Roman Catholicism & HIV/AIDS
- Salient Ramblings: Questioning Theology (January/February 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Africa: Key Points of Roman Catholic Church's Africa Roadmap (November 22, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pope Heads for Africa, Where Debate Over Condoms Rages (November 16, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- New York: Some Catholic Officials Urge Parents to Opt Out of Mandated Sex Education (August 11, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Op-Ed: Why Won't the Pope Let Women Protect Themselves From HIV? (June 8, 2011)
In The Guardian
- Op-Ed: Why the Catholic Church Would Rather Let You Die Than Let You Use a Condom (June 1, 2011)
In International Business Times
- UNAIDS Director Says Pope's Comments on Condoms Open Dialogue for HIV Prevention (May 31, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Vatican Newspaper Article Addresses Condom Use Among Married Couples (May 25, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Vatican to Host One-Day International HIV/AIDS Conference in May (February 7, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Vatican Issues Communique to Clarify Pope's Statement on Condoms (December 22, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
 Condoms: Papal Pontifications, a Quicker Quickie and CCCCs (Common Condom Complaints and Conundrums), Part One -- A Blog Entry by Bob Frascino, M.D. (December 2, 2010)
From TheBody.com
- Implications of Pope's Comments for Catholic Aid Workers in Africa (December 2, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Reactions to Pope's Recent Comments on Condoms (November 24, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- WHO Chief Welcomes Pope's Condom Comments (November 23, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Condoms Are Tolerable With the Pope but Fine With Local Clergy: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (November 23, 2010)
"Pope Benedict XVI has stated in a recent interview that he is OK with condom use as a method to prevent the spread of HIV. He does not condone using condoms to prevent pregnancy but in the case of male prostitution it is understandable."
From TheBody.com
- AP Reports on "Significant" Clarification of Pope's Comments on Condoms to Prevent HIV (November 23, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Pope Says Condoms Are Justified in Some Cases to Prevent HIV Infection (November 22, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Swiss Catholics Hand Out Condoms in AIDS Campaign (October 28, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Belgian Archbishop's AIDS Comments Spark National Fury (October 18, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pope's Anti-Condom Message Is Sabotage in Fight Against AIDS (September 11, 2010)
A commentary by Ben Goldacre, author of the Guardian's Bad Science column.
In The Guardian
- Philippines: WHO Backs Government in Condom Clash With Catholic Church (March 23, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- In Africa, a Step Backward on Human Rights (March 22, 2010)
Opinion editorial by CEO and founder Phill Wilson.
From Black AIDS Institute
- Vatican Criticizes Condom Machines in Rome School (March 15, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Women Activists Present Condoms to Philippine Bishops (March 9, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Philippine Catholic Bishops Call for Total Ban on Condom Ads (March 3, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- North Carolina: Church Condom Ban Is at Issue (January 28, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Catholic, Gay, and Living With HIV (Winter 2009/2010)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- Catholics and Condoms: Why What the Pope Says Matters (Winter 2009/2010)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- Catholic Church Urges AIDS Testing in Brazil (October 23, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pope: Only Morality, Fidelity Can Stop AIDS (June 2, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Vatican Statement Defends Pope's Comments on Condoms, HIV/AIDS in Africa (April 21, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Pennsylvania: Bishop Martino Says Colleges' Condom Response Is "Insufficient" (April 13, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pope "Publicly Distorted Scientific Evidence" During Comments About Condoms, HIV, Lancet Editorial Says (March 27, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Editorials, Opinion Pieces Respond to Pope's Statement on Condoms, HIV/AIDS (March 20, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Pope's Remarks on Condoms Dangerous and Irresponsible (March 20, 2009)
From International AIDS Society
- Advocates, Vatican Respond to Pope Statement That Condom Distribution Will Not Curb HIV/AIDS in Africa (March 19, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Pope's Claim That Condoms Fuel AIDS Epidemic Is Misguided (March 18, 2009)
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
- Condom Distribution Not Answer to Curbing Spread of HIV in Africa, Pope Benedict Says (March 18, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- The Pope Is Wrong on Condoms (March 17, 2009)
Jon O'Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, says that condoms are a critical part of HIV-fighting efforts worldwide.
From Catholics for Choice
- Massachusetts: Catholic College Bars Student's Free Condoms (March 11, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Catholics at XVII International AIDS Conference Tell Pope: End Ban on Condoms (July 31, 2008)
From Catholics for Choice
- World Catholic and Jewish Leaders Meeting in South Africa Unite Against AIDS (November 8, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pope Benedict Faces "Difficult Choice" in Determining Whether to Recommend Condoms as HIV Prevention Method, Opinion Piece Says (November 6, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Vatican May Be Considering Shift on Use of Condoms to Prevent HIV (April 24, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- The New Pope Must Come Around on Condom Use, NY Times Columnist Says (May 8, 2005)
In The New York Times
- Catholic Aid Group in Britain Urges More Flexible Approach to HIV Prevention (September 25, 2004)
"Simplistic" approaches to HIV prevention, including abstinence-only education and only providing condoms, are "doomed to fail," says a strategist at the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development.
In The Tablet
- Pope Praises Bush's Efforts on HIV/AIDS, Abortion During Meeting at Vatican (June 7, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Vatican Continues to Debate Condom Use to Prevent HIV Transmission, Church Leaders, Theologians Say (March 22, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- AIDS and the Evangelicals (February 2004)
The recent involvement of U.S. conservative evangelicals in the global AIDS fight has both helped and hindered the cause, writes Holly Burkhalter.
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Ontario Co-Chaplain Defends HIV Testing Requirement for Montreal Seminary's Priests (January 23, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Canadian AIDS Groups Ask Human Rights Commission to Investigate Catholic Church Policy Requiring HIV Testing (January 16, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- India's Roman Catholic Bishops Call for Mandatory HIV Testing Before Marriage (January 14, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- India's Catholic Church Issues Guidelines for Better Treatment of People With HIV (January 14, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- AIDS Fight Puts Brazil's Bishops and Health Officials at Odds (January 13, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Belgium: Cardinal Danneels Urges HIV-Positive People to Use Condoms (January 13, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Vatican Position on Condom Use and HIV Scientifically Incorrect -- UN Agency (October 13, 2003)
The Vatican's statement that condoms don't protect against HIV is just plain wrong, United Nations officials warn -- and by making it the Roman Catholic Church could cause HIV to spread further.
From United Nations News Centre
- Boston: Church Will End AIDS Ministry (May 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Religious Leaders Call for Halt to Condom Distribution in Malawi Despite AIDS Pandemic (May 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Archbishop Cardinal McCarrick Issues Call to Arms on AIDS (May 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Mexican Bishops Attack First Lady for Advocating Condom Use Against AIDS (May 13, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Swiss AIDS Campaign Offends Catholic Bishops (April 25, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Los Angeles: Churches Join Effort to Give AIDS Alert (December 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Maryland: At Meeting, Community Asked to "Break the Silence" on AIDS (December 3, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Vatican Repeats Opposition to Condoms, Says Chastity Only Surefire Way to Prevent AIDS Spread (November 6, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Catholic Colleges Struggle to Find Proper Policies Toward Sexually Active Students (August 12, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Oakland, California: AIDS Awakening Vowed in East Bay (July 26, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Black Churches Confront Topic of AIDS (March 8, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Balm in Gilead: 13th Annual Black Church Week of Prayer for Healing of AIDS, March 3-9, 2002 (November 19, 2001)
From National Minority AIDS Council
- When Conscience Limits Care (September 2001)
[Archived Article]
Kelly Harmon on the risks women and others may take when going to a medical facility guided by the Catholic Church.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- A Bishop Should Not Have the Right to Override End-of-Life Instructions (Spring 2001)
In Compassion in Dying, from Compassion in Dying
- Catholic Health System Loses Bid to Take Over Oregon Hospital District (Spring 2001)
Compassion in Dying testifies Catholic doctrine would have interfered with patients' rights.
In Compassion in Dying, from Compassion in Dying
- U.K. International Development Secretary Clare Short Criticizes Vatican Over AIDS Fight (Summer 2000)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Frequently Asked Questions About Being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender and Catholic (2000)
Written by Daniel A. Helminiak, the author of What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality.
From DignityUSA
- AIDS and American Religion: An Issue of Blood (May 1997)
By Rev. Kenneth T. South, Executive Director .
From AIDS National Interfaith Network
- I Have a Bad Attitude and a Headache (December 1996)
Public piety and hyperbolic sorrow on World AIDS Day.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
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