Archive for October 4, 2004
Bishop Gracida explains why pro-abortion Catholics must be excommunicated
Bishop Rene Henry Gracida, Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, in an article sent to Catholic News Agency, has followed up... Read more
Supreme Court rejects Catholic Charities’ challenge to contraceptive benefits
The Supreme Court refused yesterday to reverse a ruling, which forces California religious organizations to pay for birth control pills... Read more
Apostolic Letter on the Year of the Eucharist to be released on Friday
Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter for the Year of the Eucharist will be released on Friday October 8. There... Read more
Expert warn of radical Islam filling spiritual vacuum in the West
During Aid to the Church in Need’s annual Mass and Conference in Westminister Cathedral Hall in London on Saturday October... Read more
Three anti-nuke nuns will try to argue they did not intend to threaten national security
The lawyers of three Dominican nuns who entered a Weld County nuclear missile site in 2002 and were convicted of... Read more
Washington cardinal receives top honor from Catholic educators
Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, archbishop of Washington, received the 2004 Elizabeth Ann Seton award yesterday for being a proponent of parental... Read more
Christian churches ask IRS if praying for Bush’s reelection is legal
The American Center for Law and Justice has sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of the... Read more
Fr. Benedict Groeschel to host new live show on EWTN
Only 10 months after a serious accident, Fr. Benedict Groeschel is back in fine form and ready to begin a... Read more
Urban monks set up first mission in North America
A thousand voices echoed through the large Montreal cathedral for sung vespers Sept. 25 during the welcoming ceremony for a... Read more
Chilean ambassador to unveil statue of St. Teresa of the Andes at the Vatican
Chilean ambassador Ignacio Walker will unveil a statue of the first saint from Chile, St. Teresa of the Andes, at... Read more
Salesians condemn killing of street boys in the Congo
The news agency of the Salesians published a strong condemnation by the Salesian Province in Central Africa of the brutal... Read more
Spain’s Archbishop questions concept of “quality” of life that excludes suffering
Referring to the ongoing debate in Spain regarding euthanasia, Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Llovera of Toledo, Spain, criticized today’s false prophets... Read more
Colombia bishop says peace process with militias should not become political propaganda
Bishop Julio Cesar Vidal Ortiz of Monteria, Colombia, is calling on opposition leaders not to obstruct the peace process which... Read more
