Archive for October 21, 2004
Davenport may be third U.S. diocese to file for bankruptcy protection in recent months
The Diocese of Davenport may file for bankruptcy protection today if it does not win a four-month delay in a... Read more
Latest Anglican report unlikely to bring healing, says Christian journalist
A contributing editor of Christianity Today says the Anglican Church’s recent Windsor Report will be painful for many conservative Anglicans... Read more
Second Utah city within five months wins Ten Commandments monument fight
A ruling released Oct. 20 states that Duchesne City, Utah, acted constitutionally when it sold land on which a Ten... Read more
Supreme Court reverses ruling that legalized anacephaly abortion in Brazil
In an expected move, the Supreme Court of Brazil reversed a ruling by one of its judges in July that... Read more
Bishops call on Fox to ensure Mexico votes against human cloning at UN
The Bishops Conference of Mexico issued a statement this week addressed to President Vicente Fox, calling on the leader to... Read more
France begins expelling students who wear head scarves
French schools have begun expelling Muslim girls for wearing headscarves to class in defiance of a new law banning religious... Read more
Venezuelan bishops encourage participation in regional elections
With regional and municipal elections just two weeks away, the Bishops Conference of Venezuela issued a statement exhorting the populace... Read more
Abortion is a human rights issue, not only religious, says Archbishop
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver, in an op-ed piece published in today’s New York Times, blasted the notion that moral... Read more
Chaste love defends the family against attack and fights AIDS, says Pope
Pope John Paul II, in an address to bishops from Angola and Sao Tome this morning – the 26th anniversary... Read more
Catholics, as voters or elected officials, must defend human person, bishop Wenski says
In a homily during the Closing Mass of the Catholic Leadership Conference held in Philadelphia yesterday, Bishop Thomas Wenski of... Read more
West Virginia Bishop: abortion is 'Greatest Evil of Our Age'
In the light of statistics that indicate that “Catholics are no different than the general population in their opinion on... Read more
Vatican says 'No' to cloning at UN assembly
The Vatican has backed a treaty that completely bans human cloning as United Nations members began two days of debate... Read more
