Archive for August 18, 2004
Direct involvement by U.S. necessary for resolution of crisis in Darfur, says bishop
In a telephone press conference given yesterday, Bishop John H. Ricard, SSJ, chairman of the USCCB International Policy Committee, expressed... Read more
Catholic leader regrets ‘low-brow tactics’ of newspaper aimed at discrediting him
The publisher of a leading Catholic magazine regrets the “low-brow tactics” of a left-wing newspaper, which is planning on publishing... Read more
Vatican newspaper calls papal pilgrimage to Lourdes a “hymn in honor of life”
The official Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, called the recent trip by Pope John Paul II to the Marian shrine of... Read more
First Vietnamese parish in U.S. marks 25th anniversary
Bursting with life and activity, the first Vietnamese parish in the United States marked its 25th anniversary last weekend with... Read more
California Episcopal parishes break from church over gay bishop
Two Episcopal parishes in southern California announced Aug. 17 that they have left the U.S. Episcopal Church, in reaction to... Read more
Asian bishop’s conference tackles issues of globalization and acculturation of Gospel
The issue of the acculturation of the Gospel into the Asian way of life and the issues arising from globalization,... Read more
Dominican Republic Cardinal calls on President to restore morality
Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, called on President Leonel Fernandez, who began his... Read more
Church is impartial but not indifferent, says Venezuelan Cardinal
Archbishop Jorge Urosa Savino, Vice President of the Bishops Conference of Venezuela, addressed national leaders this week, saying the bishops’... Read more
