Archive for December 13, 2004
Minister says Iraq committed to protecting Christian communities
In a meeting yesterday with Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Hoshyar Zebari, minister of Foreign Affairs of... Read more
Democrat governor of Louisiana defends abstinence program against ACLU charges
Gov. Kathleen Blanco of Louisiana, a Democrat, responded to charges by the American Civil Liberties Union that Louisiana’s abstinence program... Read more
Circuit court hears New York City Nativity case
Oral arguments were presented yesterday in a case over whether the Nativity scene can be displayed in New York City... Read more
Faithful spark cause for canonization for Archbishop Fulton Sheen
The cause for sainthood for the most popular TV bishop in the United States – whose program led many to... Read more
Statue vandalized at Knoxville Catholic offices
Police are investigating a disturbing case of vandalism that struck the Chancery Office of the Diocese of Knoxville. Read more
French ban on religious displays includes chocolates, kindergarten students learn
Teachers in a rural school in northern France returned 1,300 packages of chocolates intended for their kindergarten students last week... Read more
Politician leads campaign for government subsidies for religious groups in France
While French public schools are battling to implement a new ban on all religious symbols, the former finance minister is... Read more
Bishops of Spain launch pro-marriage campaign
The Bishops Conference of Spain has announced that December 26 it will dedicate the traditional “Family and Life” Day to... Read more
Brazilian bishops call on government not to expand legality of abortion
The Bishops Conference of Brazil has published a statement calling on the government not to expand the legal justifications for... Read more
Abortion boat director arrives in Argentina
As the controversy surrounding abortion in Argentina widens, the director of the feminist organization “Women on the Waves,” Rebecca Gomperts... Read more
Church in Spain collects millions of signatures in support of religion classes
The Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain, said last week more than a million people in the province of Valencia alone have... Read more
