Archive for November 14, 2004
Bishop Skylstad new President of US Bishops conference; Cardinal George is VP
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has elected the Most Reverend William S. Skylstad, Bishop of Spokane, in Washington,... Read more
Inscribe fundamental rights, defense of all human dignity into law, says Pope to Iraq
Meeting with the Iraqi ambassador to the Holy See, Albert Edward Ismail Yelda, this morning, Pope John Paul II affirmed... Read more
Family groups applaud Peterson conviction
Family and pro-life groups are pleased with the Scott Peterson’s conviction for the murder of his wife, Laci, and his... Read more
Boston archbishop calls for solidarity from parishioners in church closings
Archbishop Sean P. O’Malley of Boston issued a letter Nov. 13 to all Catholics in the archdiocese, explaining once again... Read more
African and European bishops seek solutions, co-operation strategies
More than 100 bishops from the Europe and Africa met outside Rome last week to tackle the problems facing Christianity... Read more
Fidelity to charismatic roots ensures more effective apostolate, says Pope
Pope John Paul II, receiving participants in the general chapter of the Congregation of St. Elizabeth, told them that the... Read more
Walesa says Europe must rediscover the concept of freedom
Participating in the opening of the new academic year at the Lateran Pontifical University in Rome, former president of Poland,... Read more
Majority approval does not guarantee justness and morality of laws
The secretary general and spokesman of the Bishops Conference of Spain, Fr. Juan Antonio Martinez Camino, criticized the government’s proposal... Read more
Doctors support Church’s call for removal of abortion pill from Ecuador
The Medical Federation of Ecuador has joined the Catholic Church in denouncing the abortifacient nature of the morning after pill... Read more
Roles of Pope and Reagan in the collapse of Communism explored
The convergence of the historic roles played by Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan in the collapse of Communism... Read more
Eucharist is full expression of thanksgiving, says Pope
In reflections made before praying the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square yesterday, Pope John Paul II, noting that Italy was... Read more
Mexican bishops: building of casinos not “panacea” for development
The Bishops Conference of Mexico warned this week that approval of a new law on casinos is not the path... Read more
