TEHRAN, July 28, 2010—President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iraninaugurated a new policy on Tuesday to encourage population growth, dismissing decades of internationally acclaimed family planning in Iran as ungodly and a Western import.

ROME, July 23, 2010--In the wake of an undercover video and news report documenting priests in Rome engaged in homosexual acts, the Rome Diocese has called for priests engaged in "unworthy" behavior to leave the priesthood and stop sullying the reputation of the vast majority of honorable ministers.

MANILA, July 29, 2010—A congress for persons with terminal illness was held to plan concrete actions to respond ably to current situations of the handicapped, sick, aged and dying people.

MANILA, July 29, 2010—A foreign missionary based in Mindanao has been cited for his invaluable contribution in the promotion of peace and interreligious dialogue among Christians and Muslims in Mindanao.

Fr. Sebastiano D’Ambra, PIME, received the Bukas Palad Award during a ceremony at the Erwin Shaw Theater in the Loyola Heights campus of Ateneo de Manila University on July 22.

MANILA, July 29, 2010— The Archdiocese of Caceres mourns the passing of 35-year old Rector of the Holy Rosary Preparatory Seminary and Archdiocesan Vocation Director Fr. Baltazar A. Acompanado, Jr.