom Remarks”
Time Magazine features an article about Catholic reaction to the pope’s statement.
“Pope words on condoms bolster AIDS fight in Africa”
This Reuters article says the pope’s words bolstered the AIDS fight.
“In rare cases, Pope justifies use of condoms”
The New York Times reported on the pope’s recent statements on Nov. 21, 2010.
Office of Family Assistance
The Office of Family Assistance in the Administration for Children and Families (within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) administers welfare and keeps statistics.
“Why We Riot: How Fans Turned an Egypt Soccer Match Into a Bloodbath”
The phenomenon of deadly sports rioting is in the news again after violence broke out at a soccer match in Egypt. A Feb. 3, 2012, column at The Daily Beast explores the reasons that sports rioting occurs.
“American Academy of Pediatrics updates policy on gay youth”
June 27, 2013, KAALTV.com article about the American Academy of Pediatrics, which represents more than 60,000 doctors, updating their policy on gay youth.
Malcolm Potts
Malcolm Potts is an obstetrician and reproductive scientist and a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He has studied oral contraceptives since the 1960s and says the Catholic Church needs to recognize the health benefits – aside from contraception – of the birth control pill.
Thomas A. Cavanaugh
Thomas A. Cavanaugh is a philosophy professor at the University of San Francisco and one of nearly 100 scholars nationwide who signed a letter denouncing Obama’s contraception coverage mandate.