Archive for September 7, 2004
Pope focuses Wednesday audience on children, especially those killed in Russia
Pope John Paul II invited the crowd gathered at this morning’s general audience in the Paul VI Hall, on the... Read more
World needs peace, not violence, says Pope to inter-religious summit
In view of the third anniversary of September 11, 2001, Pope John Paul II strongly affirmed in a message to... Read more
Costa Rican-born priest named Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
Pope John Paul II has appointed Costa-Rican born Monsignor Alexander Salazar, Vice-Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and pastor... Read more
Catholic leaders urge Congress to preserve 'conscience-protection' language in legislation
Three Catholic leaders, including Catholic medical doctors and a USCCB official, are urging Congress to maintain “conscience-protection” language in current... Read more
Cardinal Martino joins Priests for Life, says Catholics cannot vote pro-abortion
Renato Cardinal Martino, president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, has joined the Episcopal Board of Priests... Read more
Vatican watcher questions “lack of coherence” in confronting challenge of fanatical Islam
In a column published this Wednesday, Vatican observer Sandro Magister says many Catholic leaders are suffering from a dangerous “lack... Read more
Donation by Catholic sisters to pro-abortion group sparks controversy
In an act that has puzzled Catholic Church officials, the Immaculate Heart of Mary sisters donated $200 to an organization... Read more
Bishop asks Catholics to visit Egypt to encourage “persecuted brethren”
The Coptic Catholic Bishop of Sohag in southern Egypt, Bishop Youssef Aboul-Kheir, is asking Catholics around the world to visit... Read more
Spanish bishop explains why marriage and homosexual unions are not equivalent
Responding to the Spanish government’s announcement that it will be sending a bill to the House of Representatives that would... Read more
Cardinal Martino says world is living “Fourth World War.”
Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, told the Italian daily “La Stampa” yesterday that... Read more
