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Woman dies after abortion request 'refused' at Galway hospital

Savita Halappanavar

The husband of a pregnant woman who died in an Irish hospital has said he has no doubt she would be alive if she had been allowed an abortion. Savita Halappanavar's family said she asked several times for her pregnancy to be terminated because she had severe back pain and was miscarrying.

 

Catholic Bishop Stabbed to Death in Turkey

Catholic Bishop Stabbed to Death in Turkey

Luigi Padovese, the apostolic vicar of Anatolia, or the Vatican’s representative to eastern Turkey, was found dead outside his home in the Mediterranean port Iskenderun, officials said.

 

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