Archive for September 27, 2004
Bishop Gracida explains how and why pro-abortion Catholic politicians must be denied Communion
In a statement sent to Catholic News Agency, Bishop Rene Gracida, emeritus of Corpus Christi (Texas), explained why there is... Read more
Muslim terrorists kill nine young Christians in Iraq
The International Catholic aid agency Aid to the Church in Need announced on Tuesday that Christians are increasingly becoming the... Read more
Responding to evil with good, theme for 2005 World Day of Peace, Vatican announces
The theme of Pope John Paul II’s Message for the 38th World Day of Peace on January 1, 2005, made... Read more
Pope to proclaim 5 new blessed, Gibson's inspiration for "The Passion of the Christ"
Anne Catherine Emmerick, whose book “Passion of Our Lord” inspired Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” will be beatified... Read more
Indian bishops condemn attacks against Missionaries of Charity
The state of Kerala in southern India was the scene Sunday of a new attack on Catholics. This time, the... Read more
Holy see wants multinational force in Iraq, says Vatican observer
Sandro Magister of the Italian weekly “L’Espresso” is reporting in his column this week that the Holy See is interested... Read more
Ecumenical center decries Florida court’s decision in Terri Schiavo case
A pro-family, ecumenical organization decries the Florida Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Terri’s Law, “thus paving the way for... Read more
Argentinean Archbishop says “sex-ed” programs anything but education
In his weekly television program, “Keys for a Better World,” Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata, Argentina, denounced “sex-ed” programs... Read more
Cardinal Herranz denounces aggressive “secular fundamentalism” in Spain
The President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, Cardinal Julian Herranz, denounced this week the aggressive “secular fundamentalism” that... Read more
Spanish political party issues clarification regarding reference to Christianity in statutes
Members of Spain’s Popular Party have rejected efforts to strip their statutes of a reference to “Christian humanism” as a... Read more
