Archive for November 22, 2005
Catholic Charities ranked second-largest nonprofit in US
Catholic Charities USA has received two top rankings by respected nonprofit publications. It was ranked the second-largest nonprofit organization in... Read more
US backs Vatican effort to improve relations with China
The U.S. ambassador to the Holy See said one of his priorities is to support the Vatican's efforts for improved... Read more
$3M goes to five dioceses for post-hurricane reconstruction
The Committee on the Home Missions has awarded a special $3-million grant to the five dioceses most affected by Hurricanes... Read more
World Council of Churches, Catholic Church celebrate 40 years of ecumenism
Four decades of cooperation, between the World Council of Churches and the Catholic Church, for the advancement of ecumenism was... Read more
U.S. Vatican ambassador says new document on homosexuality will make Church stronger
Remarking yesterday on the long-awaited release of a Vatican document regarding admission of homosexuals to Catholic seminaries, the U.S.’s ambassador... Read more
Through Christ, ‘we reach infinite, glorious depths of God,’ says Pope
In today’s general audience, Pope Benedict XVI explained to a large number of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square that... Read more
Cinema has potential to spiritually guide man to essential understanding of himself, says Archbishop Foley
As he inaugurated the 9th International Congress on Cinema and Spirituality last evening, Archbishop John P. Foley, president of the... Read more
Boston Archbishop cancels attendance at Catholic Charities dinner honoring pro-abortion mayor
The Archdiocese of Boston has confirmed that Archbishop Sean O’Malley will not attend a Christmas dinner hosted by the local... Read more
Colombian bishops praise restarting of negotiations between government and rebel leaders
Bishop Fabian Marulanda of Florencia and Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia praised the decision by President Alvaro... Read more
Argentinean bishop says sins of omission are also sign of rejection of God
Bishop Jorge Luis Lona of San Luis, Argentina, said this week “the rejection of God is not only conveyed by... Read more
