An excommunication order by the Catholic Church, issued after an abortion performed on a nine year old Brazilian girl, has been defended by the Vatican.

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Fluminense has signed ex-Lyon forward Fred and appointed Carlos Alberto Parreira, Dunga’s predecessor for the national team, as manager. This move for Fred will give him the opportunity to standout once again, as he had a more diminished role at Lyon this season, and make the case for future call ups for the national team. [...]

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has criticised a Catholic archbishop for ex-communicating the mother of a nine-year-old who had an abortion after her stepfather raped her.

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