'Significant Victory' for Freedom at European Rights Court

STRASBOURG, France, MAY 16, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is a statement from the European Centre for Law and Justice regarding a decision on religious freedom made Tuesday by the European Court of Human Rights.

Nuestra Senora De Guia Feast

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio G. Tagle will celebrate a high mass at 6 p.m. at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Nuestra Senora de Guia (Our Lady of Guidance) on the corner of M.H. del Pilar and A. Flores Streets, Ermita, Manila, in celebration of the 441st Feast of Our Lady of Guidance. The miraculous image of the Blessed Mother will be paraded around the Ermita area in a solemn procession after the ...

Obama gay marriage support seen as world precedent

President Barack Obama's announcement Wednesday that he supports gay marriage boosted the hopes of gay rights groups around the world that other leaders will follow his example. Vatican and other religious officials who oppose gay marriage stayed largely silent. Gay groups lauded what they said was the tremendous precedent set by Obama and hoped for changes in their own countries. In Latin ...

Rights groups worldwide see Obama gay marriage support as precedent, others charge politics

MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama's announcement that he supports gay marriage has boosted the hopes of gay rights groups around the world that other leaders will follow the president's example. But Vatican and other religious officials who oppose gay marriage have stayed largely silent.

Around the world, gay groups laud Obama's precedent

MEXICO CITY - President Barack Obama's announcement Wednesday that he supports gay marriage boosted the hopes of gay rights groups around the world that other leaders will follow his example. Vatican and other religious officials who oppose gay marriage stayed largely silent.